The Academic Revolution

Send us Fan Mail In this enlightening episode, we delve deep into the essential traits that define a remarkable academic physician leader. Join us as we uncover the three pivotal qualities that not only distinguish outstanding leaders but also inspire others to follow in their footsteps. Discover the power of these qualities, and embark on a journey of self-improvement as we guide you on how to cu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we delve into the transformative ideas of coachability and teachability, rooted in a fundamental principle:   "Successful individuals continually recognize the depth of their learning journey, even when they're regarded as experts. Those striving for recognition as experts often underestimate how much they have yet to learn."   We delve into this pr...

Send us Fan Mail   The main reason why academic physicians struggle is that there are a ton of things to do and it is a challenge to prioritize them all. In today's episode, you’ll receive a 3 Step framework to help you keep your eyes on the price and keep the main thing the main thing.   We will discuss: How to identify your main thing, your focus point How to overcome challenges that get yo...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we're continuing our conversation on productivity and focus. We'll explore practical strategies to help you manage interruptions and distractions, set appropriate boundaries, and avoid some distractions altogether.  No matter where you are on your academic career journey these tips will help you stay on track with your goals.    We’ll discuss how...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we're diving deep into the world of productivity and focus. We'll explore practical strategies to help you avoid distractions and stay on track with your goals.    We’ll discuss the source of distractions, what problems they cause the difference between physical and mental distractions, and how to avoid and overcome them, especially mental distra...

Send us Fan Mail Journaling is a powerful tool that offers a multitude of benefits for personal growth, self-reflection, and enhancing productivity. Journaling can provide helpful insights to help you achieve academic success and personal fulfillment.   In Part 2 of Effective Journaling, we dive into practical strategies for busy academic physicians to embrace journaling 📔👩‍⚕️.    Get ready for...

Send us Fan Mail 🔥 Are you ready to harness the transformative power of journaling in your academic journey?     🎙️ In this episode we embark on an exploration of how journaling can ignite both personal and academic growth.    🧪📝 Part 1 of our series delves into the "Why" behind journaling. Dive into the world of learning through self-discovery, where journaling serves as your guide....

Send us Fan Mail Join us in this insightful episode as we delve into my recent 3-day juice fast detox journey, where I reset my diet and health. But this wasn't just about cleansing my body; it also brought to light 4 remarkable leadership and mindset lessons that are applicable to overcoming obstacles in both life and academia.   In this episode, we explore the powerful insights I gained fro...

Send us Fan Mail Lunch at 3 pm. No bathroom break?    As an academic physician, you are all too familiar with pushing yourself to the limit but at what cost?   Taking care of ourselves has taken a backseat in our training and our entire career. We are programmed “patients first”, and “Work first” until we break.   In this episode, I’ll reflections and practical tips on this dilemma.   Take a liste...

Send us Fan Mail Leadership is all about adding value to others. But what does that really mean specifically?   In this episode, I’ll share 4 specific ways you can make yourself highly valuable to any academic institution.    This episode is straight from Pillar #2 – Leadership of my Physician Sucess DNA Method. It’s full of practical tips you can implement immediately. If you follow these steps t...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever struggled to get ready for promotion? You are due to go up for academic promotion soon and there is so much to do it makes your head spin.   In this episode, you’ll learn key steps to plan your promotion stress-free ahead of time   This episode is from Pillar #1 – Performance Habits of my Physician Sucess DNA Method. It’s full of practical tips you can implement imme...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you’ll discover how to get your CV promotion ready and keep it updated so it’s always ready to go.   This episode is straight from Pillar #1 – Performance Habits of my Physician Sucess DNA Method. It’s full of practical tips you can implement immediately to get your CV in shape for promotion.    I’ll share 6 specific action steps and a couple of bonus tips to get...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever gotten envious or jealous of someone?    Perhaps a colleague accomplished an academic milestone, or a specific goal, or got promoted before you and you felt jealous about it?   Caution this episode might trigger you. That is good 🙂. Triggers make us think and explore areas where we need to grow.   In this episode, you’ll discover how emotions like envy and jealousy...

Send us Fan Mail A colleague that got their grant rejected might be more committed to their academic success than the person who is procrastinating on their grant writing   Not getting funded or having a manuscript rejected is never fun. Never! But lingering on it will compromise your career advancement. Not only that it will block you from fulfilling your dreams and ambitions as a physician and i...

Send us Fan Mail Happy First Birthday to the Academic Revolution Podcast! A year into the podcast I’m reflecting on how to fix academic medicine. Can it be fixed? Is it beyond broken? Many people have come to realize that nobody is coming to save us. The institution doesn’t love you back. That begs the question: What can we do today to start to transform academic medicine from the inside out? Join...

Send us Fan Mail The biggest obstacle most academic physicians face is the loss of momentum.  Momentum is a leader's best friend. Having momentum on your side will also massively increase your productivity. In this episode, we’ll discuss the 2 ways how physicians lose momentum and how to get it back. You’ll discover the 5 key benefits to get momentum on your side. Grab a pen and paper if you...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt stuck in your leadership advancement? You are not progressing at the rate you would like? Perhaps you are not advancing as a leader? If you answered yes to any of these questions there is a good chance you are having a lid on your leadership. In this episode, we’ll discuss what a leadership lid is, how it relates to your leadership capacity, and how to blow the...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever left a meeting feeling frustrated and overwhelmed, wondering how you're going to tackle all the action items on your to-do list? Or worse, have you been the only one left holding the bag, while others seem to be off the hook? We've all been there, and it's not a great feeling. But no worries, because, in the final episode of this series, we're goi...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been in a meeting that felt like a battle royale? Where one person dominates the conversation, while another sits silently in the corner? It's an all-too-common scenario that can leave everyone feeling frustrated, drained, and wondering how to get anything done.  But fear not, because, in this episode, we're going to explore the art of managing different pe...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been in a meeting with a bunch of circular discussions that led nowhere? No action was taken. No changes were made. Everyone left and we continue to do business as usual. Painful isn’t it? What a waste of everyone’s time. The root cause of this is very simple. Lack of expectations. People don’t know why they are invited. There are no clear expectations.  Nobody is cl...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever sat in a meeting that could have been an email? You and everyone else wasted an hour of time and got nothing done? Sadly this is a common occurrence in medical organizations and academic medical centers. According to some studies people waste about 10 hours per week in useless meetings. That is 5 days per month and 2 months per year of lost productivity! Let that sin...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever asked yourself what determines your results? It’s your decisions, your actions, and your behaviors. But what drives those decisions and behaviors? The answer might shock you. It’s FEAR! Fear drives our decisions and behavior and has a direct impact on our careers, relationships, and personal success and fulfillment. We take a look at what fear really is, and how it s...

Send us Fan Mail Do You know Your Value (s)? In this episode, you’ll discover the key difference and how it applies to the success of your academic career and life! This topic is straight from Pillar #2 Leadership Identify from my Physician Success DNA Method. A lot of people talk about knowing your value these days. If you truly know your value and can communicate that to your organization then y...

Send us Fan Mail Struggling with competing commitments is a common problem for academic physicians. Many times clinical duties and tasks seem to take over our entire week. So how to fix that? Let me ask you a question first. Have you ever considered what lack of boundaries around your research and administrative time is actually costing you? You and I know that doing all the clinical things will q...

Send us Fan Mail What determines your level of success in academic medicine? What does success look like in your professional and personal life? Most of us determine our level of success by traditional academic achievements—the number of grants, publications, and presentations at meetings. Publish or perish, right? Are these external factors REALLY the factors that determine YOUR success in life?...