The Money Blog

I grew up spending summers with my family in the beautiful Columbia Valley in British Columbia and it’s now my favourite place to take my children for vacations.

I often seek the pleasure and...

The business side of medicine is rapidly evolving, and along with it, the role of the physician.

Now, more than ever, physicians need to understand the concept of value-based care.

In business...

We ask a lot of our hard working clinic staff, and usually with that ask is an unspoken demand that they remain courteous and polite at all times.

Yet these expectations aren’t an accurate...

In order to feel a sense of belonging to a team, individuals often need to overcome an attitude of intolerance.

Some of the most successful physicians I know have spent years cultivating...

As busy physicians, our careers are defined by delayed gratification.

Years of my training were spent looking toward the next milestone.

Graduating med school turned into finishing residency, and...

Have you seen places where workers get hired and fired so often it’s like a revolving door?

Worse yet, managers come and go every few months. Imagine the chaos!

Years ago, a certain US...

Previously, I asserted that physician wellness must go beyond simply managing burnout.

We should be striving for personal growth and happiness regardless of what life throws at us.

This can involve...

Have you ever wondered why some teams are so cohesively gelled and dedicated, where everyone puts in 110% while working so seamlessly together?

And why are so many other teams (maybe even yours) so...

I recently supervised an outstanding junior resident and got to discussing intentional living as it relates to careers.

She shared how, at her current stage of training, she has little control over...

Do you know what the most listened-to radio station in the entire world is?

WII FM.

What station is that?

What’s In it For Me?

This question is a primal one—subconscious, yet powerful.

At Physician Empowerment, resiliency isn’t just about managing burnout.

We aim for a higher goal.

Over the course of our careers, we should be enjoying personal growth and more happiness...

What do you call a group of people pulling as hard as they can in concert, but hardly going anywhere?

Tug-of-war.

Imagine five horses pulling one cart in full force, just to pull it apart (from...