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Leadership Must Arrive Before The Scoreboard

Leadership Must Arrive Before The Scoreboard In every transformation, people decide before the numbers do whether leadership is real.

What if meaningful change isn’t dramatic?

What if it looks like:

• A slightly wider pause before reacting
• More awareness of your energy
• Less self-generated urgency
• Greater intentionality under pressure

In his latest reflection, Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, shares what he brought back from a yoga ashram in India—and how small adjustments can influence leadership, communication, sustainability, and performance in medicine.

Sustainable excellence is not built on occasional insight.

It’s built through repeated practice.

👉️ Read more here - https://surgeonmasters.com/what-i-brought-back-to-practice/

What I Brought Back to Practice - SurgeonMasters Founder Jeffrey Smith, MD, reflects on mindfulness, leadership, energy, and sustainable performance after returning from a yoga ashram in India.

Leadership lessons from the mayors of major global cities

Leadership lessons from the mayors of major global cities The 2026 Bloomberg CityLab summit revealed that CEOs can learn a lot from the mayors of Baltimore, London, and Paris.

How To Stop Being ‘Nice’ And Start Unlocking Stronger Leadership

How To Stop Being ‘Nice’ And Start Unlocking Stronger Leadership Always coming across as “nice” can undermine a leader's authority, blur boundaries and limit career growth, leaving one struggling to earn respect and make progress.

The Best Leaders Embrace the Role of Supporting Character

The Best Leaders Embrace the Role of Supporting Character The rise of “founder mode” and “main-character energy” as approaches to leadership has pushed many executives toward self-centered, top-down styles that research shows are deeply counterproductive—eroding trust, stifling performance, and ultimately leaving leaders themselves less engaged a...

Time away is often viewed as a way to rest.

However, its longer-term value may lie in improved clarity, decision-making, and boundary setting after returning to work.

For physicians, the challenge is not only taking time off—but creating space for reflection.

Read more here - https://surgeonmasters.com/creating-space-for-intentional-change/

Creating Space for Intentional Change - SurgeonMasters Intentional time away can improve clarity, decision-making, and boundaries for physicians returning to clinical and leadership roles.

How to Navigate the Unforecastable as a Leader

How to Navigate the Unforecastable as a Leader As a business owner, I make an assumption that something could happen out of the blue at any time. There are two strategies I swear by, diversify and pivot.

📙 Join and host Charity Hix, MD, on June 3, 2026, for a book club discussion of Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts.

The book is a four-week mental retreat for “thriving as a finite human.”

🩺 Don't fret! The book is NOT about meditating. Instead, it offers short chapters that offer practical ways to shift the balance between being and doing when life doesn't stop.

It’s easily accessible for busy docs. It has short chapters you can dip into at your own pace, so you can take what you need and leave the rest.

Register ➡️ https://surgeonmasters.com/events/book-club-meditations-for-mortals/

This is the missing third pillar of leadership excellence

This is the missing third pillar of leadership excellence Emotional recovery is not a wellness initiative. It is infrastructure.

The Leadership Cascade: Why Every Leader In Your Organization Matters

The Leadership Cascade: Why Every Leader In Your Organization Matters This cascade effect from the influence of managers creates what we call the "leadership gap" between organizational tiers.

🎙️ Live Podcast Recording – Physician Needs Too!

Join host Jeffrey M. Smith, MD, FACS, PCC, with special guest Ken Dodge, MD, for a powerful conversation on becoming more genuine, compassionate, and truly enjoyable to be around—by learning to listen to our own needs.

Join us for the recording, stay for the live Q&A discussion afterward.

👩‍⚕️ Audience: Healthcare professionals focused on career sustainability, performance, and well-being
🗓️ Wednesday, May 6, 2026
⏰ 8:00 PM Eastern | 5:00 PM Pacific