By Dr. Gaby Cora

Do you work through strengths or through weaknesses?

Years ago I was chatting with a more senior executive in Corporate America. I mentioned my love of medicine and its integration with business and my dislike of the more tedious financial reports. She immediately said I should focus on developing skills in the accounting and financial aspects of my work, leaving aside my forte as I shouldn’t focus on my strengths but on my weaknesses, she said.

As a practicing psychiatrist and wellness coach, most people would think that I am a blank slate without thoughts, feelings, or expression during sessions. Those who know me well and who have worked with me for years have no doubts that I have strong opinions and that I will also act in  my client’s or patient’s best interest.

By Dr. Gaby Cora

Much has been written about the similarities and differences between being a coach and a therapist.

While the medical model has been invaded by third party payers, time restrictions, and stigma, the coaching model is viewed as a process of improvement and has boomed as an alternative. Today’s coach is yesterday’s shrink.

MD, Executive Wellness Coach Warns that Recession, Hiring Freezes, and Real Estate Downturn are Creating High Levels of On-the-Job Stress

Gas prices have topped $4 a gallon, corporations have instituted hiring freezes, and the amount of foreclosures continue to hit record numbers. As a result, South Florida has become one of the hardest hit regions in the country.

“With the news so grim, it’s no wonder that there has been an increase in executives, leaders and managers suffering from stress and corporate burnout,” said Gabriela Corá, MD, MBA.Dr. Corá, a medical doctor and psychiatrist, executive wellness coach, and author of Leading under Pressure, warns that if executives and entrepreneurs are working 16 hour-days to produce more with less, they should be on the lookout for stress-related medical problems. “The question that executives and entrepreneurs should be asking themselves is, ‘Do I need a doctor or a business coach?’ 

“Stress is the buzzword of the twenty-first century,” Dr. Gabriela Corá recently said on Fox News. In her new book, Leading under Pressure: Strategies to Maximize Peak Performance & Productivity while Maximizing Health & Wellbeing, she addresses the multiple challenges corporate executives and entrepreneurs face as they strive to achieve higher goals with increased competition, progressively limited resources, and the same manpower. “Burnt-out, energy-depleted, or constantly stressed, many find themselves unable to take pleasure in their hard-earned position,” Dr. Corá says.