Fear-Based Thought Constructs Can Blunt Your Effectiveness
Fear of being dispossessed was and is a biological brain function promoted by natural selection. Subsequently, we’re hardwired to fear social estrangement. (In other words, you’re normal.)
A Functional Team In Action
This video shows a high-functioning team in action. (I purposely chose a video in a language other than English—in this case French—to ensure we don’t get lost in words.) Notice how the two client-facing team members support each other, blend their voices, yet set each other apart. Watch their eyes as they look to the…
Physician Disengagement & Gemeinschaftsgefühl
To better understand physician disengagement, discouragement, and burnout, we can turn to the work of Alfred Adler and the foundational concept of Adlerian theory, Gemeinschaftsgefühl, loosely translated as “Social Interest,” the belief that humans have a primary need for social connectedness and to feel that they are contributing to the wellbeing of others. Adler taught…