Physician Relations: Are Issues Getting the Best of You?

Physician Relations: Are Issues Getting the Best of You?

By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com One of the most common challenges I often hear from field staff is dealing with issues and barriers. Folks aren’t sweating the small stuff (well, maybe a little bit of sweat!), but it’s the big stuff that can’t be fixed...
5 Fears that Keep Physician Liaisons Up At Night

5 Fears that Keep Physician Liaisons Up At Night

We all have them… those recurring concerns that so vividly play out in our minds. Many of them are likely more about family and lifestyle, but some might be work related too! In our work with physician liaisons and their leaders, we see a few themes that are ever-present.

Four Steps to Answering Your “So What?”

Four Steps to Answering Your “So What?”

Are you feature-dumping or benefit-selling?  I bet most of us would say we are benefit-selling but when it comes right down to it, we probably spend a lot of our time communicating the features we have without even knowing it. 

What to Do When There’s Just Too Much to Do!

What to Do When There’s Just Too Much to Do!

By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com This Spring I read this in USA Today, “3 out of 5 workers said they have already committed to more work than they can handle. Another 20% said they are at capacity and have no room to take on more.”  Hmmm, sound...
Six Tips to Hiring Better Physician Liaisons

Six Tips to Hiring Better Physician Liaisons

By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com Organizations that hire top talent are 30% more profitable. -Gallup Poll, 2016 One thing we know in physician relations is that success is highly driven by the strength of the field talent. We often say the basic...
The Leader Squeeze

The Leader Squeeze

By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Managing the expectations of leaders and the team’s abilities When we are in the field, we tend to have a multitude of great ideas about management. When we get the chance to assume a management role, somehow...