5-Part Special Series on Change
3 of 5 Podcasts on Change: Dr. David Dull is an anesthesiologist, certified physician executive and certified executive coach. He received his Master of Medical Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He is founder of Probitas Healthcare Advisors LLC and Compass Executive Coaching. He is on the faculty at Georgetown University where he teaches Health Care Leadership. Using frameworks developed over the course of his career, David has enabled physician leaders to implement strategic initiatives, improve clinical quality, enhance team communication, transition from clinical care to executive roles and advance their careers. David works with physicians labeled as “disruptive” to help them understand the impact of their behavior and modify their interactions, enabling these individuals to become constructive members of the health care team, with resultant high performance in clinical and administrative arenas.
Businesses must constantly transform and adapt to meet a variety of challenges—from changes in technology, to the rise of new competitors, to a shift in laws, regulations, or underlying economic trends. Failure to do so could lead to loss of talent, stagnation or, worse, failure. Change has a starting point (current state) and an end point (future state) and right in the middle are people. Business sectors are still responding to the prolonged COVID crisis, which has impacted—and sometimes traumatized—each member of the workforce in unique ways. Countless stories of toxic work environments and people not being their “best selves” are surfacing in video blogs and HR complaints, to name a couple. Leading dynamic organizations through any type of change is difficult, and it’s even harder when employees are experiencing high levels of emotional distress inside and outside of the workplace.