Performance Improvement Archives

03/11/2021 Jeffrey M. Smith, MD

Failing to Change a Habit? Reframe It!

We all deal with negative self-talk in some form or another throughout our daily lives. I often notice negative self-talk creep into my mind when I’m

02/11/2021 Jeffrey M. Smith, MD

Very Good to Great

How High Performers Get Even Better When Tom Brady was taken in the 6th round of the NFL draft, no one thought he would one day be considered the

10/15/2020 Muyibat Adelani MD

Coaching vs Mentoring

Most of us are familiar with mentoring from our own training experiences. Through medical school, residency, fellowship, and even in practice, many of

07/15/2020 Jeffrey M. Smith, MD

Redefining Physician Resilience

A recent study published in JAMA found that the physician population has higher resilience than the general population. We generally attribute a lack

06/30/2020 Jeffrey M. Smith, MD

See One, Do One, Coach One. A Powerful Self-Improvement Cycle

Reading an article in JACS recently got me thinking about how we improve all of our skills without the help of a teacher or mentor. Over the last 10

06/16/2020 Jeffrey M. Smith, MD

Why Coaching is the Ultimate Productivity Guru

Don’t listen to so-called productivity gurus. You know, the ones who speak in absolutes and tell us if we get up at 6:00 am and follow their morning

05/12/2020 Jeffrey M. Smith, MD

How I Found the Missing Element

For the first couple months after reading Better, the word COACHING continually popped up around me. It piqued my curiosity, and I started thinking

03/31/2020 Jeffrey M. Smith, MD

Learning Acceptance and Meaning from Anticipatory Grief

The last few weeks have been very difficult for all of us. Like many of you, the Covid-19 pandemic has placed new stress on me individually. It takes

03/03/2020 Gregory Brown MD PhD

Balance IS Hard AND Balance IS Critical!

Jeff makes a great point in his recent article, Work-Life Balance IS Hard. I Focus On My Rhythm. Trying too hard to achieve balance in our lives