By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Is being a sponge a good thing or a bad thing? If someone called you a sponge, would you consider it a compliment or an insult? It depends on how much you know about sponges. Adam Grant, author of Hidden...
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com I love books – especially those that provide illuminating nuggets. “Hidden Potential” by Adam Grant offers many enlightening ideas on maximizing one’s capabilities. It is now one of my favorite...
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Leadership challenges are rampant in healthcare organizations today. But one group of leaders- middle managers- may have the toughest job of all. Investing in professional coaching to support them in their...
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com The most frequently requested topic when I coach physician relations leaders is how to successfully work with executives and physician leaders. Whether learning to be more effective in managing these...
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com In our everyday lives, our perceptions of the people we interact with are shaped by subtle and not so subtle cues – facial expressions, tone of voice, body language. The sum total of these cues defines our...
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Simon Sinek’s book “Start With Why” makes a simple but profound statement about leadership: “People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it.” We are magnetically drawn to leaders who know what they...
