Tips for Effectively Dealing with Your Board of Directors

This article addresses the importance of relationships between physicians and the administrative leader. The article points out that the administrative leader has been hired to manage or run a family business; these organizations are owned by physicians, and they are not only their businesses, but also their life. It discusses the meaning of good concise communications, with a strict no surprises policy, as well as how being willing to adapt rather than adopting solutions will better ensure success. The board of directors should never be seen as people you dread being around. If you do view them in such a manner, it will only be a matter of time until they begin to act in accordance with your worst fears. The goal should be to develop a relationship based on trust, competence, and mutual respect.