Paul DeChant MD, MBA7 days agoBurnout - It's the Workplace, Stupid!It's the economy, stupid! In 1992 Bill Clinton was a relatively unknown governor or Arkansas running for president against Republican Ge...
Paul DeChant MD, MBAJun 7First Do No HarmA Maxim for Physicians - Why Not For Healthcare Leaders? Last week my blog post introduced the concept of Burnout-Proof Leadership, and I...
Paul DeChant MD, MBAMay 31Burnout-Proof LeadershipLeadership is the key to not only surviving, but coming through the crisis better and stronger.
Paul DeChant MD, MBAMay 17Burnout Shame and BlameBurnout is a failure of the organization, not of the clinician working in that organization.
Paul DeChant MD, MBAMay 3How You Lead Impacts Those You LeadBasically it comes down to this - when leaders who respect and care for their people, their people are more satisfied and better engaged.
Paul DeChant MD, MBAApr 27Leadership Team HuddlesWhen things change daily, a daily huddle is vitally important to keep up with the pace of change.
Paul DeChant MD, MBAApr 19Safety Is a Core Leadership ValueO'Neill also believed in the importance of every human being as a driver for organizational greatness.
Paul DeChant MD, MBAApr 12Executive Huddles - A Key Learning From COVID-19 Crisis ManagementA daily huddle of the C-level executive team will ensure rapid problem solving.
Paul DeChant MD, MBAApr 5Fixing Toxic Work EnvironmentsThe Pandemic Has Changed Everything. This is an opportunity to transform broken relationships between executives and clinicians.
Paul DeChant MD, MBAMar 30COVID-19 Traumatic Stress DisorderToday is Doctor's Day, and this is a Doctor's Day like no other before, and hopefully since.
Paul DeChant MD, MBAMar 15Leadership in the Time of COVID-19 How your organization comes out of this in six to twelve months depends on how well you were prepared beforehand and how well you respond.
Paul DeChant MD, MBAFeb 23Physician Workforce Diversity and Absence of FairnessA key element of fairness is being treated equitably regardless of personal factors that are not related to job performance.
Paul DeChant MD, MBAJan 5Absence of Fairness"A workplace is perceived to be fair when three key elements are present: trust, openness, and respect."
Paul DeChant MD, MBADec 22, 2019Enabling Physician Leadership – Oregon Medical Group “Most executives don’t know what burnout is or how to prevent it. Leaders must understand burnout and the organizational factors . . .
Paul DeChant MD, MBADec 16, 2019Breakdown of Community - Burnout Driver #4Today’s post takes a deep dive into Maslach and Leiter’s fourth driver of physician burnout – Breakdown of Community.
Paul DeChant MD, MBADec 11, 2019Fixing Physician Frustrations at the Front LinesThe model creates a process and structure by which front-line workers (both clinical and non-clinical) identify current and potential proble
Paul DeChant MD, MBADec 8, 2019Physician Burnout Driver #3 – Insufficient Reward Intrinsic rewards are deeply tied to respect. “Respect is like air. If you take it away, it’s all people can think about.
Paul DeChant MD, MBADec 4, 2019Regaining Control through HuddlesHow many little problems do you put up with each day simply because it’s easier to put up with them than to try to fix them?
Paul DeChant MD, MBADec 1, 2019Lack of Control Physicians strongly value autonomy, and we should. Much of what we do requires making decisions and taking independent actions.
Paul DeChant MD, MBANov 27, 2019Removing Frustrations, Preventing Burnout By removing frustrations from patient care, a small practice dramatically reduced their workload and improved work-life balance.
