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Ep 44. How MicroSkills Can Transform You with Dr. Resa Lewiss
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- Dec 22, 2025
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Summary
How do small, intentional actions transform your leadership, communication, and confidence in medicine and beyond? In this episode, Dr. Resa E. Lewiss, physician, author, TEDMED speaker, and host of The Visible Voices Podcast—breaks down the power of microskills: simple, actionable strategies that help you navigate conflict, set boundaries, build trust, and reclaim your agency at work. Dr. Lewiss shares how to build a personal board of directors, why every high-achiever needs a “failure friend,” and how to confidently move through career transitions with clarity instead of fear. She also opens up about rejection, resilience, and the realities behind writing her book MicroSkills: Small Actions, Big Impact. If you're a clinician, leader, or ambitious professional looking to bring your best self to work without burnout, this conversation offers practical tools you can use immediately. Episode Takeaways What microskills are and how small, repeatable actions create rapid improvement in leadership, communication, and confidence. How building a personal board of directors strengthens decision-making, career clarity, and professional growth. Why a “failure friend” is essential for emotional resilience, burnout prevention, and navigating high-stress work environments. What boundaries, conflict navigation, and self-advocacy look like in medicine—and how they help you reclaim agency. How redefining success from within leads to healthier mindset, work–life balance, and long-term career fulfillment. About Our Guest Dr. Resa E. Lewiss is an emergency medicine and lifestyle medicine physician, adjunct professor at Brown University, TEDMED speaker, healthcare designer, and award-winning educator, mentor, and point-of-care ultrasound specialist. She has authored over 125 peer-reviewed…