Drew Lawson

ANDREW JAMES LAWSON, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., A.C.C., B.C.C., C.P.C.C.

Lawson Coaching & Consulting, LLC

WHAT DO YOU WANT MOST?

Increased Success: Time and time again, coaching has proven results.   People who hire a coach are more successful including improved individual performance as well as increasing profitability.  Coaching methods used by Coach Drew Lawson have produced 30-50% increase in profitability and job satisfaction in his clients.

Increased Productivity: Research shows that those who hire a coach can be as much as 85% more productive, and some coaching clients have learned enough to boost quantifiable job performance and productivity by up to $1 million dollars.

Increased Results:  The results of coaching as stated by 100 executives of Fortune 1000 companies are as follows: over 70% increase in working relationships with direct reports & peers, over 60% increase in job satisfaction, over 65% increase in teamwork.

THE CHALLENGES(direct statements from business & healthcare executives and leaders)

Are you struggling to keep your focus on a clearly defined goal?

Do you feel constantly pulled in too many directions?

Running out of ideas to motivate people to accomplish the tasks at hand?

Stressed about meeting demands & deadlines?

Fearful of making a big mistake? Worried about a “black swan” (an extraordinary catastrophic event)?

Wondering if you are using all of your talents to their full potential?

Feeling that your life is spinning out of control?  Running on empty close to the brink of overwhelm?

Mind-numbing meetings, emails, and to do lists causing you to lose sight of what’s important? Are you missing something? 

THE SOLUTION

“Coaching with Drew has transformed my life at work and at home. The R.O.I. (return of investment) in working with Drew has been well over ten-fold. The decisions that I now choose to make have garnered tens of thousands of dollars for my company.”

Overcoming Fears, Black Swans, and other barriers:

“Since working with Drew, I have become aware of the limiting beliefs that drain my ability to focus and achieve, and how to overcome them.”

Simplifying, slowing down, taking it all in:

“Drew’s coaching has enabled me to be more productive and efficient while pausing to capture and enjoy every moment.”

THE COACH

As your professional executive coach, I will help you grow and improve your performance & productivity, reduce or eliminate your blind spots, reduce the likelihood of failure and premature burnout.

I utilize a highly organized, simple, elegant process that I custom design for you.  I provide proven & sustainable results that increase productivity & efficiency while also transforming & developing you into your full leadership potential.  Additionally, I have customized solutions for business & healthcare executives, business leaders, and teams.

I combine my real-life situational experience, extensive coaching training and experience, and consulting background to provide you with the success that you have yearned for.

Top athletes in the world, icons of industry, leading CEOs, and even Barack Obama, have coaches.  Shouldn’t you?

Dr. Drew Lawson is a Stanford trained, board certified physician and a professionally trained, boarded, & certified executive coach, consultant, quality assurance & risk management director, and recognized speaker.  Dr. Lawson possesses a rare grouping of talents and expertise that form a toolkit of unprecedented value to you.  He will help you to clarify your direction, strategize your actions, and master your leadership and revenue building abilities. He specializes in coaching business executives.  He has extensive experience in removing the barriers in your way to success by using practical and proven methods to improve your efficiency and productivity.  In addition, he will also increase your business success by developing your leadership and advancement skills, communication & conflict management abilities as well as enhancing your work/life balance and time management.  Combining his passion for teaching, mentoring, and coaching with his experience in the chaotic world of Emergency Medicine where he is known by his colleagues as incredibly efficient, calm, “never cracks under pressure”, and “smiles even during the most hectic situations”, Dr. Lawson will provide you with the adventure and tools to inspire you to create the life you want.

TESTIMONIALS:  http://www.uberlumen.com/testimonials/

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST:

Business Executives who:

• Are seeking career advancement
• Are looking to rekindle their passion for work & life
• want to look forward to coming to work again
• want to discover unique and effective stress & time management skills
• want strategies to enhance their revenue streams
• lead effectively but want to develop the leadership skills to take them to the next level
• foster teamwork but want to find ways to enjoy & enrich their communication & conflict management skills

COACHING BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE:

Founder & C.E.O., LAWSON COACHING & CONSULTING, L.L.C.

• Executive & Business Coaching
• Physician & Healthcare Professionals Coaching
• Physician & Business Lawsuit Coaching

LIFE REVOLUTIONS COACH

specializing in teen and young adult coaching

specialty training in teen stress reduction

BUSINESS SUCCESS COACH NETWORK MEMBER Internationally recognized as one of the Top 5 coach organizations

Focused on assisting individuals and organizations to achieve their goals & objectives

THE COACHES BOOK CLUB

Creator & Founder of this unique online book club for coaches & their clients 

COACH EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS:

CERTIFIED CO-ACTIVE PROFESSIONAL COACH (C.P.C.C.)

The Coaches Training Institute Certification & Training

Over 200 hours of Certification & Training

BOARD CERTIFIED COACH (B.C.C.)

The Center for Credentialing & Education

CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN DEVELOPMENT COACH

Specialized training in Physician Coaching to help physicians:

Rekindle the passion for work & life

Create ways to find more time & less stress

Lawsuit prevention, survival, growth, & resilience

ASSOCIATED CERTIFIED COACH (A.C.C.)

Accredited by the International Coach Federation (I.C.F.)        

CERTIFIED IN THE LEADERSHIP CIRCLE 360

Training in leadership development, business & executive coaching, workshops, cultural surveys and assessments, adult developmental staging, strength building, measurement, recognition, and management of reactive tendencies

CERTIFIED IN STRENGTHS DEPLOYMENT INVENTORY (S.D.I.)

Training in a simple, unique, & elegant assessment tool that stands apart from Meyers Briggs & D.I.S.C. behavior assessment by looking at individual motivation behind behavior at baseline and under conflict/stress

ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK:  

Critical Decision Making, Communication Skills, Conflict Management,

Emotional Intelligence (E.I.), Transformational Leadership, Men's Growth & Development

COACHING ARTICLES & PUBLICATIONS:

Lawson, A., Brady, W., Baldwin, W., Physician Wellness Committees: Friend or Foe?,  accepted for publication in Physician Executive Journal 2013

Lawson, A. (contributing editor), Brady, W, Haley, S., Coaching-When is it Needed?, pending acceptance for publication in Physician Executive Journal 2013

Lawson, A., Garzon, M., Todd, K., Do ED Patients Have Legal Right to Receive Narcotics? Mitigate risk of misdiagnosis, ED Legal Letter, July 2012

Lawson, A., Scaletta, T., Unavailable Specialist=Legal Woes for EPs, ED Legal Letter, August 2012 

Lawson, A., The Magic of 7 Days, manuscript pending

Lawson, A., Coaching Benefits: A Literature Review

Lawson, A., Leadership Coaching

Lawson, A., Strength Deployment Inventory Introduction 

MEMBERSHIPS:

Founding Fellow of the Institute of Coaching Professional Association at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate

Member of Orange County Medical Association Physician Wellness Committee

Member ICF International, Los Angeles, & Orange County

Member CTI Co-Active Network 

CURRENT (NON-COACHING) EMPLOYMENT

1996-                  

MISSION HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT 

Physician of Excellence Award 2013, Orange County Medical Society

Director, Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement 1998-present

Member, Quality Assurance & Quality Improvement Committee 1997-present

Partner, Mission Viejo Emergency Medicine Associates 1998-present

Base Station Physician, Mission Regional Trauma Center, 1997-present

Selected Member, Mission Hospital Ethics Committee 2007-present

Selected Member, Mission Hospital Peer Review Committee 2009-present

(1 of 12 physicians selected to review all medical & surgical quality management issues and cases hospital wide)

Selected Member, Mission Hospital E.D. Quality & Research Committee 2009

Vital Signs of Healing Curriculum creator and lecturer 2007-present

Consultant, Safe Swimming & Drowning Prevention 2007-present

Founder, Nurse & Physician Liaison Committee 1997-1998

Director, Physician Educator 1997-1998

Guest Lecturer, Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center and surrounding communities regarding myriad complex medical topics, ethics, philosophy,    science, psychology, marriage, mentoring

EDUCATION

1993–1996   STANFORD EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY                

                        Director, Stanford Stadium Medicine Program

                        Founder, Stanford Medicine In Local Education (S.M.I.L.E.)

                        Member, Stanford Clinical Pathways Task Force

                        Member, Stanford Emergency Department Chart Flow Committee

                        Mentor, Stanford Medical Youth Science Program

                        Guest Lecturer, For:  faculty, students, undergraduates, and paramedics             

1989–1993   JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE   Doctor of Medicine 1993

                        Co-founder, Freshman Advisory Committee (F.A.C.), 1990–1992

                        President, Health and Education Liaisons Program (H.E.L.P.), 1990–1992

                        Extern, Indian Health Services, San Carlos Reservation, San Carlos, AZ, 1993                  

1985–1989   STANFORD UNIVERSITY         Bachelor of Science, Biology 1989

                        Research Assistant, Cystic Fibrosis Research, 1988

                        President, Stanford Students Against Drunk Driving Program, 1988–1989

                        Officer, Sigma Chi Fraternity, 1988–1989

                        Fraternity House Manager, 1988

                        Swim Instructor and Therapist, Swim Center for the Disabled, 1987–1988

ACADEMIC HONORS

                        A. O. A. Member

                        William C. Davis Prize–Outstanding Emergency Medicine Candidate, 1993

                        McClellan Scholar–Jefferson Medical College’s academic scholarship, 1989–1993

EXTRACURRICULAR HONORS

                        Masters Water Polo Championships Bronze Medal Team, 2012

Stanford University Scholarship Athlete, 1985–1989

                        N.C.A.A. All-Tournament Team Member, 1988

                        Member, N.C.A.A. Championship Water Polo Teams, 1985 & 1986

Member, U.S. Olympic Water Polo Training Squad, 1986

                        Member, U.S. National Junior Water Polo Team, 1985–87

                        C.I.F. Water Polo Player of the Year, 1985

CERTIFICATIONS 

                        Diplomat, American Board of Emergency Medicine, 1998-present

                        State of California Medical License, 1999-present

                        State of California Physician Assistant Supervisor License, 2001-present

                        Drug Enforcement Agency (D.E.A.) License, 1999-present

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

                        American College of Emergency Physicians, 1993–present

                        Orange County Medical Association, 2004-present

                        Hobart Amory Hare Honor Medical Society, 1992–1993

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

                        Co-Author of 'Vital Signs' seminar and book manuscript

Author of Vital Signs for Healing Curriculum

Leader of Married Life Live: Marriage Curriculum & Teaching

Co-leader Community Men's Group 2003-2010

Co-leader Marriage Mentoring Program 2006

Marriage Mentor Couple 2004-2006

                        Hobbies:         Time with my wife & children

                                                Reading, Cycling  & Swimming

                        Values:            Life Long Learning

                                                Quirky/Pug Dog Humor

                                                Inspiration