Barlow/McCarthy Blog
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Physician Recruitment with Market Shortage: Let’s Get Creative!
By: Tony Barlow | tbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Everyone feels it; healthcare is facing a critical shortage of physicians. As the demand for healthcare services continues to grow, the supply of qualified physicians is struggling to keep pace. Physician recruitment is...
Next Level Communication Strategies for Physician Recruitment
By: Tony Barlow | tbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com Here’s hoping you had a wonderful holiday season! As we enter a new year many of us think about setting resolutions and trying to make changes to improve our life and our habits. If you are like me, those goals center...
Why Investing in Middle Managers Is Good for Business
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...
Learning How to Manage Up is Critical to Physician Relations Success
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...
Everyday Grace in the Field Staff Role
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com On occasion, we all have one of “those” days where it seems that people just feel compelled to push our buttons. Admittedly, some of us might have more ‘pushable’ buttons than others! Our roles have high...
Do You Have an Internal Positioning Strategy?
By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com Are you positioned for success with your internal stakeholders? You might ask, “How would I know?” Let’s start with a definition of “positioning.” I found one from Harvard Business School that nicely defines what it is...
The Right Metrics for Sharing Your Recruitment Team Story
By: Mitzi Kent, RN, BSN | mkent@barlowmccarthy.com Leadership's understanding of how your team works to fill your organization's needs is vital to showing the value of your in-house provider recruitment program. With internal buy-in and support, your team's efforts...
Leading with Empathy
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...
Physician Relations: Is Awesome Talent Alone Enough?
By: Kriss Barlow, RN, MBA | kbarlow@barlowmccarthy.com In physician relations, there’s a ton of conversation about finding, guiding and motivating the right talent. Talent development continues to be a cornerstone for best practices and it’s a good place to invest....
Understanding Your Leadership “Why”
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...