The Money Blog

I’ve previously spoken of the power of narrative in our lives.

By sharing wisdom and experience, we gain understanding that is invaluable yet overlooked in our world of constant knowledge acquisition...

Historically, physicians have been “lone wolves”, especially in solo practice or rural settings.

Even in community clinics or hospital settings, we tend to be quite independent, minding our own busin...

With limitless information on our phones, our world is filled with opportunities to learn knowledge.

But knowledge isn’t the same as wisdom.

Wisdom speaks to our own circumstances. It forces us to a...

(This is the final post in a series on the topic of civility.)

The ultimate test of leadership: if your authority, title, or rank were taken away, would your subordinates still follow you?

It’s true...

Previously I wrote about my own crisis that really wasn’t one because I properly triaged the situation.

Urgencies - when we worry and inflate them into a mini-crisis - can be a major source of burnou...

(Over Oct. and Nov., I am sharing a series of posts on the topic of civility.)

A recent MIT study shows that commercial air travel safety has improved tremendously over the last few decades: now one ...

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Earlier this year, Dr. Yatin Chadha interviewed me for his podcast Beyond MD.

The topic was real estate but one of my best stories was “lumbar puncture night”.

I shared how I w...

(Over the next two months, I’ll be sharing a series of posts on the topic of civility.)

In the last post, we established the importance of workplace civility, especially in the clinical setting.

I r...

In previous discussions, we talked bad debt.

Today, we’re covering good debt.

And no, I won’t be trotting out the old adage that educational debt and mortgages are always a good thing. 

It isn’t tr...

(Over the next two months, I’ll be sharing a series of posts on the topic of civility.)

I just attended the Global Leadership Summit 2021 and a particular quote struck me:

“We’re defined by how we...

Previously, I shared the power of saying “no” and why we should all be incorporating it more into our personal and professional lives.

Now I would like to explain the how because it isn’t easy…

As I...

As I write these words, Alberta is approaching a crisis in the pandemic: We are running out of ICU capacity.

For the first time in my career, I am preparing to triage critically ill patients to decid...