Paula Hartzell, M.D.

Presentations That Can Help

You Can Do It!

Professionally, you can:

Develop an authentic leadership style that makes people want to work for you
Deal with people and solve problems while avoiding ego conflicts
Approach conflict calmly and logically
Maintain order in the workplace
Embrace discipline – by viewing “discipline” as “order in the workplace”

Personally, you can:

Change your lifestyle in small ways that dramatically improve your health
Balance professional and personal life so that you excel at both
Overcome perfectionism and procrastination
Feel encouraged when facing overwhelming adversity

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Presentations That Can Help:

Presentations are tailored for the specific needs of the particular audience. These topics can be presented in the format of a keynote, seminar, or workshop.

Positive Leadership

Make People Want to Work for You
Discipline is Maintaining Order
Developing Your Leadership Style

Conflict Resolution
Overcoming Adversity
Balancing Professional and Personal Life
Simple Lifestyle Changes for Health
Embracing Change

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Dr. Paula Hartzell, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, is a family physician with previous experience as a naval flight officer and naval leadership instructor. She draws on these experiences to captivate the audience using stories with a point. Using memorable examples constructed with engineering precision, she delivers her message with the warmth of a family doctor.

Dr. Hartzell began attending the U.S. Naval Academy as a non-swimmer, and achieved the excellent swimming skills required for graduation. Her subsequent completion of naval flight training required even more advanced swimming skills. Drills included escape from simulated underwater aircraft crashes – while blindfolded. Her journey through this training provides humorous examples for problem-solving and managing stress during extreme adversity.

After flight training, Dr. Hartzell navigated aircraft in Antarctica and served as a division officer supervising 40 enlisted personnel. She then returned to the Naval Academy as a leadership instructor. After her naval service, Dr. Hartzell transitioned to a career in medicine. She independently completed biology and chemistry studies required to attend medical school. She completed her training as a family physician and now practices medicine in Joplin, Missouri.

During her medical practice, Dr. Hartzell has been impressed by the dramatic impact of lifestyle choices on the health of patients. She became interested in facilitating positive changes to reduce stress, improve health, and increase productivity.

In conducting presentations on lifestyle issues, she became aware that leadership issues were a major source of stress, both for employees and for managers. Dr. Hartzell incorporated her leadership background with her medical experience and expanded her offerings to include leadership and professional training. She is well equipped to address the interaction of professional stressors and lifestyle from either angle.

Dr. Hartzell's Background:

Education
B.S. – U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1982
M.D. – University of Kentucky, Lexington, 1995
Family Practice Residency Training – Barberton, Ohio, 1995-98

Naval Experience
Naval Flight Training, 1982-83
Naval Flight Officer, 1983-87, C-130 aircraft navigator in Antarctica
Leadership Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy, 1987-89

Current Professional Activities
Member, American Medical Association since 1998
Board Certified, American Board of Family Medicine, 1998-2012
Member, National Wellness Institute since 1998