I disagree completely. If we consider you and your Dr colleagues who share the same objective, then when a colleague of mine interrupts me, I tend to have enough respect for them to assume they're interrupting me because they think I should be interrupted. Similarly, if they seize control of the conversation, I assume it's because they've judged they should seize control. And I'm saying this as a person who *hates* being interrupted.
Now, if a colleague abuses that privilege often enough, they get demoted and will no longer be a colleague. Such interruptions from colleagues are not only helpful, but *necessary* for efficient and effective teamwork. But to be honest, this is not a collegial relationship. Your Dr is the vendor and you are the customer. I still try to treat my vendors as if they're colleagues. But under full reduction, they're not. On 07/13/2018 08:34 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote: > Glen writes: > > "That interaction successfully grabbed his attention." > > My observation is that it is not necessarily helpful to others' concentration > to interrupt them and to try to control the conversation. I don't see > doctors as any different from any other specialist, in spite of the fact they > try to raise themselves above others through authoritarian signals like > wearing lab coats and having nurses on a humiliatingly-short leash. As a > result, people have too high of expectations of them, and thus malpractice > insurance contributes to the high cost of medical care. -- ∄ uǝʃƃ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
