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Empathy Is A Skill, Not A Superpower

By The Good Doctors July 17, 2024Business & Leadership, Thought Leadership

Empathy is a skill, not a superpower.Empathy is at the core of our teaching as educators, but far too often we hear it referred to as a superpower.This is yet…

The True Origins Of America’s Burnout Culture

By The Good Doctors July 8, 2024Burnout

The American Dream is the product of 16th century theology. No, I'm not kidding. I want to spend a few minutes with you talking about the true origins of America's…

Building Inclusive Cultures With Storytelling

By The Good Doctors April 12, 2024Business & Leadership, Thought Leadership

Often, we get asked how an organization can start building inclusive cultures? I was thinking about this recently and remembered a surprising comment we received from a client a few…

Burnout Is A Cultural Problem

By The Good Doctors April 3, 2024Burnout, Business & Leadership, Health and Wellness, Thought Leadership

Why is burnout a cultural problem? Hey y’all, it’s Erin here and for today’s blog I’m going to explain why burnout is a cultural problem. We understand that this may…

Practice What You Preach

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

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…

Burnout Is Not A Badge of Honor

By The Good Doctors September 19, 2023Book News, Burnout

Hey y'all, our book on burnout is only two weeks away! Dr. Kristen is coming at ya with some thoughts: Two. Weeks. Two weeks from today our book, "The Culture…

Practicing Empathy: Feedback and Criticism

By The Good Doctors September 15, 2023Business & Leadership, Thought Leadership

Dr. Kristen here and I have been thinking a lot lately about feedback and criticism and their intersection with empathy. As a reminder, here's our definition of empathy: Empathy is…

Giving Feedback with Empathy

By The Good Doctors August 21, 2023Burnout, Business & Leadership, Thought Leadership

I (Kristen) have been thinking a lot lately about feedback and criticism and their intersection with empathy. As a reminder, here's our definition of empathy: Empathy is a mental framework.…

The Best Stuff Is The Hardest Stuff

By The Good Doctors August 4, 2023Business & Leadership, Thought Leadership

Hey friends, it's Dr. Kristen here: The best stuff is the hardest stuff. The best stuff, the best discussions, the best relationships are birthed and nurtured out of tough, authentic…

Ask More Questions, Make Less Assumptions

By The Good Doctors August 3, 2023Current Affairs, Thought Leadership

Dr. Kristen here with my thoughts on asking more questions: I've been thinking about this little girl a lot lately. In this picture, her biggest problems were her forthcoming little brother…