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Join thousands of (other) physicians, frontline leaders and managers, trying to improve healthcare. Every week, I'll send you inspiring and challenging ways to make actual and meaningful improvements - Arnout Orelio - [ Beware: not for certificate collectors, status quo lovers, complement seekers or people allergic to problems ]

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This book changed her life… and she almost didn’t write it!

Have you read ‘Stop Talking, Start Doing’ by my friend Shaa Wasmund MBE?It’s one of those books I go back to over and over again… Shaa always tells me that book changed her life and transformed her business. From the minute it came out and knocked Sir Richard Branson off top spot in the book charts… everything in her business became easier. It stayed #1 in WH Smith for a record 14 months… Gave Shaa the kind of PR and exposure money can’t buy… Opened doors and opportunities she’d never have...

Think you’ve got a book in you? But haven’t started writing it yet?Then you’re definitely not alone. My good friend Shaa Wasmund MBE tells me that 90% of entrepreneurs say they’d like to write a book ‘one day’.Yet only 5% ever do.While it is just about the most powerful thing you can to boost your personal development, authority, brand and business.The other thing that Shaa told me was that in the last year she’s helped 500+ business owners, coaches, consultants and leaders to plan, write and...

Want to build your brand, your career, your business, your impact and income? WITHOUT being stuck on social media all day?Then write a book.That’s the advice of my friend Shaa Wasmund MBE, who’s not just written 5 x #1 bestselling books but also built and exited multiple 7-figure businesses.Here the 10 reasons she shared with me why writing a book makes way more sense than slogging away at social right now:🔥 1. Dominate Your Brand: A book makes you the go-to expert in your field, skyrocketing...

What do physicians, leaders and entrepreneurs have in common? At a first glance, your image of physicians might be very different from that of leaders. And in their turn, you might see leaders as very different from entrepreneurs. And for sure they are not exactly the same people. You probably assume that the motivations - for each role - are also very different. But when you look a bit closer, they have quite some things in common. Think about it ... When it comes to work ethic, making...

Did you know that nearly half of physicians experience burnout, according to a recent American and Canadian Medical Association Physician survey? Most physicians typically are unaware or ignore the signs without realizing its impact on their physical and mental health. Ignoring these signs doesn't make them disappear but can lead to serious health issues, including an increased risk of heart disease and mental health disorders.Fortunately, there's a proactive step you can take today using a...

100+ unread emails in your in-box and two sick colleagues mark the start of your day. You then run from meeting to meeting. Back in the department, you hear at the front desk that your patients are asking what’s taking you so long. Again, no diner with your family. If you’ve been a provider for a while and still struggling to get your work done, it might be time to “doctor” your processes. To free up time and improve the quality of your work, you will have to diagnose your processes – as you...

To: Launch team members “Lean Thinking in Health Care” Dear Reader, How are you? I’m excited because, as you might have noticed, I'm working on a new project. I’m launching a book, or more accurately a pocket coach, detailing all the steps you need to take to discover an infinite amount of improvement opportunities in healthcare, It includes coaching instructions on how to teach others to do the same. All without having meetings or writing reports. Interested?

"Where should I start? Where should I go? How will I know if things will really get better for my patients and myself, if I change my process?" Just a few questions that cause you to end up getting stuck, while making plans. Or even worse, that keep you complaining about the daily frustrations in your work, but do nothing about it. How do you avoid this? Let me ask this: "How do you do this when you go on vacation?" Do you then "blindly" get into the car with your family? Probably not. Of...

If you were to ask me to summarize in one sentence the enormous number of articles about staff shortages in healthcare, I would say: “Staff shortages seem to be an ‘insurmountable’ problem and, above all, a problem that is ‘far beyond the sphere of influence’ of doctors, nurses and other health care providers.” And yes, I use the word ‘seem’ deliberately, because almost everyone looks at the “problem” of staff shortages with a particular view. As I made clear in my previous blog, it is this...

It probably hasn't escaped your notice... we had the Olympics in Paris, the previous weeks. I love the whole day of sport on TV! The excitement, the results, and also the close finishes. A rollercoaster of emotions. The women's double four rowed to the silver with a dogged look, behind mirrored sunglasses. A spectacular race, in which they lost the gold to the British by a difference of 0.15 seconds, after rowing in front for two kilometres. 0.15 seconds is the time it takes a sprinter to...