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The Physician Business Podcast
The Physician Business Podcast is your weekly resource for building, growing, and sustaining a profitable private medical practice—without burning out.
Hosted by Amanda Sabicer, an MBA graduate with healthcare experience and over a decade of experience working with startups, talks on the podcast specifically to physicians who want to leave corporate medicine and launch or scale their own independent clinics.
Each episode covers practical business strategies, private practice management tips, and mindset tools to help you create a successful, burnout-free clinic. We dive into topics like entrepreneurship, physician burnout, clinic operations, human resources, and bookkeeping.
🎙️ Weekly episodes
💼 Built for private practice physicians
🩺 Focused on sustainability, profit, and freedom
Whether you're planning to leave your job, already running a clinic, or somewhere in between—this podcast gives you the real-world tools to thrive as an independent physician.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes only.
The Physician Business Podcast
3 Reasons Difficult Conversations Go Wrong (And What to Do Instead)
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One of the hardest skills we're never taught? How to have difficult conversations well. So we put them off… until they're living rent-free in our heads. When we finally do have them, we wing it, things get awkward or defensive, and we end up avoiding them even more next time.
But underneath every difficult conversation is actually three conversations happening at once. And once you understand what they are, you'll never approach a hard conversation the same way again. If you want a better way to handle tough talks — whether it's with a colleague, partner, or family member — this one’s for you.
References
Entrepreneur's Annual Goal Setting Guide
The 90 Day Clinic Launch Blueprint teaches the financial, marketing, and operational essentials to get your practice up and running in just 90 days. Get on the waitlist here.
Download my free guide 6 Steps to Opening a Clinic here!
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Audio Stamps
[01:20] [What is a difficult conversation?] Why they feel so uncomfortable and what most people get wrong about them
[04:55] [The framework] Difficult Conversations by Stone, Patton & Heen: the book behind this episode and why it's worth reading
[07:36] [Conversation 1: What happened?] How disagreements about truth, intentions, and blame make hard conversations even harder
[15:09] [Conversation 2: Feelings] Why feelings need to be part of the conversation, even in a professional setting
[19:40] [Conversation 3: Identity] How your sense of self gets in the way of having the conversation you need to have
[21:56] [Takeaways] How to use all three conversations to get a better outcome
To work with Amanda Sabicer or find out more, check out her website at www.amandasabicer.com.
Applications for the next cohort of the Female Founders Accelerator are being accepted! The Female Founders Accelerator program is a 10-month high-touch, small group clinic business program designed specifically for female clinicians looking to start and scale their own practices. You can learn more about the Female Founders Accelerator program by visiting www.amandasabicer.com/femalefounders. We'd love to see you inside!