If you are a reader, it’s likely you have read about people who had achieved great success in life and profession because of the positive influence of others on them. It usually does not matter who these people are. They could be teachers, friends, family or peers. Even the most brilliant people seemed to have benefited from having somebody they can spend time with, exchange ideas with.
Nowadays people probably require more than just this kind of interaction. Unless you are very young, you would not fail to notice that life in these times has become considerably busier than in the past and thus more stressful. It also does not help the environment that most people live is increasingly getting uncomfortable which adds more to the already high levels of stress According to medical professionals stress is one of the major reasons why a lot of people are in poor health, physically and mentally, and less productive than they should be.
Ironically, if there is one group of professionals that faces a great deal of stress, a great deal more than others, it’s must be physicians, precisely the people whose job is to help people suffering from ill-health. But perhaps this is not surprising at all. With the ballooning population and stress factors increasing in number, more and more people need their help. They are frequently pressed for time, not ideal for those with families. Even worse having to listen to health complaints from numerous patients day in and day out can take a heavy toll on their own health and professionalism.
Like everybody else, physicians need somebody to keep them grounded and help them deal with the challenges of their profession. This is where coaching comes in. Coaching is not new. It has been around for many decades. Of course, it is not as prevalent in the past as it is today and most of the coaching done was informal and did not establish a formal relationship between the participants. With many professionals hindered in their effort to succeed and stay true to the tenets of their professions by the various issues they encounter every day, coaching became an important career for physiologists and others with skill and experience in the field. In fact, there are now training and courses for those who are interested in coaching.
Given the various trials that medical professionals face, the term coaching and physician is not strange. But it is not only because of the trials that physicians need coaching. They want to accomplish things and become leaders in their fields. They need somebody who can give them good advice on matters they may not be familiar with such as how to put their ideas across more effectively, the best way to interact with patients and peers, handle ticklish situations or the quickest path to improvement and success. It goes without saying that they cannot hire just anybody claim to be a top-notch coach. They need somebody who has proven himself or herself as a coach to physicians.
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