Barlow/McCarthy Blog
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Fast Track Sales Planning to Speedy Results
By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com In talking with liaisons and leaders about how they are doing during COVID-19, one frequent comment is how unproductive people feel. I get it. How we do our work today is different. And, we’re not quite sure we’re as...
Creating the Irresistible Job Posting
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com Candidates process information differently. And, with social media outlets like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, candidates can gather information quickly and move on just as quickly if given a chance. The moment is...
Amping Up Your Virtual Visits
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com So here we are, a group of outstanding face-to-face relationship types preparing for the next Zoom meeting! While markets are opening and field visits will return, a portion of our relationship conversations will...
A Mentor or Career Coach: For Professional and Personal Growth
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com The concept of mentor or career coach can mean different things to different people. Definitions can vary based on the job function, personal experience, and other factors, but it seems there are common themes...
A Place for Hope in the Workplace
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com We’ve all heard that hope is not a viable business strategy. I agree; however, as we feel the very real stress of COVID-19, it’s a perfect time to consider some elements of hope in our everyday work. This is not a...
The Big Restart for Recruitment Sourcing
By: Tony Barlow | tbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Where does your recruitment program stand at the moment? We are hearing a wide range of answers to this question. Hiring freezes continue in many parts of the country while other health systems are slowly starting to reopen...
Physician Relations: Is it Time for a Personal Push?
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com So much has been written about the current state of healthcare. Some are choosing to wait and see what tomorrow brings. Others are actively leaning into the disruption. Both of those scenarios fit for...
A New Reality: 5 Ideas to Source Physicians on a Budget
Tony Barlow | tbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com The challenges keep mounting in healthcare. While it certainly feels like the worst of the COVID crisis is behind us, consumers are still on edge and the much-anticipated rush back of patients hasn’t solved the financial...
Physician Relations: It’s Go Time, We’re Moving Forward and the Time for Change is Now
With everything happening in the world today, disruptive change is inevitable. Change always requires disruption to some degree. And, right now, we are all intensely in the middle of disruption that causes us to rethink how we listen, how we communicate, and how we act.
The Need for Positive Tone and Message in Physician Relations
How many times a day do you hear reports of cases, deaths and virus realities? Keeping tabs on COVID-19 is important and the impact is heartbreaking at many levels.