“Politics is more difficult than physics.” –Albert Einstein
No matter how many years of training you have or how excellent your clinical skills are, physicians who lack political skills will not reach their potential. Unless you’re a solo practitioner, the only way to avoid organizational politics is to avoid people. Refusing to participate will you keep you on the sidelines, watching your aspirations evaporate.

Read the rest of this article by Janet Bickel at the AMWA website here.