Tread Lightly When Commenting on Other Clinicians’ Capabilities—or Face the Consequences

Tread Lightly When Commenting on Other Clinicians’ Capabilities—or Face the Consequences

Honest, respectful feedback can spur subordinates, superiors, and coworkers to do their best work. Comments that could be perceived as overly critical or, especially, bullying are both divisive and potentially harmful to all parties concerned, however. A recent blog post on the website DoctorDiscourse illustrates this in painful detail. It recounts how three physicians at three unrelated facilities lost their jobs or believe they were “blackballed” for seeming to discount the contributions or capabilities of …

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