by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership
I asked a new elderly friend, “Have you ever been married?” Without missing a beat, he said, “My dad was married five times. I watched the law run his life. I never wanted to bring the law into my life.” What we do influence those around us....
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | COMMUNICATION
According to the Joint Commissions’s sentinel event program, communication problems are the most common root cause of serious medical errors. In order to help reduce these deadly errors, many hospitals and medical professionals have implemented strategies such...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership
James Braddock was an American boxer who was heavyweight champion between 1935 & 1937. Braddock and his family suffered through the Great Depression. He became known as Cinderella Man because of his apparent meteoric rise from poverty to fame. For the champion, it...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | COMMUNICATION
When I listen to the lyrics of the song, “You say it best when you say nothing at all” (shown below), it reminds me of the truth that much of our communication is non-verbal. I’m reminded that we say more with our body actions than we say with our...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | Leadership
Many physicians don’t have the time and often the training to provide life coaching services to their patients and communities. In spite of that, I think physicians, as a group, are the most prepared of any profession to help people shape their own destinies...
