The issue:
Dr. G. is a perfectionist who puts a lot of pressure on himself and on his staff. The result is overwhelm, exhaustion and inefficiency. As we began working together, Dr. G. realized that he wasn’t very satisfied in his work. He dreaded going to the office and he contemplated a career change.
The managing partner wanted me to work with Dr. G. on his time management principles but that was not Dr. G's challenge.
The process
Dr. G. and I met at his office for our evaluation session. It allowed me to see him in his environment and observe some of his systems and processes.
Dr. G was open to the coaching process right from the beginning. He was relieved that he finally had an opportunity to voice his thoughts, fears and aspirations.
In the beginning we focused on his energy management. He had a lot of tolerations in his personal life and practice which wasted his time and zapped his energies. I also challenged him to include more self-care routines in his life. He used to be a Badminton player that he gave up years ago but with some planning he was able to include an exercise routine 3 times a week.
Small changes that focused on his well-being and collaborative communication and planning with his wife lifted not only his spirits but also his enthusiasm for medicine.
He was able to tap back into his passion for medicine and he worked on strategies to build up his patient load again. Because he loves to spend time with his patients, we worked on strategies to continue being relationship-oriented without getting behind in the schedule and his paperwork.
