Enthusiasm is Magic!

I was recently visiting a variety of practices from Los Angles to San Francisco, and many places in between. In two of the practices it was apparent that there was a fountain of energy powering everyone from staff to patients. It seemed like magic but it was the doctor CEO in both cases! I was reminded at that point of the Bill Gates quote, "What I do best is share my enthusiasm." In the case of the doctors they made the environment friendly, warm and upbeat. They transferred their good feeling to everyone. Talking about my observation and comparing other practices I had seen, one of the doctors said, "It is all about giving and I get it all back double!" Assess yourself doctor CEO, are you enthusiastic or a drag on the practice? From what I witnessed, its far better to be the former!