The Book Shelf: Matt Ridley, The Rational Optimist (2010)

The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley is one of the books that I greater admire and from which I have extracted many insights as a professional coach. I am not alone in expressing enthusiasm for this book — it has received many rave reviews.  In this brief review of The Rational Optimist we want to highlight several key points, […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On April 14, 2015
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The Transformative Shift in Healthcare Compels Coaching

I find physicians are not only eager to jump off the treadmill and stop running to reconnect with why they originally chose the healing arts as a career, but also to apply the business coaching principles that positively impact their businesses, career satisfaction and their patients’ health.
  • Posted by Michael Cassatly
  • On April 14, 2015
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Coaching Physicians

I’ll highlight a few of the troubles common to physicians based on our professional culture – as well as a few of the methods I’ve found especially effective in working with other physicians because of our culture.
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On April 14, 2015
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The Ultra-Genius Gene: Micro-Evolution and Genetic Anomalies

Perhaps it is most important to recognize that human evolution is not finished. We are still changing (for good or ill) and this change is not occurring in an orderly manner, but rather through the random (even chaotic) variation in genetic makeup found among members of our species and through the swerving and diversity of social systems.
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On December 4, 2014
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Coaching in Medicine

What is it about physicians? The stereotype of the brilliant and bold surgeon who reigns over the operating room whose mantra is “A chance to cut is a chance to cure.” The ever-smiling pediatrician wearing a bowtie with small elephant on his stethoscope. And the pipe-smoking psychiatrist, steeped in Freud and saying little. None of […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On November 21, 2014
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Real World Coaching: Real World Research

Three interdependent goals regarding the future of coaching: (1) the evolution of coaching as a field of professional practice, (2) the recognition of coaching as a cross-disciplinary field, and (3) the development of a research based common body of coaching knowledge.
  • Posted by Francine Campone
  • On November 21, 2014
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