Coaching Tips for Medical Education Today Part 7: Make Friendship a Fine Art.
Coach Woodenism for the Week: Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights.
In previous weeks, we discussed the Attitude and Effort cornerstone of legendary Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success applied to medical education. Now we begin to move into the middle of our foundation starting with a review of the building block of Friendship.
Last week, we focused on bringing our best Effort to every shift. One of the seven principles that John Wooden lived by was Make Each Day Your Masterpiece. Coach Wooden prepared every practice to the minute. Great coaches and teachers always do. We can prepare for the unpredictable nature of our actual shifts by visualizing a great game plan, then mentally reviewing our performance on the commute home. I cranked out three night shifts last week. Two of the three shifts I did this very well. On one, I simply drove into work in a daze. My effectiveness as a physician and teacher suffered.
Another of Coach's seven principles is Make Friendship a Fine Art. For Coach Wooden, the friendship between a coach and a trainee is always based on respect and camaraderie. Respect now more than ever is earned. We need to continually earn our trainees respect by always doing our best as physicians and educators. Camaraderie develops from hours shared together in the trench making a difference. We create the team by always being right behind our trainees during challenging cases no matter the outcome. My best medical coaches lived these ideals, teaching me that professional friendships are by nature more formal, but often times more meaningful than personal friendships.
This week, focus on building your team by always working to create respect and camaraderie among the entire team. At the bedside, be the example of the physician you want your trainees to become. Demonstrate respect for the most difficult patients and ancillary staff. Develop camaraderie by always helping your trainees out in small and big ways. Encourage your senior trainees to likewise do this for your more junior trainees.
Make it a great week!
Where to Learn More:
Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization, by John Wooden and Steve Jamison
Coach Wooden: The 7 Principles That Shaped His Life and Will Change Yours, by Pat Williams and Jim Denney.
In previous weeks, we discussed the Attitude and Effort cornerstone of legendary Coach John Wooden's Pyramid of Success applied to medical education. Now we begin to move into the middle of our foundation starting with a review of the building block of Friendship.
Last week, we focused on bringing our best Effort to every shift. One of the seven principles that John Wooden lived by was Make Each Day Your Masterpiece. Coach Wooden prepared every practice to the minute. Great coaches and teachers always do. We can prepare for the unpredictable nature of our actual shifts by visualizing a great game plan, then mentally reviewing our performance on the commute home. I cranked out three night shifts last week. Two of the three shifts I did this very well. On one, I simply drove into work in a daze. My effectiveness as a physician and teacher suffered.
Another of Coach's seven principles is Make Friendship a Fine Art. For Coach Wooden, the friendship between a coach and a trainee is always based on respect and camaraderie. Respect now more than ever is earned. We need to continually earn our trainees respect by always doing our best as physicians and educators. Camaraderie develops from hours shared together in the trench making a difference. We create the team by always being right behind our trainees during challenging cases no matter the outcome. My best medical coaches lived these ideals, teaching me that professional friendships are by nature more formal, but often times more meaningful than personal friendships.
This week, focus on building your team by always working to create respect and camaraderie among the entire team. At the bedside, be the example of the physician you want your trainees to become. Demonstrate respect for the most difficult patients and ancillary staff. Develop camaraderie by always helping your trainees out in small and big ways. Encourage your senior trainees to likewise do this for your more junior trainees.
Make it a great week!
Where to Learn More:
Wooden on Leadership: How to Create a Winning Organization, by John Wooden and Steve Jamison
Coach Wooden: The 7 Principles That Shaped His Life and Will Change Yours, by Pat Williams and Jim Denney.
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