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When left unaddressed, stress, overwhelm and burnout (S.O.B.) can be deadly killers. There has been solid research on this for decades, yet we continue to ignore this information at personal, organizational, and societal levels. It’s as though we’ve been given the blueprints, materials, and tools to create a beautiful home, but we decide it’s too much work and we’d rather live in an apartment infested with black mold. The apartment – our current way of living – will definitely have negative effects on our health, but moving is too big of a hassle.

A Leader's Journey

A leader’s journey has two distinct parts: the inner and the outer. These can be difficult to reconcile. It’s like balancing shakily on a tightrope while trying to perform brain surgery. During your career, your outer journey will be easily visible to others. You move from your training to a technical expert to a manager to an executive. Along the way you’re using, perfecting and gaining valuable skills. But becoming a true leader amidst career growth, is an inner journey that’s difficult to categorize or observe.

Success, Leadership, HealthcareHarjot SinghJune 23, 2020healthcare, leadership, remote leadership, remote work, stress, overhwelm, burnoutComment

3 Long-Term Trends Leaders Know

If you’re going to be a successful leader in the twenty-first century and beyond, you’ll need to be aware of three long-term trends. Awareness, acceptance and integration of them will be a huge help in avoiding the scary S.O.B. (Stress, Overwhelm and Burnout) we’re working to avoid. Our S.O.B. would prefer to keep you in the dark and would rather you weren’t aware of these trends, like a nasty villain that keeps our hero in the dark.

Success, Healthcare, LeadershipHarjot SinghJune 16, 2020healthcare, healthcare leadership, stress, overhwlem, burnout

A Successful Leader Doesn't Succumb to this S.O.B.

These past few months have seen an incredible rise in stress, overwhelm, and burnout among healthcare workers and leaders in particular. We’re facing unprecedented times and working in extremely difficult situations. While it’s easy to blame the global pandemic, over the next few months here on our blog, we’ll be diving deep and getting up close and personal with our real enemy.

Success, Leadership, HealthcareHarjot SinghJune 9, 2020leadership, healthcare leadership, stress, overwhelm, burnout

Role vs. Authenticity

A surface-level search of the interwebs will show you at first glance that there’s a lot of positivity behind the word “authentic”. But a deep dive reveals a more nuanced look at the word and how it’s come to be perceived in our society today. Generally, people want others to be “authentic” by staying “true to themselves” or “speaking their mind”, but in the workplace? This isn’t always the best strategy to boost your career, build long-lasting relationships, or successfully lead your team.

The Case for an Enlightened CFO

The past two months have seen a metaphorical tsunami of people transitioning to remote working conditions. Implemented practically overnight - calculated plans to transition to remote work gradually over the next three years have been haphazardly thrown together in less than 3 weeks. Luckily, 74% of CFO’s are quick to notice the advantages of working remotely and considering making the transition permanent even after the pandemic comes to an end.

Boost Healthcare Revenue, Even in a Crisis

In order to thrive in a crisis, we must all stay focused and creative in order to serve our patients and keep our organizations afloat. Only a few months into this global pandemic with many more on the horizon, many healthcare organizations are drowning in fear without proper communication.

Why Hire a Leader?

Perhaps you’ve wondered, “What do leaders actually get paid for?” Day to day, not many people think about this seriously. It’s part of the “things are the way they are” 19th century corporate culture. It’s accepted. Bosses, CEO’s, managers -- they all get paid more because well….they do.

A Tale of Two Telehealth Leaders in Crisis

The current pandemic is turning all of our attention towards telehealth. Many healthcare professionals are figuring out the ropes for the very first time. Or perhaps your organization already uses telehealth to some extent, but it’s not very efficient or effective. You’re wondering constantly how to lead your team safely through more remote options, and scrambling to make changes quickly and decisively.

Success, Leadership, HealthcareHarjot SinghApril 28, 2020healthcare, telehealth, leadership, crisis, thrive, survive, remote leadership

Three Common Remote Leadership Mistakes

Most teams are working remotely these days, many for the first time. Whether your team has recently been rushed into a remote work situation without much time to plan or prep or you’ve been leading a remote team for years, you may not fully realize how different working remotely is to being in a traditional office space.

Success, Leadership, HealthcareHarjot SinghApril 14, 2020remote leadership, remote, leadership, healthcare, telehealth

I Don't Need a Vision, I Just Need a BREAK!

“I don’t need a vision. I just need to find peace,” one of my leadership coaching clients said several years ago in her first meeting with me. A physician leader, struggling in her role and motivating her team to be more effective, she was feeling constantly overwhelmed and on the brink of burnout. Our conversation was nearly five years ago, and I’m just as surprised thinking about it today as I was when we originally spoke.

Leadership, HealthcareHarjot SinghApril 7, 2020health, lead, executiveComment

Top 3 Reasons Leaders Fail to Create a Vision

Congratulations and give yourself a well-deserved pat on the back. You’ve made the decision to pursue visionary leadership in your organization, engage your team, and give your career a welcome boost! And more than that, you’re seeking out information to keep you from making mistakes and streamline the process. As a leadership coach of executive healthcare leaders, I can tell you with certainty that this will serve you extremely well in the long run. When I begin coaching new clients, we always begin with a lot of background work.

Leadership, Healthcare, Coaching, SuccessHarjot SinghMarch 31, 2020Healthcare, Leadership, vision, SuccessComment

Why Most Visions Don't Work

The word vision seems to be reverberating throughout the business and self-help world constantly this year. Vision boards. Vision summits. Vision statements. Vision vision vision. It can be a little much. And unfortunately, when a word is overused, it begins to lose it’s meaning, becoming watered-down and less potent with each article you ingest.

Leadership, Coaching, Success, HealthcareHarjot SinghMarch 24, 2020Leadership, Coaching, Success, Healthcare

How to Climb Higher and Engage your Team

As a healthcare leader, chances are your team is often less engaged than you’d like. No matter what new trend you try or system you implement, it still feels like people don’t take initiative or understand what you want from them. And likely, this is negatively affecting your performance as well, creating stress and overwhelm and culminating in a less-than-ideal work environment. This can lead to a sense of helplessness.

Leadership, Coaching, Success, HealthcareHarjot SinghMarch 3, 2020Leadership, Coaching, Success, Healthcare

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