Stretching Your Skills – CliffsNotes Version!

By: Mike Harristhal, MBA | mharristhal@barlowmccarthy.com “The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement.” – Harvey Mackay These are not original thoughts, but a reminder of three basic things that are foundational to success in our careers:...

Incorporating Other Tools into Medical Staff Development Planning

By: Allison McCarthy, MBA and Mike Harristhal, MBA “To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.” — William James Determining demand/supply is still relevant in today’s medical staff development plans.  But, this is only one set of...

Technically, It’s About the Soft Skills….

By: Mike Harristhal, MBA | mharristhal@barlowmccarthy.com “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou The Digital Age has created great opportunity. ...
An Alternative Perspective: My Old Dog Struggles with New Tricks

An Alternative Perspective: My Old Dog Struggles with New Tricks

By: Mike Harristhal, MBA | mharristhal@barlowmccarthy.com “None of us is as smart as all of us.” –Ken Blanchard Our overarching theme this month is “Stretching Your Skills.”  Certainly, I personally feel that need. (And, I know my mother-in-law is aware of many...

Line of Sight, from Objective to Outcome

By: Mike Harristhal, MBA  |  mharristhal@barlowmccarthy.com “If someone is going down the wrong road, he doesn’t need motivation to speed him up.  What he needs is education to turn him around.” -Jim Rohn I was trying to make an appointment with a physician last...