Path to Homestead: Summer Break

Summer Break as a kid was amazing. Summer break meant no school, time to do whatever you wanted, and great weather for swimming. The only thing that held us back was the lack of transportation. As an adult, I have not had a summer break since college. When I joined the military, my summers wereContinue reading “Path to Homestead: Summer Break”

When Asking for Help, Appeal to People’s Self-Interest, Never to Their Mercy or Gratitude: 48 Laws of Power in the Business of Medicine

It has been a terrible day in the clinic- to top off a month of resignations of clinical staff. You finally sit down at your desk to complete a mound of paperwork, patient notes, and unread results only to find an email from the business department regarding your RVUs. The meeting goes sour as theyContinue reading “When Asking for Help, Appeal to People’s Self-Interest, Never to Their Mercy or Gratitude: 48 Laws of Power in the Business of Medicine”

Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor – Reflecting on the 48 Laws of Power

In the 48 Laws of Power, law 16 is to use absence to increase respect and honor. A nod to supply and demand for humans in the game of power and influence if you will. If you are always in supply, your demand and perceived worth decrease. By removing yourself periodically, your absence will beContinue reading “Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor – Reflecting on the 48 Laws of Power”