If you've ever developed a product, you've almost certainly been derailed by scope creep. Features multiply, priorities blur, and schedules and budgets suffer. As a leader, how can you recognize scope creep and realign your team? Shift the focus from "what" you're building (the deliverables) to "why" you're building it (the outcomes). In this article, I'll explain how you can keep your team's efforts aligned with the genuine needs of your audience ..read more

Research from PwC reveals that the highest-performing organizations invest in a growth system, an integrated collection of capabilities and assets that drives both short-term and long-term growth. The authors provide a framework for building a growth system offering case examples highlighting Toast, IKEA, Vertex, Adobe, and Roblox ..read more

A physician boards a plane and sits down. If there is a medical emergency in-flight, does the physician face moral/ethical/legal risk by acts of commission or omission in relation to the medical emergency ..read more

Corey Conrath is service line medical director for Marshfield Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He describes here the importance of occupational health ..read more

In recent years, the practice of management has often felt like an exercise in putting out fires. Facing one social, environmental, and economic crisis after the next, it's easy to get stuck in a near-singular focus on the short term. But at the same time, it's critical for leaders to find time to consider the bigger picture as well. To get some new perspectives, we asked a diverse group of researchers from around the world to share their insights on how the practice of management has transformed over the past 100 years - and how we can expect (or hope) it to change in the next 100 ..read more

The 2024 AAPL Leadership Conference in Nashville wrapped up with a keynote address on AAPL's Future Direction & ROI of Physician Leadership as well as a Career Workshop ..read more

Day two of the AAPL Leadership Conference included two keynote addresses and another full course load of breakout sessions ..read more

The American Association for Physician Leadership's Annual Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, began day one with more than 500 physician leaders from countries around the world ready to get into the rhythm of expanding and enhancing the skills needed for effective leadership ..read more

AAPL believes physician leaders who are pursuing leadership education and training - and the organizations that are supporting their effort - should be able to clearly see the value of their time, money, and effort ..read more

Narrative medicine programs have become increasingly popular among physicians, aiming to teach doctors and other caregivers sensitive interviewing skills and the art of empathic listening and storytelling to improve patient care ..read more