November 25th, 2025
I was talking to a colleague recently who shared an experience that many of us can likely relate to.
She said she had identified a compelling case for improving patient access at her medical center and a clear gap that could ...
November 18th, 2025
"I was so upset and confused. And I didn’t know who to tell."
That's what a friend of mine said after a physician on the surgical team entered his room the night before his cancer surgery and said, "The procedure they’re ...
November 11th, 2025
Chances are you’ve worked for a micromanager during the course of your career. I know I have. In fact, I’ve known plenty of micromanagers over the years. And, almost universally, I’ve found that they are very resistant to admitting their ...
November 4th, 2025
Leadership takes grit. Sometimes that means dealing with temporary discomfort to achieve a healthy culture.
During a group coaching session with our Be the Leader Nobody Wants to Leave cohort, one of my colleagues recently said, “Don’t trade temporary discomfort for ...
October 27th, 2025
A few weeks ago, I was feeling really stuck trying to navigate through a life-altering problem. After our home burned in May, it has been months of back and forth with insurance which is preventing us from moving forward to ...
October 21st, 2025
Generating trust through transparency
We hear a lot about transparency as a key element of leadership and healthy culture, but what does it actually mean to employees—and more importantly, to you as a leader? Transparency is important because there’s a ...
October 14th, 2025
Engaging Hearts and Minds for Effective Healthcare Leadership
Healthcare is built on a foundation of science. Whether we're looking at evidence-based practice in nursing, evidence-based practice in medicine, or clinical trials, it’s important to rely on sound data. Facts and data ...
October 7th, 2025
AI spotlights the need for human connection
You may or may not realize it but many of the conversations you have with the companies and brands you’re a customer or client of aren’t taking place with people—they’re taking place with bots, ...
September 29th, 2025
The costly disconnect between what we advertise and what we can actually deliver
Healthcare is notorious for its silos—departments that are hyper-focused on their own work but fail to fully understand how their work needs to link to other departments. Marketing ...
September 22nd, 2025
How bad-mouthing teammates can destroy patient trust
I had an opportunity recently to accompany a family member to an appointment for major surgery. I always learn a lot at these visits and am always attuned to what goes well and areas ...