Reframing Time Management in Healthcare

If you feel like you’re drowning in administrative tasks, it’s likely not a time-management problem—it’s a Hidden Load problem. In this solo episode, Dr. Santina Wheat deconstructs the unique pressures faced by educators and leaders in healthcare.She challenges the toxic obsession with "efficiency" in academic medicine and explains why more productivity isn't the cure for burnout. Dr. Wheat offers a direct, no-nonsense look at how to move from constant availability to strategic prioritization, providing practical tools to help you build sustainable leadership systems that actually protect your well-being.Key Takeaways:The Efficiency Trap: Why being more "efficient" often just earns you more work, not more rest.Reframing Time Management: Shifting the focus from "getting it all done" to high-impact prioritization.The Cost of Constant Availability: How being the "accessible leader" leads to decision fatigue and medical errors.Sustainability vs. Productivity: Why recovery and rest are non-negotiable requirements for effective leadership.The Power of Boundaries: Why setting limits is a service to your team, not an act of selfishness.Delegation as Empowerment: How to reduce your own hidden load while developing the leaders around you.Resources & Free Tools:🎧 Earn FREE CME Credit: Your reflection time matters. Listen to this episode on the Learn at Pinnacle App to claim your reflective CME or CE credits.🛑 Free 7-Day Boundaries Challenge: Join the challenge here⚖️ Free 15-Minute Alignment Check: Download your workbook🎧 Join the Learn at Pinnacle app ⁠to earn FREE CME/CE Credit for listening to this episode! Connect with Dr. Tina Wheat:Website: www.santinawheat.comEmail: [email protected]: Follow me @drtinawheat