Is the motive behind resilience training to retain staff so that the system can continue to stay revenue-positive, or is it an investment in the ultimate resource of medicine, the human one?
Partnership; Non-directive coaching; Burnout; Work-life balance; Career clarity; Values exploration; Values alignment; Job transition; Career change; Non-clinical roles; Travel; International relocation; Family
I am just a physician who has spent 20+ years in the ER, had a few leadership roles along the way (which makes for a mildly robust LinkedIn profile), and nurtured some wisdom too. I think that is enough.
After burning out, I learned that chasing a perfect 50/50 work-life balance is unrealistic—especially in medicine. Instead, I now embrace asymmetric balance, where some days work wins, and others, life does.
