The Good Doctors, Author at Abbey Research

Clear Communication Is Kind

By The Good Doctors March 13, 2024Business & Leadership, Thought LeadershipNo Comments

One of our most used mottos at Abbey Research is "Clear communication is kind communication" (a quote from Brené Brown). It is a guiding principle for how we work as a team…

What Skills Make A Good Listener?

By The Good Doctors March 6, 2024Current Affairs, Thought LeadershipNo Comments

Dr. K is dropping into the blog to talk about what it means to be a good listener: why Kristen is a good listener "I don't know why I'm telling…

Why People Stay In Their Jobs

By The Good Doctors February 29, 2024Business & Leadership, Thought LeadershipNo Comments

As a culture we spend so much time talking about why people quit their jobs. There are countless articles on hundreds of platforms looking at retention from this negative perspective.…

Top Tips for Recruitment and Retention: Student Loan Forgiveness

By The Good Doctors February 20, 2024Business & Leadership, Generations, Thought LeadershipNo Comments

We get asked all the time what are our top tips for recruitment and retention and our answer might surprise you. We often recommend looking into the feasibility of a…

Things Kristen Found on Netflix

By The Good Doctors February 12, 2024Recaps & Reviews, Thought LeadershipNo Comments

In today's installment of "Things Kristen Found on Netflix" is a documentary on a fire in 1979 at Sydney's Luna Park (pictured below, thanks to Trip Advisor). A picture of…

Practice What You Preach

By The Good Doctors February 7, 2024Burnout, Thought Leadership, Work-Life BalanceNo Comments

We all know the old adage, "Practice what you preach."We also know that it's one of the harder things to ever put into practice.Last November, Kristen and I did exactly…

Creating Requires Periods of Rest

By The Good Doctors October 24, 2023Business & Leadership, Thought Leadership, Work-Life BalanceNo Comments

Dr. Kristen jumps on the blog to talk about how creating requires rest: Do you ever feel like being quiet? I know the introverts among us are saying, “Yes all…

From Burnout to Balance

By The Good Doctors October 6, 2023Book News, Book Reviews, Burnout, Business & Leadership, Thought LeadershipNo Comments

"From Burnout to Balance" was one of the early titles of our new book. We didn't end up choosing it for lots of reasons, mostly because it was already a…

Our Experiences With Burnout

By The Good Doctors October 5, 2023Book News, Book Reviews, Current Affairs, Thought LeadershipNo Comments

Our experiences with burnout have shaped and influenced every page of our book. "The Culture of Burnout" is out now in paperback and on Kindle. We knew we wanted to…

America’s Toxic Wellness Problem

By The Good Doctors October 4, 2023Book News, Book Reviews, Burnout, Business & Leadership, Thought LeadershipNo Comments

You might be wondering what America's toxic wellness is and how wellness can be a bad thing. Don't worry, you're not alone. We have both had many problems with the…