<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;#8220;If you read this book on a Friday, we promise you will be better at your job on Monday.&amp;#8221;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In the high-stakes environment of the Emergency Department, we often focus on the &amp;#8220;big saves,&amp;#8221; but what if the secret to a thriving career lies in the tiny details? In part one of this special two-part series, we sit down with &lt;b&gt;Dr. Resa Lewiss&lt;/b&gt;, an emergency and lifestyle medicine physician, TEDMED speaker, and co-author of the hit book &lt;i&gt;Micro Skills: Small Actions, Big Impact&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;We dive into why the &amp;#8220;workplace playbook&amp;#8221; isn&amp;#8217;t always handed to us and how breaking down overwhelming professional goals into small, actionable behaviors can transform your trajectory.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;What Exactly Are &amp;#8220;Micro Skills&amp;#8221;?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Dr. Lewiss defines Micro Skills as the small, actionable behaviors and steps that serve as the building blocks for achieving massive goals. Whether it’s tackling an overwhelming project or building a habit you thought was &amp;#8220;just for other people,&amp;#8221; almost everything can be broken down into these manageable units. For Dr. Lewiss and her co-author, Dr. Adaira Landry, these skills are the &amp;#8220;missing playbook&amp;#8221; they wish they’d had earlier in their careers.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Early Career: The Micro Skills of Self-Care&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For those just entering the workforce—from residents to new attendings—the focus must be on sustainability.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Become an &amp;#8220;Award-Winning Sleeper&amp;#8221;:&lt;/b&gt; Stop wearing exhaustion as a badge of honor. Dr. Lewiss highlights why sleep is a professional necessity, not a luxury.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Personal Board of Directors:&lt;/b&gt; Create a &amp;#8220;round table&amp;#8221; of go-to people—mentors, peers, and sponsors—who can help you navigate professional and personal hurdles.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Mid-Career: Navigating Conflict &amp;#38; Team Dynamics&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As physicians gain competence and move into leadership, the challenges become more interpersonal.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The &amp;#8220;Paper Tiger&amp;#8221; Colleague:&lt;/b&gt; Learn how to identify coworkers who project authority they don’t actually have by trusting your &amp;#8220;Spidey sense”, checking organizational charts, asking established leadership.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;Inquiring Carefully:&lt;/b&gt; When navigating workplace tension, focus on avoiding gossip and seeking clarity from trusted supervisors.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Late Career: Modeling Culture &amp;#38; Professionalism&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Seasoned physicians have the greatest power to shift the culture of a department.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Scheduled Send:&lt;/b&gt; Protect your team’s &amp;#8220;deliberate rest&amp;#8221; by scheduling emails to arrive during standard business hours.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;From Bystander to Upstander:&lt;/b&gt; Use your seniority to shut down unprofessional behavior with simple scripts like, &amp;#8220;I don’t understand the joke, can you explain it to me?&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Coming Up in Part 2&amp;#8230;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The conversation continues! In the next episode, we explore the &lt;b&gt;&amp;#8220;Power of the Pause,&amp;#8221;&lt;/b&gt; why Dr. Lewiss advocates for the &lt;b&gt;&amp;#8220;Joy of Missing Out&amp;#8221; (JOMO)&lt;/b&gt;, and a simple three-question framework (&lt;b&gt;Start, Stop, Continue&lt;/b&gt;) to get the meaningful feedback you actually need to grow.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;We want to hear from you!&lt;/b&gt; Which of these micro skills resonated with you? Have you been able to apply these to your daily life and medical practice? Connect with us on social media &lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/empulsepodcast.bsky.social"&gt;@empulsepodcast&lt;/a&gt; or on our website &lt;a href="http://ucdavisem.com"&gt;ucdavisem.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hosts:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://Twitter.com/julmagana"&gt;Dr. Julia Magaña&lt;/a&gt;, Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://health.ucdavis.edu/boldly-learning/featured/sarah-medeiros.html"&gt;Dr. Sarah Medeiros&lt;/a&gt;, Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guest&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.resalewiss.com"&gt;Dr. Resa E. Lewiss&lt;/a&gt;, Emergency Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, TEDMED speaker, educator and mentor.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Resources:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.resalewiss.com/microskills-the-book"&gt;Micro Skills: Small Actions, Big Impact&lt;/a&gt;, by Adaira Landry, MD and Resa E. Lewiss, MD&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-visible-voices/id1510254235"&gt;The Visible Voices Podcast&lt;/a&gt;, hosted by Dr. Resa Lewiss&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.healio.com/authors/rlewiss"&gt;Lewiss on Lifestyle Medicine&lt;/a&gt;, column on Healio by Dr. Resa Lewiss&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: center;"&gt;***&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Thank you to the &lt;a href="http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/emergency/"&gt;UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine&lt;/a&gt; for supporting this podcast and to Orlando Magaña at &lt;a href="http://www.orlandomagana.com/"&gt;OM Productions&lt;/a&gt; for audio production services.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

EM Pulse Podcast™

UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine

Micro Skills, Macro Impact (Part 1)

MAR 18, 202617 MIN
EM Pulse Podcast™

Micro Skills, Macro Impact (Part 1)

MAR 18, 202617 MIN

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<p><b>&#8220;If you read this book on a Friday, we promise you will be better at your job on Monday.&#8221;</b><b></b></p> <p>In the high-stakes environment of the Emergency Department, we often focus on the &#8220;big saves,&#8221; but what if the secret to a thriving career lies in the tiny details? In part one of this special two-part series, we sit down with <b>Dr. Resa Lewiss</b>, an emergency and lifestyle medicine physician, TEDMED speaker, and co-author of the hit book <i>Micro Skills: Small Actions, Big Impact</i>.</p> <p>We dive into why the &#8220;workplace playbook&#8221; isn&#8217;t always handed to us and how breaking down overwhelming professional goals into small, actionable behaviors can transform your trajectory.</p> <p><b>What Exactly Are &#8220;Micro Skills&#8221;?</b></p> <p>Dr. Lewiss defines Micro Skills as the small, actionable behaviors and steps that serve as the building blocks for achieving massive goals. Whether it’s tackling an overwhelming project or building a habit you thought was &#8220;just for other people,&#8221; almost everything can be broken down into these manageable units. For Dr. Lewiss and her co-author, Dr. Adaira Landry, these skills are the &#8220;missing playbook&#8221; they wish they’d had earlier in their careers.</p> <p><b>Early Career: The Micro Skills of Self-Care</b></p> <p>For those just entering the workforce—from residents to new attendings—the focus must be on sustainability.</p> <ul> <li><b>Become an &#8220;Award-Winning Sleeper&#8221;:</b> Stop wearing exhaustion as a badge of honor. Dr. Lewiss highlights why sleep is a professional necessity, not a luxury.</li> <li><b>The Personal Board of Directors:</b> Create a &#8220;round table&#8221; of go-to people—mentors, peers, and sponsors—who can help you navigate professional and personal hurdles.</li> </ul> <p><b>Mid-Career: Navigating Conflict &#38; Team Dynamics</b></p> <p>As physicians gain competence and move into leadership, the challenges become more interpersonal.</p> <ul> <li><b>The &#8220;Paper Tiger&#8221; Colleague:</b> Learn how to identify coworkers who project authority they don’t actually have by trusting your &#8220;Spidey sense”, checking organizational charts, asking established leadership.</li> <li><b>Inquiring Carefully:</b> When navigating workplace tension, focus on avoiding gossip and seeking clarity from trusted supervisors.</li> </ul> <p><b>Late Career: Modeling Culture &#38; Professionalism</b></p> <p>Seasoned physicians have the greatest power to shift the culture of a department.</p> <ul> <li><b>The Scheduled Send:</b> Protect your team’s &#8220;deliberate rest&#8221; by scheduling emails to arrive during standard business hours.</li> <li><b>From Bystander to Upstander:</b> Use your seniority to shut down unprofessional behavior with simple scripts like, &#8220;I don’t understand the joke, can you explain it to me?&#8221;</li> </ul> <p><b>Coming Up in Part 2&#8230;</b></p> <p>The conversation continues! In the next episode, we explore the <b>&#8220;Power of the Pause,&#8221;</b> why Dr. Lewiss advocates for the <b>&#8220;Joy of Missing Out&#8221; (JOMO)</b>, and a simple three-question framework (<b>Start, Stop, Continue</b>) to get the meaningful feedback you actually need to grow.</p> <p><b>We want to hear from you!</b> Which of these micro skills resonated with you? Have you been able to apply these to your daily life and medical practice? Connect with us on social media <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/empulsepodcast.bsky.social">@empulsepodcast</a> or on our website <a href="http://ucdavisem.com">ucdavisem.com</a>.</p> <p><b>Hosts:</b><b></b></p> <p><a href="http://Twitter.com/julmagana">Dr. Julia Magaña</a>, Professor of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at UC Davis</p> <p><a href="https://health.ucdavis.edu/boldly-learning/featured/sarah-medeiros.html">Dr. Sarah Medeiros</a>, Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis</p> <p><b>Guest</b><b>:</b></p> <p><a href="https://www.resalewiss.com">Dr. Resa E. Lewiss</a>, Emergency Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, TEDMED speaker, educator and mentor.</p> <p><b>Resources:</b></p> <p><a href="https://www.resalewiss.com/microskills-the-book">Micro Skills: Small Actions, Big Impact</a>, by Adaira Landry, MD and Resa E. Lewiss, MD</p> <p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-visible-voices/id1510254235">The Visible Voices Podcast</a>, hosted by Dr. Resa Lewiss</p> <p><a href="https://www.healio.com/authors/rlewiss">Lewiss on Lifestyle Medicine</a>, column on Healio by Dr. Resa Lewiss</p> <p style="text-align: center;">***</p> <p>Thank you to the <a href="http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/emergency/">UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine</a> for supporting this podcast and to Orlando Magaña at <a href="http://www.orlandomagana.com/">OM Productions</a> for audio production services.</p>