Is medical leadership in Canada today A form of medical volunteerism? Many jobs seem under appreciated both emotionally and financially.

So true for medicine.

Most leaders value loyalty. Great leaders put a higher premium on integrity. Loyalty is allegiance to power. You're expected to show deference and follow orders. Integrity is allegiance to principles. You're expected to challenge orders that violate your mission or values.

Screaming at employees doesn't make you a tough boss. It makes you an asshole. Great leaders are demanding, not demeaning. They set high expectations and create accountability without abuse. Yelling is unprofessional. Treating people with dignity is not optional—it's required.

"Perfection is impossible. In the 1,526 singles matches I played in my career, I won almost 80% of those matches. But what percentage of points did I win? 54% In other words, even top ranked tennis players win barely more than half the points they play. When you lose ever

The ideal end of an argument isn't always “I agree.” It’s often “I see where you're coming from." Healthy disagreement isn't about one person being right. It's about both people feeling understood. The test of a good fight is whether insight is gained and respect is maintained.

There is nothing that makes me enjoy my job more than working with an incredible resident.

The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It's how well you synthesize. Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition. It's not enough to collect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots.

With 2 editorials: Tech the pressure off: streamlining ED discharges with digital solutions rdcu.be/dXZT8 Jim Yang Josee Malette Can we leverage technology to enhance discharge communication in pediatric EDs? rdcu.be/dX07k by Janet A. Curran et al

Same goes for clinical reasoning in medicine. Important to anticipate what you are going to do with results of a test before you order it. If you don’t know what you’ll do with each possible outcome, perhaps it’s time to revisit your decision and consider if it is the right test.

The "next play" philosophy from Duke's Coach K. This has been a game changer for me in my own life. “Essentially, what it means is that what you have just done is not nearly as important as what you are doing right now." Coach K Advanced Performance newsobserver.com/sports/college…

Emotion regulation is not about ignoring or suppressing feelings. It's about reflecting before reacting. Emotions are clues to values and interests. They should inform decisions, not dictate them. Choosing not to act on everything you feel is a mark of emotional intelligence.

Anyone from Illinois knows Gov. Pritzker is the real deal. This speech he gave at Northwestern’s graduation, where he reminded folks that the best way to spot an idiot is to spot the person who is the most cruel, is worth rewatching and sharing.

So true. Reminds me of the Jack Layton’s final public words: Love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world Never more true than today.

This thread hit hard.

Medicine will take your patience, your sleepless nights, your gentlest words—again and again, without asking if you have anything left to give. And when you finally come home, the ones who love you most will be left holding the hollowed-out versions of who you used to be.

“A free lunch is only found in mousetraps.” - Capozzi Work is hard. Building is hard. Many are tempted by the "shortcuts" people sell. There are a lot of snake oil salesman...people leading you to the mousetrap for their own gain. Avoid Mousetraps...Choose the Hard.