“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig.” “You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.“ George Bernard Shaw
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Your Job Shouldn’t Kill You…
Excellent Blog Post from the Kolbe Connect Blog. Knowing and understanding your Kolbe A can help to cope with and understand what you do and what you should do. My clients who embrace Kolbe Wisdom get so much more from themselves and from their teams. The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized burnout as a medicalContinue reading “Your Job Shouldn’t Kill You…”
Just say no….
It’s easy isn’t it? To say “No”. Really? I would love to say that having been close to and through burnout on a few occasion as both an employed dentist, a practice owner and (even) as a coach – yeah, yeah I know, I should know better – saying “no” is still one of theContinue reading “Just say no….”
The Monday Morning Quote #562
“Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.” Randy Pausch Watch Randy Pausch’s “last lecture.
Holiday Reading
A few titles that you may fancy for the departure lounge or sun bed. “This is Going to Hurt : Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor” by Adam Kay. More HERE. Very few books make me laugh and cry on the same page. If you’re finding your job challenging this may give you some perspectiveContinue reading “Holiday Reading”
Burnout – Physicians
From The Lancet 13 July 2019. Hui Wang, a 32-year-old Chinese ophthalmologist, experienced sudden cardiac death on June 30, after working with fever for 6 days in Beijing. Hui was the father of a 1-year-old girl, and married to a doctor, who donated Hui’s corneas to two patients after his death… According to a viewpoint published inContinue reading “Burnout – Physicians”
Not quite as easy as it looks is it?
Portsmouth Colosseum Dental Press release via “Curious PR” 16th March 2018: LINK “One of the pillars of Colosseum’s recipe for success in the UK will be embedding each practice as a “good neighbour” in its local community….each practice will retain its connection as an integral part of its community.” 454 days later GDPUK report, 13thContinue reading “Not quite as easy as it looks is it?”
Secure or Not?
Secure or Not? Wi Fi that is, I tend to be the innocent when travelling and will log in to whatever wi-fi is available. I always presumed that using a hotel wifi would be relatively secure but, as usual, I was wrong. An article in the Guardian warns that,”free hotel wifi is a hacker’s dream”.Continue reading “Secure or Not?”
Working with a (Dental) spouse.
Knowing your spouse’s MO can help the relationship thrive at work and at home. Increasingly in Dentistry spouses / life partners are working together. Some of these working relationships thrive whilst others produce tensions between the partners which can lead to stress outside the workplace. If you don’t get on at work then that isContinue reading “Working with a (Dental) spouse.”
The Monday Morning Quote #561
“Repetition is the mother of skill.” Tony Robbins