Growth Edge - A Leadership Podcast (Laurie Baedke)

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I’m joined by Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH, FACS, for an important conversation, exploring the complexities of mental health and medicine. Dr. Cunningham is a retired professional tennis athlete, an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, the Section Chief of Endocrine Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Immediate Past President of the Association for Academic Surgery, a mentor, a mentor, and an advocate. Her recent AAS Presidential Lecture, Removing the Mask, courageously shared her journey through depression and substance abuse recovery.

Key takeaways:

 - vulnerability is not a weakness, but a strength

 - seeking fulfillment from within is key to flourishing

 - certainty vs. fallibility

 - giving ourselves and others space for grief and emotions

 - the value of meaningful connections with others

 - self care as a professional obligation

Listen in!

US surgeons are killing themselves at an alarming rate. One decided to speak out - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/26/surgeons-suicide-doctors-physicians-mental-health

Association for Academic Surgery Presidential Address - Removing the Mask - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c4OMFcmML4  

Arthur Brooks - A profession is not a personality - https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/09/self-objectification-work/620246/ 

Range - David Epstein - https://davidepstein.com/the-range/ 

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I sit down for a conversation with Dr. Toni Lam, Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry, about the topic of coachability and its role in career advancement.

We examine:

 - readiness for feedback

 - unexpected coaching opportunities

 - the role of reflection

 - the importance of adaptability

Listen in!

Toni Lam LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonikalam/  

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down with Dr. Joyce DeLeo to examine the importance of coachability as we navigate career transitions and ascend in executive leadership, and the way that a lack of coachability can be a career derailer.

We discuss:

• Examples of high self-awareness, humility, and coachability
• Avoiding career derailers 
• Leveraging reflection for growth 
• How leaders can learn and improve coachability
• The critical role of active listening in leadership performance 

Joyce DeLeo, PhD, Witt Kieffer - joyce-deleo-phd

Joyce DeLeo, PhD, LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joyce-deleo-phd/ 

Jillian Bybee, MD, FAAP

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I sit down for a conversation with Dr. Jillian Bybee. Dr. Bybee is a physician, medical educator, coach, speaker, podcaster, writer, and advocate for healthcare wellbeing and fulfillment. 

During our conversation, we discuss:

 - the role of reflection in coachability and self-coaching,

 - the importance of fit in coaching partnerships,

 - guiding ourselves toward clarity and contentment, and

 - embracing vulnerability and courage in pursuit of growth

Listen in!

Jillian Bybee website - https://jillianbybeemd.com 

Humans Leading podcast - https://humansleading.buzzsprout.com 

Squiggly Careers podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/squiggly-careers/id1202842065

You Coach You book - https://www.amazon.com/You-Coach-Overcome-Challenges-Control/dp/024150273X 

Ed Batista The Art of Self Coaching Course - https://www.edbatista.com/the-art-of-self-coaching-public-course.html 

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I sit down for a fantastic conversation with Kevin Wilde, author of the book Coachability: The Leadership Superpower. Kevin is an Executive Leadership Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. He retired in 2015 from a 34 year corporate career in leadership and talent development at General Electric and General Mills.

We discuss:

 - strategies for improving coachability

 - avoiding false finish lines

 - keeping company with Truth Tellers (T2s)

 - the attributes that most reliably align to coachability in leaders

 - tips for managing and expanding your learning zone

Kevin’s Website - http://www.thecoachableleader.com/  

Follow Kevin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinwilde/ 

Kevin’s Book - Coachability: The Leadership Superpower 

Amazon.com: Coachability: The Leadership Superpower: 9781643437194: Wilde, Kevin D., Bungay Stanier, Michael: Books

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I discuss the topic of coachability with Dr. Cara King.

Dr. King is the Section Head of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS) and Medical Gynecology and the Program Director of the MIGS Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. She also serves as the Director of Innovation for Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Health Institute and is a Vice President of the Academy for Surgical Coaching.

We discuss:

• the definition of coachability
• barriers to coachability
• building coaching programs that deliver impact
• attributes of highly coachable surgeons and leaders
• the role of reflection in growth

Listen in!

https://surgicalcoaching.org 

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/how-cleveland-clinic-has-saved-133m-in-physician-retention.html 

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I sit down with a long-time friend and colleague, Blake Lawrence. Blake had a stellar college football career, playing linebacker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and after an early retirement due to concussions, he pursued his entrepreneurial passions. He founded and successfully exited his first company, a social media agency, and is the CEO of a second venture, opendorse, the largest provider of technology in the athlete endorsement industry. Opendorse helps athletes earn more than $100MM each year through NIL deals, and about 125k athletes use the platform every day.

Among the key takeaways from our conversation:

 - there are numerous styles that result in great coaching

 - not all feedback is good feedback

 - the best coaches are selfless - their success is your growth and success

 - ego can be a big hurdle for people, both as they’re coaching and as they’re being coached

 - part of coaching is equipping team members to coach themselves when you’re not around

 - in coaching, consistency and repetition matter

Listen in.

Opendorse - https://opendorse.com

Adi Kunalic Growth Edge leadership podcast episode - https://growthedge.libsyn.com/adi-kunalic-servant-leadership 

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, we explore the topic of coachability in entrepreneurs. 

Entrepreneurs are often perceived as uncoachable; perhaps because they’re highly visionary, independent, driven, and resolute in their conviction that an idea has viability. To survive the start up journey and build a product or company requires confidence, courage, wise counsel, and high coachability. 

Listen in to learn more! 

In this week's episode, we explore 12 attributes of highly coachable leaders, five barriers to coachabilities, and times when we need to double down on practicing or assessing our own coachability.

In this week’s episode, we explore the business case for coachability, and what outcomes are produced when individuals are highly coachable. 

Like most anything that’s worthwhile in life, being a coachable leader doesn’t come naturally or easily or comfortably. But, the positive impact that’s achieved by coachable leaders is worth the effort.

When we think about coachability, I think it’s natural for a lot of well-established, successful, intelligent leaders to say “that’s not for me”, because they’re already in a solid or strong position. It’s easy to see that station that they’ve achieved in life as sustainable. But as Jim Collins says, “good is the enemy of great.”

Coahability is about realizing that our continued success requires our being open to learning from others, to confronting uncomfortable truths about ourselves, and to working hard to make necessary behavior changes in order to experience next level performance.

The most successful individuals see themselves as an evolving work in progress.

Coaching and coachability result in four primary outcomes; development, behavior change, performance, and promotability, and secondary positive impacts including improved resilience, well-being, innovation, and collaboration. 

Listen in!

Happy New Year and welcome to Season Nine of the Growth Edge Leadership podcast. In this amazing season, we’re going to flip the coin - explore the outcomes and impact of highly coachable leaders.

What does it really mean to be coachable? 

What are the desirable outcomes of coachability? 

What are the attributes of coachable leaders, and how do we adopt them? 

This week's episode defines coachability and sets the table for the discussion to follow. Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to season eight of the Growth Edge leadership podcast. This season is all about mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching, and coincides with the release of my most recent book; Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance. I am so delighted to hear the positive feedback from so many of you about the impact of this topic and these episodes, and I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the number of you who have already purchased and read a copy, and acquired copies for others.

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, we discuss 

coaching for performance. In life and leadership, feedback is fuel to inform excellence. But, the farther we advance in our careers and the higher we ascend in leadership, the less likely we are to receive it. The most successful leaders intentionally, heck, they relentlessly, seek it out, because they know that when it comes to blind spots, weaknesses, and biases, ignorance is not bliss. 

Listen in! 

Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I

Mentor Coach Lead book - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Coach-Lead-Professional-Performance/dp/1640553819/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675279667&sr=8-1 

Welcome back to season eight of the Growth Edge leadership podcast. This season is all about mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching, and coincides with the release of my most recent book; Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance. I am so delighted to hear the positive feedback from so many of you about the impact of this topic and these episodes, and I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the number of you who have already purchased and read a copy, and acquired copies for others.

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, we discuss 

the connection between mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching and our wellbeing. Specifically, we’ll explore:

* the power of purpose,

* the role of connection and community, and

* why those who are better mentored, sponsored, and coached are more resilient.

Listen in! 

Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I

Mentor Coach Lead book - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Coach-Lead-Professional-Performance/dp/1640553819/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675279667&sr=8-1 

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, we discuss how sponsorship is vital to advancing individuals and supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within our organizations. While mentorship is important for development, sponsorship is where advancement occurs, hence it is important for male leaders, and critical for female leaders!

THANK YOU for listening in! If you’re a long time listener, or brand new to the show, please leave a rating and a review, and / or share us on your social media feed. I’d love to hear what you think, and your amplification of this work helps us reach more leaders with powerful content to fuel their GROWTH.

Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I

Mentor Coach Lead book - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Coach-Lead-Professional-Performance/dp/1640553819/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675279667&sr=8-1 

Welcome back to season eight of the Growth Edge leadership podcast. This season is all about mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching, and coincides with the release of my most recent book; Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance. I am so delighted to hear the positive feedback from so many of you about the impact of this topic and these episodes, and I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the number of you who have already purchased and read a copy, acquired copies for others, or are anxiously awaiting your copy on pre-order from it’s upcoming Amazon release date this Wednesday, March 15th.

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, we’ll answer the question “when do we need mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching?” There are so many circumstances in life when we need to be surrounded by wise counsel and objective input.

Here’s a short list:

*Always

*Transition

*Adversity

*Success

These relationships provide invaluable insight and input in a variety of ways. Mentors, sponsors, and coaches provide:

Clarity of vision

Clarity of purpose, engagement, and meaning

Increased self-awareness

Encouragement and exhortation

Listen in!

Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I

Mentor Coach Lead book - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Coach-Lead-Professional-Performance/dp/1640553819/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675279667&sr=8-1 

This season is focused on the important topics of mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching.

And, it corresponds to a major milestone for me - - the publication of my third book, Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance, AVAILABLE NOW through my publisher, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and available for pre-order on Amazon. 

Links below.

This week, we're discussing the different types of mentors; traditional mentors, peer mentors, reverse mentors, mentoring constellations or networks, and sponsors. 

Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I

Mentor Coach Lead book - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Coach-Lead-Professional-Performance/dp/1640553819/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675279667&sr=8-1 

I can’t wait to meet you right back here, every Monday morning. In the meantime, spread the good word on social about season eight, or leave a rating or review to show your love.

See you soon.

This season is focused on the important topics of mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching.

And, it corresponds to a major milestone for me - - the publication of my third book, Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance, AVAILABLE NOW through my publisher, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and available for pre-order on Amazon. 

Links below.

This week, we're discussing the business case for these three practices. What's the ROI? How do these practices drive impact and result in valuable personal and professional outcomes? And why should we invest in them?

Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I

Mentor Coach Lead book - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Coach-Lead-Professional-Performance/dp/1640553819/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675279667&sr=8-1 

I can’t wait to meet you right back here, every Monday morning. In the meantime, spread the good word on social about season eight, or leave a rating or review to show your love.

See you soon.

This season is focused on the important topics of mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching.

And, it corresponds to a major milestone for me - - the publication of my third book, Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance, AVAILABLE NOW through my publisher, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and available for pre-order on Amazon. 

Links below.

This week, we're defining the three practices; mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching, and explaining their bi-directionality.

Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I

Mentor Coach Lead book - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Coach-Lead-Professional-Performance/dp/1640553819/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675279667&sr=8-1 

I can’t wait to meet you right back here, every Monday morning. In the meantime, spread the good word on social about season eight, or leave a rating or review to show your love.

See you soon.

Welcome to season eight of the Growth Edge leadership podcast! 

This season is focused on the important topics of mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching.

And, it corresponds to a major milestone for me - - the publication of my third book, AVAILABLE NOW through my publisher, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and available for pre-order on Amazon. 

Links below.

Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I

Mentor Coach Lead book - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Coach-Lead-Professional-Performance/dp/1640553819/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675279667&sr=8-1 

I can’t wait to meet you right back here, every Monday morning. In the meantime, spread the good word on social about season eight, or leave a rating or review to show your love.

See you soon.

Welcome to season eight of the Growth Edge leadership podcast! 

This season is focused on the important topics of mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching.

And, it corresponds to a major milestone for me - - the publication of my third book, AVAILABLE NOW through my publisher, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and available for pre-order on Amazon. 

Links below.

Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I

Mentor Coach Lead book - Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Mentor-Coach-Lead-Professional-Performance/dp/1640553819/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675279667&sr=8-1 

I can’t wait to meet you right back here, every Monday morning. In the meantime, spread the good word on social about season eight, or leave a rating or review to show your love.

See you soon.

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I welcome a protege and rock star, Emily Sheboy-Scarcello, MPH, FACHE to join me for a fun conversation about being a rock star emerging leader, the burden of youth, and the power of representation to inspire and engage the next generation.

Listen in! 

Emily Sheboy-Scarcello LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-scarcello-mph-fache-37436983/ 

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down with Dr. Amer Kaissi, Professor of Healthcare Administration at Trinity University to discuss his newest book, Humbitious: The Power of Low-Ego High-Drive Leadership. The book, and our conversation, are packed with empirical research and applicable practices for leaders to apply to nurture greater self-awareness and performance in themselves and others, driving powerful and highly desirable workplace outcomes.

Listen in! 

Dr. Kaissi LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amer-kaissi-ph-d-38258919/ 

Dr. Kaissi Twitter - https://twitter.com/amerkaissi10 

Humbitious Book - https://www.amazon.com/Humbitious-Power-Low-Ego-High-Drive-Leadership/dp/177458073X 

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I sit down with Dr. Michele Halyard, Professor of Radiation Oncology and Dean of the Mayo Clinic’s Arizona campus. An accomplished academic physician and physician executive with a passion for coaching, we dig into the differences between mentoring and coaching, providing formative feedback, the roles and attributes of effective coaches and coachees, and the importance of trust and psychological safety in coaching relationships.

Listen in!

Michele Halyard, Mayo Clinic - https://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/halyard-michele-y-m-d/bio-20053510

Michele Halyard Twitter - https://twitter.com/michelehalyard 

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I invite former guest, Dr. Kelly Cawcutt back to share her lessons learned after spending the past two and a half years leveling up in leadership and making contributions in new rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares two key leadership learnings about managing through crisis, a call to action about leveraging and sustaining disruptive change, and a handful of pearls around the important role that wellbeing and boundaries play in leadership performance.

Kelly Cawcutt, MD LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-cawcutt-md-ms-facp-fidsa-fccm-9a63251b/

Kelly Cawcutt, MD Twitter - https://twitter.com/KellyCawcuttMD 

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I welcome a colleague and former student to discuss her research on gender microaggressions in pharmacy. As a leader in the clinical discipline, she discovered a paucity of research to explore and equip herself with an understanding of the topic and its impact or to identify interventions to solve for it. We discuss her findings and hear practical tools and tactics to apply.

Casey Orton LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-o-2baaa7206/ 

On this week's episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I welcome back prior guest, Dr. Michael Maddaus, for a conversation about strengths, boundaries, reflection, values, and humanity.

Love + Work: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life - Marcus Buckingham - https://www.amazon.com/Love-Work-Find-What-Rest/dp/1647821231/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=love+%2B+work&qid=1656535468&sprefix=love+%2B+%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1 

Me, Myself, and Us: The Science of Personality and the Art of Well-Being - Brian Little - https://www.amazon.com/Me-Myself-Us-Personality-Well-Being/dp/1610396383 

Brian Little TEDTalk - “Who are you, really? The puzzle of personality.” - https://www.ted.com/speakers/brian_little 

Big 5 Personality - principlesU.com

StandOut assessment - https://www.marcusbuckingham.com/gift-of-standout/ 

In this week's Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, Dr. Josh Hartzell shares his passion for developing physician leaders. Dr. Hartzell is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, a Professor of Medicine, and the Program Director of Internal Medicine at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. We cover a lot of ground, including the topics of mentorship, leadership by example, humility, care, compassion, empathy, emotional intelligence, and the power of leadership in medicine and beyond.

Dr. Hartzell Twitter - https://twitter.com/joshuadhartzell 

In this week's Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, Dr. Stacey Rizza shares strategies and tactics for perfecting your elevator pitch. Not just for salespeople and business networking, it's an essential skill for all professionals at every stage of the career journey.

Dr. Rizza is a Professor of Medicine and the Executive Medical Director of International Practice at Mayo Clinic.  

Dr. Rizza Twitter - https://twitter.com/DrStaceyRizza

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast I sit down for a fun conversation with physician, mother, illustrator, and author, Dr. Grace Farris. We discuss her amazing new book, Mom Milestones, and the intersection of creativity,  illustrating, and storytelling in motherhood and in medicine. Listen in!

Grace Farris website - https://farrisgrace.com   

Grace Farris Twitter - https://twitter.com/gracefarris 

Grace Farris LinkedIn - Grace Farris - The University of Texas at Austin - LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com › grace-farris-a20a3864

NPR article - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/29/1065992396/health-care-workers-burnout-coping

Mom Milestones book - https://www.amazon.com/Mom-Milestones-Story-First-Seven/dp/1523511478/ref=asc_df_1523511478/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=532324293313&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16156317613332563894&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9024521&hvtargid=pla-1439178358268&psc=1 

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down for a conversation with Dr. Bob Lefkowitz, Nobel Laureate and James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. We talk about mentorship, legacy and leadership impact, the role of failure in success, the role of courage and humor in creativity, and so much more.

Robert Lefkowitz, MD - https://medicine.duke.edu/faculty/robert-j-lefkowitz-md

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Stockholm: The Adrenaline-Fueled Adventures of an Accidental Scientist - https://www.amazon.com/Funny-Thing-Happened-Stockholm-Adrenaline-Fueled/dp/1643136380/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1P324XVXLWPO7&keywords=lefkowitz&qid=1656794114&sprefix=Lefkowitz%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-1 

In the final episode of 2021 and season six of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, we welcome Dr. Laura Desveaux back to discuss what we can learn from behavioral science about effective goal setting and planning ahead for a new year, equipping us with small things that we can do to engineer smart habits in pursuit of our goals.

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down for a conversation about leadership in crisis and the importance of mentorship and sponsorship in career success. Dr. Spector is Vice Dean for Faculty, Professor of Pediatrics, and Executive Director, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) at Drexel University College of Medicine. We review the current state of gender equity in medicine and beyond, and discuss strategies to influence progress.

Dr. Spector Twitter - https://twitter.com/NancyDSpector

ELAM Twitter - ELAMProgram

Dr. Spector LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-spector-49a5179/

ELAM LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/executive-leadership-in-academic-medicine/ 

Unplugging the Pipeline - A Call for Term Limits in Academic Medicine - Reshma Jagi, MD, DPhil - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1906832 

Is Academic Medicine Making Mid-Career Women Physicians Invisible? Lewiss, Silver, Bernstein, Mills, Overholser, Spector - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31593525/ 

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas San Antonio, to chat about developing and leading mentoring programs. We discuss:

 - benefits of mentorship / sponsorship / allyship

 - risks associates with lack of access to mentorship

 - how to find mentors

 - the various roles that mentors play

 - mentorship models

Mentoring: Seven Roles and Some Specifics - M. J. Tobin - https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/rccm.2405004

When You Recommend Someone for an Opportunity, Follow Through - S. Jain and R. Gotian - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03004-5 

Dr. Verduzco-Gutierrez Twitter - https://twitter.com/MVGutierrezMD 

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I welcome Dr. Valerie Stone, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School to discuss navigating leadership and career transitions. 

Designing Your Life, Dave Evans and Bill Burnett - https://designingyour.life/the-book/

How Women Rise, Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith - http://www.howwomenrise.com 

Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, Herminia Ibarra - https://store.hbr.org/product/act-like-a-leader-think-like-a-leader/10953 

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, I sit down with Dr. Joanne Conroy, President and CEO of Dartmouth Hitchcock Health. From academic medicine, to association leadership, to the helm of a health system, we learn from her experiences making bold career transitions, leading turnarounds, and taking care to heal healthcare for the people therein and those they serve.

In this week’s Growth Edge episode, I welcome former guest and fellow Ted Lasso fan Dr. Mark Shapiro to join me in discussing leadership and life lessons from the show. We talk about the power of apology and forgiveness, the competencies of accountability and trust, and the importance of growth and rest. Listen in.

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down for a fascinating roundtable discussion with two colleagues from Creighton, Dr. Leah Georges and Dr. Lance Frazier, to discuss the important leadership competency of critical thinking. What is it? Why is it important? What are the barriers to it in us and in our teams and organizations?

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast, I sit down for an important conversation with Dr. Diane Dixon about the state of diversity at the highest levels of executive leadership in healthcare. The business case for diversity in the c-suite of any organization is well-documented, but the challenge of achieving diversity in executive representation in organizations and the academic institutions that train future leaders is something that we continue to struggle with. Learn from Dr. Dixon’s extensive research on this topic and hear key insights from her book, Diversity on the Executive Path. Listen in.

Diane Dixon, EdD - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddixonorg/

Diane Dixon website - http://www.ddixon.org

Diversity on the Executive Path book - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2401I

Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. She has done extensive research on what makes people very successful. She is an educator, author, coach, and speaker on the subject of optimizing success. In this week's episode, we dig in to the down side of high achieving. 

www.ruthgotian.com 

Join me for a fantastic exploration of the career path and learnings of immigrant, innovator, founder, and physician scientist, Dr. Lilit Garibyan. From her childhood in Armenia, to her journey to the US as an adolescent, to her groundbreaking research lab at Harvard Medical School, and her important work in the Magic Wand Initiative, she shares lessons learned and her four pillars of success.

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilit-garibyan-md-phd-762b75130/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/DrLilitGaribyan 

Magic Wand Initiative - http://www.magicwandinitiative.org 

From juvenile delinquent, high school dropout to cardiothoracic surgeon, full professor, and endowed chair in academic medicine to inpatient addiction rehab. Dr. Mike Maddaus’ journey of real-life experience and scientific research of human resiliency is profound and powerful, and his practical advice for healthcare leaders and high achievers is must listen material.

In this episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down with Dr. Katherine Meese to discuss her research that explores stress, resilience, and the correlates of well-being among healthcare professionals in an academic medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares the core drivers of distress and practical strategies for healthcare leaders to consider as they endeavor to redesign organizations to enable healthy work where our people can flourish.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34228687/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherineameesephd/ 

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with my fantastic friend and colleague, Dr. Laura Desveaux to discuss fresh starts, what are they and how can we leverage them?

We discuss the three constructs that drive human behavior, four common pitfalls to avoid, and four practical strategies to apply in leveraging a fresh start to boost your performance or productivity.

Listen in! Leave a rating or review. And, connect with Dr. Desveaux using the below links.

https://lauradesveaux.com 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauradesveaux/

https://twitter.com/lauradesveaux 

Welcome to season six, and episode ONE HUNDRED of the Growth Edge leadership podcast. 

In this week's episode, we dig into the timely and important topic of self-care, and how leaders can, and should, consistently assess and advocate for themselves in order to preserve the capacity to sustain and thrive amid adversity.

Are you ready for season six of the Growth Edge Leadership Podcast? Well buckle up, because we’re back!

Hellllllloooooooo friends! I have missed you and sitting in the recording studio so very much!! The podcast has been on an extended hiatus since the end of December of 2020, simply because I needed to step away. More about that in a future episode, but today I can’t wait to tell you about what is in store for you in these coming weeks and months.

I have a fantastic line up of guests and topics in the hopper for season six.

Fresh starts

Diversity on the executive path

Elite performance

Resilience bank account

Physician innovation and entrepreneurship

Critical thinking - does anyone even do this anymore?

Networking strategies for introverts

Leveraging pivots and transitions 

Focused leadership

Stress, well-being, and resilience in a crisis

And so much more.

I can’t wait to meet you right back here, every Monday morning. In the meantime, spread the good word on social about season six, subscribe, or leave a rating or review to show your love.

See you soon. 

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with physician executive and negotiation expert, Dr. Ranna Parekh. Not just a soft skill or a ‘nice to have’, negotiation is a requisite leadership competency for all professionals. Listen in as we:

-define negotiation

-review its stages

-identify barriers

-assess the role emotions play

-deliver take aways for application

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with the incandescent Dr. Amy Oxentenko, Professor and Chair of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. We chat about leveling up in leadership and life, navigating career pivots, identifying self-limiting beliefs, and pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone.

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I chat with Dr. Laurie Hiemstra; orthopaedic surgeon, clinical and gender equity researcher, and the first woman to serve on the executive committee and 2nd incoming President Elect of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. We discuss:

• the importance of representation. 
• checking your own privilege.
• drawing out excellence in others

The Fix - Michelle King - https://www.amazon.com/The-Fix-Overcome-the-Invisible-Barriers-That-Are-Holding-Women-Back-at-Work/dp/1982110929

Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Perez - https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Women-Exposing-World-Designed/dp/1784706280/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=invisible+women&qid=1606706798&s=books&sr=1-2

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with Dr. Jennifer Hunt, Professor and Chair of Pathology at the University of Florida. In addition to her role as an academic physician executive, she’s an author, coach, and speaker with specific expertise on #ImposterSyndrome, #Confidence, #Purpose, and their role in #Leadership.

We discuss:

-pursuing authenticity

-the role confidence plays in leadership and professional performance

-dialing down negativity bias in our brain

-avoiding the perfectionist and ‘all or nothing’ traps

-living a created life

-intentionally creating the success + happiness that you want

Unlocking Your Authentic Self: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, Enhancing Self-Confidence, and Banishing Self-Doubt

https://www.amazon.com/Unlocking-Your-Authentic-Self-Self-confidence/dp/1734598808/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=jennifer+hunt&qid=1606080249&sr=8-1 

Jennifer Hunt, MD - http://www.jenniferhuntmd.com

In this week’s Growth Edge episode, I sit down with my dear friend Dr. Seun Adetayo, an immigrant, surgeon, leader, and trailblazer. Drawn to challenges inside + outside of the OR, she delivers a masterclass on:

• organizational culture
• leadership
• courage
• cultural competence and ethnic diversity in healthcare 

Cultural Competence and Ethnic Diversity in Healthcare - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6571328/

www.seunadetayo.com 

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, I sit back down with Dr. Michael Frisina to dig deeper into the behavioral attributes of high performing leaders. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-e-frisina-phd-ltc-r-united-states-army-717a9614/

https://www.thefrisinagroup.com/about/ 

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down for a coaching conversation with Dr. Michael Frisina about how our brains react and respond to crises and a science-based approach to behavioral performance in organizations.  

We discuss:

 - The critical importance of alignment and engagement between employees and their leaders to drive organizational performance.

 - Being self-aware, intentional, and disciplined with our state of cognitive function, always, but particularly in times of crisis.

 - The core attributes of teams; including shared purpose, effective communication, integrated culture, and the presence of trust.

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast, I sit down with healthcare executive Jhaymee Tynan. Jhaymee is an accomplished leader and a passionate advocate for sponsorship and the role that it can play in increasing diversity and inclusion within healthcare leadership. Listen in as we explore her expertise in this space and the important work she’s undertaking as the Founder and CEO of 100 x 2030.

Jhaymee Tynan Twitter - https://twitter.com/Jhaymee

Jhaymee Tynan LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhaymeetynan/

100 x 2030 - https://jhaymeetynan.com/100x2030/

Pascal - Impact of Sponsorship on Pay - https://www.payscale.com/data/mentorship-sponsorship-benefits

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with Dr. Renee Dversdal, #Hospitalist, #POCUS expert, and CMO of @VaveHealth. We discuss exploring options outside of medicine, her passion for teaching, her penchant for lifelong learning and growth, her work as a super connector, and the importance of representation in leadership.

Dr. Dversdal on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/renee-dversdal-925916101/

Dr. Dversdal on Twitter - https://twitter.com/DRsonosRD 

Vave Health - https://www.vavehealth.com 

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I chat with Dr. Abby Spencer, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Cleveland Clinic. This powerhouse physician leader has a passion for teaching, developing others, mentoring, service, and advocacy. We discuss:

 - her earliest teaching opportunity, tutoring women prisoners as an undergrad

 - how dangerous and common it is to attach our value and worth to achievements and awards

 - fighting imposter syndrome

 - the importance of knowing your purpose

Dr. Spencer on Twitter - https://twitter.com/abbyCCim

Dr. Spencer on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abby-spencer-00b7376/

In this week’s Growth Edge Podcast, I sit down with orthopaedic fellow Dr. Colm McCarthy, an absolute rock star physician leader, champion of others, and #HeForShe. We discuss a number of timely and important topics:

• seeing a gap and stepping into it
• being an includer
• opening and holding the door for others
• destigmatizing physician #wellbeing #burnout and #suicide
• asking for help
• disrupting the status quo

Dr. McCarthy on Twitter - https://twitter.com/colmjmccarthy

Book recommendation, Certain Trumpets - https://www.amazon.com/Certain-Trumpets-Leadership-Garry-Wills/dp/0684801388 

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with young healthcare leader, Christian Balcer. We discuss the importance of living a well-examined life, navigating career transitions, and the value of clarity of one’s personal values and principles.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianbalcer/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/needed-change-my-search-whats-next-christian-balcer-mhsa/ 

The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life - David Brooks - https://www.amazon.com/Second-Mountain-David-Brooks/dp/0812993268

Boundaries for Leaders - Henry Cloud - https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-Leaders-Results-Relationships-Ridiculously/dp/0062206338/ 

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, Dr. Leslie Kuhnel is back to dig deeper into the issue of ethics, and how it applies to leadership. 

Leslie is the Division Vice President of Ethics for CHI Health / CommonSpirit Health, and a long time friend and colleague who stewards the important work of collaborating with clinicians and leaders to guide ethical decision making in her organization. 

Leadership is messy, and hard is normal. How do the best leaders create safe places for tough and messy conversations?

We discuss:

 - becoming as comfortable as possible in gray areas of uncertainty

 - being okay with not immediately having the one, right answer

 - asking tough questions

 - practicing collaborative and inclusive leadership

 - developing trusting relationships where YOU get the safety to be vulnerable

 - reaching and exploring our growth edges

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Leslie Kuhnel, Division Vice President of Ethics for CHI Health / CommonSpirit Health. Leslie is a long time friend and colleague, who stewards the important work of collaborating with clinicians and leaders to guide ethical decision making. We discuss: 

 - complexities of healthcare and humanity,

 - nurturing trust, 

 - providing a safe space for patients, families, providers, and leaders to grapple with tough questions,

 - caring for the needs of the most vulnerable,

 - addressing ethical dilemmas,

 - navigating uncertainty,

 - the importance of active listening and empathy,

Resources:

American Society for Bioethics and Humanities - https://asbh.org 

American Hospital Association - www.aha.org 

Catholic Health Association of the United States - www.chausa.org  

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, I speak with incoming high school senior, Ojas Bhagra. He shares his passion for exploring the richness of humanity through advocacy, community, and a powerful initiative called Stories of Stigma and Strength. 

Stories of Stigma and Strength is a community initiative that aims to shatter stigma one story at a time. This important work advocates for people; socially marginalized individuals, those who cannot advocate for themselves or are thrust aside in our society. We also discuss the importance of self-awareness and self-regulation as leadership practices, the value of feedback, and the process of nurturing confidence and self-belief as we traverse new and uncharted territory in our personal and professional lives. 

https://www.storiesofstrength.org/the-stories

https://www.medcitybeat.com/opinion/2020/every-human-being-is-a-story-not-just-a-statistic

Most leaders agree that coaching is important, but few adopt the practice of being coached and coachable. In this week's episode, we'll explore what it means to be coachable, how coach ability drives performance, and five attributes of coachable leaders.

In this week's episode of the Growth Edge podcast, Dr. Sheritta Strong, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Inclusion at the University of Nebraska Medical Center joins me to explore the important topics of quelling fear amid uncertainty, stepping in to tough conversations, being an ally and an upstander.

She also shares the four D’s - a model for intervention when you observe racism or marginalization

1. Direct feedback
2. Delay in feedback
3. Distraction
4. Delegation

Harvard Project Implicit

https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html 

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I welcome my long time colleague, friend, and co-author, health system CEO Natalie Lamberton to the show. A hospital CEO by age 29, in a community where she was the only person of color, this powerhouse leader has contributed substantially to healthcare as an executive, educator, author, and mentor.

Buckle up, as we explore:

• developing the next generation of leaders
• the role of mentors + sponsors
• the practice of mental visualization in leadership
• mastering networking
• lessons learned on how to manage self-doubt
• the importance of diversity + inclusion in the c-suite + the boardroom

On this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, I sit down with author, professor, and researcher @David to discuss mentorship, sponsorship, allyship, and advancing equity and inclusion in the workplace.

We dig into:

• psychosocial elements of mentorship that are crucial in times of crisis
• the unique differences between mentorship, sponsorship, and allyship
• how to audit our networks and relationships for diversity and inclusivity
• the benefits of reciprocal mentoring relationships

David's website - http://www.davidgsmithphd.com

Pre-Order David's new book, Good Guys, coming to print this October - https://www.amazon.com/Good-Guys-Better-Allies-Workplace/dp/1633698726/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=david+g+smith&qid=1594051441&sr=8-3

Stonish Pierce is an accomplished healthcare executive, and long-time colleague who joins me for an important conversation about allyship in action. He shares practical and actionable steps that leaders can consider to leverage their power, their privilege, or their platform to bridge the gap between our current reality and a more diverse and inclusive future.

Suggested resources:

Diversity on the Executive Path: Wisdom and Insights for Navigating to the Highest Levels of Healthcare Leadership 

Diane L. Dixon, EdD

https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2401I

The Patient Comes Second, Employees Come First

Britt Berrett and Paul Spiegelman

https://patientscomesecond.com 

The Leverage Network

https://theleveragenetworkinc.com

Dr. Jasmine Marcelin is an infectious disease physician, a leader in her organization, an award winning educator, national speaker and lecturer, and active mentor. In this week's episode, we step into a hard, but important conversation regarding unconscious bias.

We:

• define unconscious bias
• examine its history and evolution
• explore the importance of a tribe; social circle, community of safety and support
• outline practical steps to reduce unconscious bias and increase diversity and inclusion in healthcare organizations

https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/divisions/id/faculty/marcelin.html 

Dr. Lisa Cooper's RESPECT model. https://hub.jhu.edu/2018/06/14/lisa-cooper-equity-panel/ 

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-08-28/doctors-can-fight-implicit-bias-against-african-american-patients

Hear Dr. Marcelin deliver a live, half-day workshop on unconscious bias at Creighton University's 4th Annual Emerging Leader Symposium, this September 22nd. - - UPDATE - - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONE UNTIL A TBD SPRING, 2021 DATE https://gradschool.creighton.edu/events/emerging-leader-symposium

Dr. Tiffany Love is a hospital COO, a nurse leader, a healthcare executive, a speaker, educator, and mentor, and a tireless champion for change and excellence. In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, we consider where we are as a nation and specifically within healthcare related to racial diversity and disparities, and discuss how we, together, can bring about the change that we seek.

We review:

  the research related to healthcare disparities

  the importance of advocacy 

  the critical importance of civility, particularly in times of crisis

  using power and privilege to lift others up

  holding colleagues accountable for continued bias or patterns of behavior

In this week’s episode, I chat with Dr. Ronn Johnson about assessing and addressing systemic and structural racism in law enforcement. Dr. Johnson is a clinical psychologist, a Professor in the department of Clinical Psychiatry, and the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in Creighton University’s School of Medicine. His scholarly research centers around recruitment and selection of law enforcement officers and culture with agencies and the profession. He has consulted with every major agency; city and state, nationwide, and is a very highly regarded expert on matters of antiterrorism, corrections, and police and forensic psychology.

We discuss:

 - historical and current practices in law enforcement recruitment, selection, and assessment

 - the application of Ignatian leadership principles like education and advancing social justice 

 - how to use your expertise and opportunity to be an ally

 - how organizations can effectively and sustainably implement change to decrease and eliminate racial inequities

 - embracing difficult conversations in order to advance equity and justice in our society 

Links:

Ronn Johnson, Phd - https://medschool.creighton.edu/faculty-directory-profile/1009/ronn-johnson

Dr. Dan DeBehnke is an emergency care physician who became a health system CEO and now is an advisor to executives of healthcare systems. Needless to say, the last couple of months he’s been monitoring the effects of the COVID pandemic and evaluating how healthcare systems can best respond in this time of decreased profit margins. 

Dr. DeBehnke believes that, like it or not, the genie is out of the bottle, and telemedicine is here to stay. Though it’s not ideal for every situation, telemarketing has positive ramifications for both the patient and physician. Dr. DeBehnke believes healthcare systems need to revisit their pre-COVID strategic plans, paying special attention to pricey fixed assets.

Finally Dr. DeBehnke gives invaluable advice to fellow physicians who are interested in moving into leadership positions. In a nutshell: first, excel at your trade, and then get out of your comfort zone.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. DeBehnke’s career path
• How COVID is affecting healthcare systems’ bottom line
• Why telemedicine, though not ideal,  is here to stay
• Why communication is especially important during times of crises
• Why all pre-COVID strategic plans need to be revisited
• Dr. DeBehnke’s advice for physicians who want to move into leadership positions

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Guidehouse 
• Dr. Dan DeBehnke’s bio at Guidehouse
• Find Dr. DeBehnke on LinkedIn and Twitter

Whether it’s a global pandemic, the loss of a loved one, a devastating clinical outcome, divorce, or other major life stressor, everyone experiences some form of adversity during their lives. It’s really not a matter of if, but when. How you manage adversity impacts not only your well-being and personal relationships, it affects your capacity to perform professionally, and may even have organizational implications if you’re in a position of formal leadership authority.

Even when you’re not in a season of adversity, others around you might be. Thus, it’s important to promote resilience, lead by example, and influence structural and organizational design so employees and colleagues around you can thrive. Leaders who take a page from their organization’s playbook and create a personal disaster recovery plan will be more resilient and better able to minimize the effects of adversity.

The theme of communication winds through Dr. Lillian Erdahl’s childhood and adult life. As a child, she loved to perform, act, and deliver messages to a crowd. As an adult, being a surgeon has brought with it roles heavy in communication. Through her various roles, she finds herself engaged in communication not only in the classroom and with patients but in online spaces through social media and podcasting

In today’s episode, we discuss means of communication, especially through online channels, the potential ramifications of using social media, the importance of building an online community, and how an online community can especially serve underrepresented groups in the workplace. We discuss barriers to speaking up, especially for medical residents, and why having support is crucial for not only emotional support but for reality checks and gleaning wisdom about choosing battles carefully.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Erdahl and what drew her to medicine
• How communication has been a common thread throughout Dr. Erdahl’s life and career
• How social media can grow your tribe and your reach
• About the barriers to speaking up and being heard
• About online mentorship and allyship

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Dr. Erdahl’s bio at University of Iowa Healthcare
• Gloria Steinem resource
• Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution by Amber Tamblyn

• Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Scott

• Hardball for Women: Winning at the Game of Business by Pat Heim

• Find Dr. Erdahl on Twitter, Instagram, and Linkedin 
• Find University of Iowa Surgery on Twitter and Instagram
• Association of Women Surgeons
• Association of Women Surgeons Podcast

Dr. Cortney Baker is a mom, CEO, author, podcaster, and an inspiration to professional women. She had some rough patches early in life, but by taking ownership of her journey, she skipped out on playing the victim, and instead she wrote her own script. Today she’s chairman and CEO of KidsCare, a multimillion dollar healthcare agency in multiple US states, and her influence reaches even farther.

In today’s episode, we learn how caring for her needy sister impacted her career choices, about Cortney’s decision to become an entrepreneur, and about her recently released book regarding gender issues in the workplace, Unlimited: Conquering the Myth of the Glass Ceiling. We also discuss purpose, confidence, the four things that hold women back from advancing in the workplace, time management...and more.  

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• How Cortney went from teenage mom to CEO 
• How her sister’s illness impacted her career choice
• About the importance of mindset in adversity
• About ownership and responsibility
• The four things that hold women back 
• About confidence
• Why purpose should direct time management

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• KidsCare
• DrCortneyBaker.com
• Unlimited: Conquering the Myth of the Glass Ceiling by Dr. Cortney Baker
• Women in Business Podcast
• Find Dr. Cortney Baker on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn

Dr. Jason Mizell understands first-hand how puzzling and overwhelming finances can be to physicians. After all, in school their courses include very little, if any, business or financial material. When the handsome paychecks start rolling in, along with credit offers, and social expectations, it’s too easy for young doctors to find themselves buried in student loans and other debt. This affects their quality of life, their sense of personal success, their attitudes toward their work... Everyone loses.

To address this issue, Dr. Jason Mizell created a course for residents and medical students to prepare them to make wise financial decisions. Armed with knowledge and strategy, his students are empowered to erase their debt, invest in their future, and go to work not because they need the paycheck to pay bills...but because that’s where they want to be.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Mizell’s background
• Why Dr. Mizell created a finance course for residents and medical students
• How financial ignorance can cripple other areas of life
• About the ripple effect of financial wellbeing

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Dr. Jason Mizell’s bio at UAMS

• Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter

• Money Matters: A resident curriculum for financial management
• A Business Medicine Class for MS4s
• Find Dr. Mizell on Twitter

When Dr. Qaali Hussein’s family fled war-torn Somalia in the ‘90s, she experienced trauma first-hand. Today as an trauma surgeon, helping patients through life-changing events is what she specializes in. Mending and repairing is what she loves doing.

But her path to medical school was full of roadblocks. When a hijab-wearing Muslim girl announces she wants to be a mother and a surgeon, her culture responds, “impossible.” But Dr. Hussein knew herself. She knew her values, and she knew what she wanted. And in the face of naysayers -- but with the encouragement of her grandmother -- she pushed ahead. Not only did she complete her residency while gestating multiple times, she has paved the way for future female generations to do the same. Being the change she wants to see, she is an advocate for all women and underrepresented minorities. 

In today’s episode, hear Dr. Hussein’s inspiring story of triumph in the face of repeated adversities -- from her culture, her superiors, and even her patients. She’s not bitter about her hardships. On the contrary, she’s motivated to be an inspiration to others.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Hussein’s background
• About her grandmother who sowed the seeds of independence and courage
• About the adversities of women in medicine, especially Muslim
• About Dr. Hussein’s other pursuits and entrepreneurial endeavors

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Dr. Qaali Hussein’s website
• Connect with Dr. Hussein on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook
• Professional Muslim Women Podcast

Christine Spadafor is with us again. This is part two, so if you missed part one last week, make sure you listen to that episode too.

This week Christine and I dig into one of her topics of expertise -- gender issues in the workplace. Christine gives us an overview of where gender parity currently stands in the US compared to our European counterparts. We discuss the various systemic, cultural, and personal barriers to women advancing in their careers and how to overcome those barriers. 

Christine shares how she landed two board seats (it wasn’t through recruiters!) and reminds us why networking, mentorship, and sponsorship are so important -- especially as it pertains to the advancement of women in the workplace.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Christine’s career path
• How she landed her board seats
• About the current state of gender parity in U.S. businesses
• About the cultural, systemic, and personal barriers to women advancing in their careers
• How to create your own opportunities 

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Christine’s personal website
• Find Christine on LinkedIn and Twitter

Christine’s career path has taken her from bedside nurse to law school to consultant to the boardroom.  She helps businesses and institutions navigate and prepare for change, no matter the source of the disruption -- social, technological, economic, environmental, or political.

Today’s episode focuses on the role of the leader during times of change. Change is hard. Adaptive leaders recognize that but are able to see the big, holistic picture, and they don’t shy away from doing what’s in the best interest of the organization and, ultimately, its employees and stakeholders. Christine walks us through her STEEP framework, and we discuss the characteristics and attributes of adaptive leaders. She also explains the stages of systemic change within an organization and how leaders can best communicate with all involved.  

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• How Christine went from nurse to lawyer to consultant and board member
• About adaptive leadership
• The characteristics and attributes of adaptive leaders
• What to expect with systems change and now to prepare for it

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Christine’s personal website
• Find Christine on LinkedIn and Twitter

Dr. Nii Darko, son of Ghanian immigrants, was inspired to pursue a medical career by TV shows like Doogie Howser and Trapper John, M.D.  But his life as a physician felt lacking in comparison to the Hollywood version. He found himself chasing degrees and feeling disappointed by the lack of autonomy and sense of fulfillment that he had hoped for.

To get out of a rut, he did locum tenens work, which opened his mind to a world of possibilities. He met fellow doctors who were practicing medicine in ways he didn’t realize were possible. Wanting to learn more, he was inspired to start a podcast to interview these fascinating doctors, broadcasting their stories to spread the word to other physicians that you don’t have to be stuck in a box.     

We all have scripts in our head from our parents, our profession, our culture, colleagues, and ourselves. Today’s episode is a challenge to let yourself think outside the box of the conventional so that you can write your own script and have a greater impact and deeper fulfillment in your work and life. Come be inspired by someone who has done it!

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Darko’s background as child of a first-generation immigrant
• Who inspired Dr. Darko to pursue a career in medicine
• About Dr. Darko’s varied career path
• Why he started the Docs Outside the Box podcast
• How he and his wife ditched almost $700,000 in school debt in just three years
• About Dr. Darko’s newly released Ten Days to Podcasting course

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Docs Outside the Box
• Dr. Darko’s website
• Find Dr. Darko on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

When Dr. Joe Safdieh was interviewing for his medical residency, he knew he wanted to teach, and he was surprised that when he disclosed his aspirations, interviewers would “look at me like I had three heads.” After all, didn’t all doctors want to focus on research or clinical work? 

Historically, medical education has been viewed as the “leftovers” -- the job that nobody wants. And that mentality is reflected in most medical education systems today. Thankfully, some institutions are giving education it’s due place at the table.

In today’s episode, Dr. Safdieh shares his vision of how we can better train our physicians to be better educators. After all, whether in the classroom or in the exam room, physicians are educating as they interact with junior physicians, colleagues, and patients. Dr. Safdieh also shares valuable advice for those physicians who have a desire, as he does, to teach.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Safdieh’s background and career path
• Why he chose to do his residency at Weill Cornell 
• Why education is often viewed as a third-best option among clinical work and research
• Why physicians are viewed as educators both in and out of the classroom
• About Efficacy in Training Programs, the book for which Dr. Safdieh was the editor

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Dr. Safdieh’s bio at Weill Cornell

• Handbook of Research on the Efficacy in Training Programs and Systems in Medical Education

• Find Dr. Safdieh on Twitter

By now, most of us know that the research is conclusive -- organizations and institutions are better all around when they’re diverse, all the way up to the C-suite. Women and minorities are good for the bottom line, for creativity, and for healthier, happier work environments. But how can we encourage men to mentor women in a post #MeToo world? Many men feel that mentoring a junior woman is just too risky...not to mention it can seem uncomfortable.

Brad Johnson is an expert in mentorship and in cross-gender work relationships. The researcher and author tackles this difficult subject in today’s episode. We start off with why mentorship matters and the difference it can make. We also discuss what makes a great mentor -- no matter the sex -- the barriers to effective mentorships, Brad’s top tips for mentors, and how to create a culture of mentorship. This is a timely episode for anyone concerned about women’s issues or interested in leadership.

And don’t miss how you can be one of three recipients of Brad’s book, Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women. 

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Brad’s important work in the area of mentorship and man-woman mentoring relationship
• The difference a mentoring relationship can make
• How our personal biases affect mentoring relationships
• How Brad counsels men regarding mentoring women post #MeToo
• Brad’s top mentoring tips. These are for both women and men.
• How to build a mentoring culture
• What is “mentor in the moment”

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Brad Johnson’s bio at The Naval Academy
• Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women by Chris Johnson and David Smith
• Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace by Chris Johnson and David Smith
• Brad’s other books
• Brad’s personal website

Dr. Gunisha Kaur works with people who are in vulnerable places. She works as an anesthesiologist, attending patients in the OR during surgical procedures. She also works with forcibly displaced individuals -- refugees, migrants, immigrants, and asylum seekers. She doesn’t remember being a refugee herself, but her family fled ethnic and political violence in her native India when she was young. So working with displaced individuals hits very close to home.

As both a physician and a human rights researcher, she spends roughly 20% of her time in the operating room and 80% of her time in research, working on advancing the health of forcibly displaced populations. She’s doing pioneering work, so finding mentors hasn’t been easy. But by pulling from multiple sources and being willing to look outside the medical sphere, Dr. Kaur has found the support, encouragement, and guidance she has needed to pioneer her important work.

Today’s episode is one of personal stories, of encouragement to look at the big-picture view of your life, and of finding mentors when you’re not sure where to look.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Kaur’s journey and why her work with forcibly displaced individuals is personal
• About the spirit of hope Dr. Kaur sees within refugees time and time again
• How to find mentors when you’re trying to do something no one has done before
• Why having emotional support is so important 
• About Dr. Kaur’s encounters with Pope Francis
• About the downsides of trying to emulate others
• The leadership trait Dr. Kaur most admires
• Dr. Kaur’s favorite quote, favorite book, and her advice to her younger self

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Dr. Gunisha Kaur’s bio at Weill Cornell
• “The Moral Bucket List” by David Brooks
• A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide by Samantha Powers

At a time when physicians and medical clinicians are burdened with higher patient loads, technological changes, increased regulation, and always-on schedules, who has the time and energy for adding empathetic interactions into the mix?

Dr. Helen Riess, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical and cofounder of Empathetics, Inc., argues that both physicians and patients will get better outcomes when physicians practice empathy...and that it doesn’t have to add an extra 10 minutes per patient visit. Through Empathetics Inc., she provides empathy training for physicians, resulting in more positive connections with patients, which leads to increased satisfaction for both parties.

Everyone has empathy, but some have a greater capacity for it. In today’s episode we discuss the three elements of empathy, the barriers to empathy, and how to overcome those barriers.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• How Dr. Riess’ musical background prepared her for career today
• About the power of empathy -- what it is and what it isn’t
• The barriers to empathy in clinical settings
• How to more fully engage and connect with others
• How connection and empathy can impact the bottom line in healthcare

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Empathetics, Inc
• Dr. Riess’s TEDTalk
• The Empathy Effect by Dr. Helen Riess
• Find Dr. Riess on Twitter and LinkedIn

You probably don’t know many physicians who were once high-school dropouts, but today you’ll get to know one. Dr. Kane Pryor’s path into medicine is a beautiful, inspiring tale of mentorship done right. Today, the Australian native is an associate professor and the vice chair of academic affairs in the Department of Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. 

Dr. Pryor has a heart for mentorship. Having been a mentee along the way, he is keenly aware of the traits and habits of the best leaders and mentors. In our conversation today, we discuss the importance of emotional intelligence, of living by our personal values and principles, and how studying behavioral economics can give leaders an edge when it comes to motivating others.

We also discuss Dr. Pryor’s research on the impact of anesthetic drugs on memory, how to identify and nurture talent in others, how to devote yourself to lifelong learning, and a whole lot more...

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Pryor’s background
• How an influential mentor from his youth has influenced his own leadership style
• Why emotional intelligence in leaders is so important
• About Dr. Pryor’s interest in music, emotion, and memory
• Why studying the work behavioral economists is relevant and beneficial to leaders
• How to identify and nurture talent in others
• Dr. Pryor’s recommended reading

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Dr. Kane Pryor’s bio page at Weill Cornell
• Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
• Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard Thaler

A native of Ireland, Dr. Geraldine McGinty is a practicing physician and the Chief Strategy and Contracting Officer for the Weill Cornell Physician Organization. She’s also the first woman chair of the board of American College of Radiologists.

In today’s episode, Dr. McGinty and I discuss her varied career path -- private practice, academic medicine, community medicine, public policy -- and how she has moved among various sectors within healthcare. We discuss how risk-taking and knowing yourself are just as important to getting to where you want to be as staying abreast of the latest research. And Dr. McGinty shares her favorite resources (books, publications, and podcast) with us as well.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. McGinty’s varied career path
• The risks Dr. McGinty took to increase her influence and rise in leadership positions
• Why it’s important to say what you want
• The resources Dr. McGinty utilizes to stay on the cutting edge
• How to explore various career paths within healthcare
• Tips and resources on negotiation
• Dr. McGinty’s favorite leadership books
• And much more!

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Dr. Geraldine McGinty’s website
• Dan Diamond of Politico
• Sarah Kliff
• Andy Slavitt on Twitter
• Health Affairs
• The Economist
• Kara Swisher’s podcast, Recode Decode
• Dr. Tasha Eurich
• Getting More by Stuart Diamond
• Personal History by Katherine Graham
• The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
• New Power by Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms

Dr. Stephanie Lahr is board certified in internal medicine and clinical informatics, and her career path led her to the intersection of medicine and technology. Today she’s the CIO of Regional Health in South Dakota. Her career path wasn’t strategic but was impacted by a hurricane, an interview, personal goals, and a genuine interest in seeing healthcare advance technologically. It’s a story you don’t want to miss.

In today’s episode, Dr. Lahr shares how some honest feedback helped her reevaluate how her passion for her work was having a detrimental impact on her communication style and team-building efforts. That painful-but-needed feedback has had a lasting impact on her own leadership style. 

She also highlights a challenge in healthcare that is not often discussed. Physicians are trained to be problem solvers and to be responsible for outcomes. They’re not trained to empower others, to delegate, to lead a team. Sometimes their acquired skills are actually in opposition to what’s needed to be a good leader.   

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Lahr’s background and current position
• How Hurricane Ike impacted her career path
• How honest feedback helped shape Dr. Lahr into the leader she is today
• Why the skills that make for a great physician are sometimes oppositional to being a great leader
• How Dr. Lahr prefers to balance life and work
• About her leadership style

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Regional Health
• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
• Find Dr. Lahr via email at slahr@regioalhealth.org, or on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook

We’re about to welcome a new year, a new decade, and many of us are making plans and setting goals. Which is great. But what happens when life derails those plans? 

At age 33, with children aged 2, 4, and 6, Ashli was diagnosed with cancer. In today’s episode, Ashli shares how she dealt with her fears and how she managed to embrace the hand life dealt her while squeezing happiness out of everyday choices. Wonder Woman costume for your first chemo treatment and wedding dress for your last? Why not? 

This episode is full of inspiration, courage, and hope. It’s a reminder of how little control we have...and how much control we have. Monkey wrenches may wreck our plans, but we always have a choice about how we respond.  

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Ashli’s background, her high-risk pregnancies, and her cancer diagnosis
• Why Ashli blogged through her cancer journey
• Why Ashli wore costumes on her chemo treatment days
• About her support system and care team
• How to stay on the sunny side when hard stuff happens

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Baby on the Brehm
• The Hardest Chapter to Write - Ashli’s post sharing her diagnosis with the world
• My Night in the County Jail - a tough time turned...almost humorous
• Find Ashli on Facebook and Instagram
• BabyontheBrehm@gmail.com
• Wear the Damn Swimsuit by Ashli Brehm

As “Leader Leader” of Greater Omaha Chamber, Lynda has been tasked with creating and guiding all of the chamber’s leadership development offerings. Essentially, she’s been leading leaders for years, and she shares some of her wisdom with us today.

Lynda is a skilled relationship builder and connector. Today we cover important topics like diversity and inclusion, avoiding echo chambers (check your social media feeds), and how to build relationships -- especially with those with whom you disagree.

Lynda’s experience and wisdom bring us practical, why-haven’t-I-tried-that-before approaches of bridging gaps, building community, and broadening our own scope, while staying true to our own values and priorities. 

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Lynda’s career path
• About Lynda’s responsibilities as Leader Leader of the Greater Omaha Chamber 
• Why diversity is important for teams and groups
• How you can disagree and be inclusive at the same time
• What Lynda believes is the most important trait for a leader to possess
• How Lynda combats the echo chamber
• How to find common ground with almost anyone

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Greater Omaha Chamber
• TEDTalk -- “The Danger of a Single Story” by Chimamanda Adichie

Tiny town Nebraska natives unite! Yes, my guest today, like your host, is from a no-stop-light tiny Nebraska town. We have a lot in common, beyond our similar roots. 

Cara is the vice president of Employee Benefits Division at SilverStone Group, the founder of Ignite! Women in Insurance, one of the most ambitious people I know, yet she religiously carves out time for herself and her family. 

But self-care hasn’t always been easy. There was a time when Cara found herself in a work situation that was just a bad cultural fit. And no amount of hard or achievements were going to change that fact. In today’s episode we uncover how to spot ill-fitting work situations/cultures. We also discuss Cara’s positive perspective on challenges and how she’s actively working to elevate women in her industry. 

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Cara’s career path
• How to identify work situations that are a bad cultural fit
• Why self-care is such a top priority for Cara
• How Cara elevates other women in her industry
• About Ignite!

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Cara’s bio at SilverStone Group
• Ignite! Women in Healthcare
• The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
• Find Cara on LinkedIn, Twitter, & Instagram

Carrie Koh — Transforming Toxic Environments

Carrie Koh, a former Mayo Clinic healthcare executive, changed career paths after working through a family tragedy. During the healing process, priorities came into focus, and today she has a coaching and consulting business dedicated primarily to physicians and healthcare executives. Her expertise is in leadership, performance, and transforming toxic environments.

Carrie’s formula for success is mainly centered on focus, ownership, connection, and identity. By honing these areas, she’s helped individuals and organizations overcome difficult situations -- including toxic leadership and work environments -- and become more productive, more successful, more balanced, more fulfilled. 

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Carrie’s background
• What is a coach and how the coaching relationship works
• How to focus on what’s in your control and take ownership of your role in every circumstance
• About vulnerability and connecting with others
• How to clarify what you want and identify obstacles
• The attributes of high-achieving individuals and leaders
• Why self-care, including morning routines, is important
• How to leverage community to sustain yourself and elevate possibilities around you
• The warning signs and consequences of a toxic workplace
• Why workplace quality metrics can remain high even in a toxic environment 
• How to work in a toxic environment
• What learning conversations are and how to have them
• How to lead in a toxic environment
• What Carrie is excited about in the upcoming new year and decade
•  Carrie’s advice to her 25-year old self
• Carrie’s favorite leadership books
• Carrie’s favorite quote

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

•  Carriekoh.com
• Carrie’s LinkedIn profile
• Carrie’s Navigating Difficult Conversations Guide
• Multipliers by Liz Wiseman
•  Brené Brown's books
• You are a Badass by Jen Sincero
•  The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle
•  If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? by Alan Alda
• Email: carrie@carriekohconsulting.com

The brain is a power center of our very beings. We want it to be as healthy as possible to support us, not only today, but for years and decades to come. Dr. Mary Rensel, neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic, reminds us why time matters and why the time to be concerned about brain health is now -- for us and for our children.

You probably knew that nutrition, exercise, sleep, and our emotional state has an impact on brain health. But did you know social connection also plays a role? Dr. Rensel gives us tips on how to take small steps to support a healthy brain. She also address what supplements -- if any -- are known to positively impact brain function.

Finally,  you’ll enjoy getting to know Dr. Renzel as she shares with us how she avoids burnout, the advice she would give her younger self, and the leadership book she’s currently reading.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Rensel
• Why we should be concerned about brain health now
• How sleep, exercise, nutrition, emotional health, and connection with others impacts the brain
• How toxins negatively affect the brain
• Why we should be concerned about our children’s brains health
• Small steps you can take today toward better brain health
• Dr. Rensel’s tips for avoiding burnout

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Dr. Rensel’s page at Cleveland Clinic
• Life’s Simple 7
• Headspace
• Calm
• Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way: Timeless Strategies from the First Lady of Courage by Robin Gerber

Internist Dr. Dana Corriel discovered her creative side when she took some time off after the birth of her third child. And when she looked to social media for an outlet, she found what she needed...and so much more.

She remembers how foreign and intimidating social media seemed before she made the plunge. Like many physicians, she was leery that social media could deliver any real benefits, but she’s a convert now, and she’s helping other physicians wade the waters of social media through her organization, SoMeDocs.

Dr. Corriel and I get into some nitty gritty topics related to social media -- the benefits and risks, why boundaries and privacy are important, what it’s like to be cyberbullied, how to avoid online drama, how to set time limits, how posting anonymously can be an important tool for approaching sensitive topics...and more.

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Find Dr. Corriel on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn
• Dr. Corriel’s personal website
• Shots Heard Round the World
• SoMeDocs (Doctors on Social Media
• Doctors on Walks Getting Food and other Dr. Corriel YouTube videos

In 2017 Dr. Caprice Greeberg’s Academic Surgical Congress address about the gender gap in medicine, “Sticky Floors and Glass Ceilings,” went viral. Her address at the 2019 WIM Summit, “Stop Fixing Women,” continued the discussion.

In today’s episode you’ll hear highlights from this year’s talk. It was full of data that should give even the biggest skeptic pause. There is indeed a gap. The discrepancies are both blatant and not so blatant. Sometimes it’s the not-so-blatant biases that cut the deepest.

Dr. Greenberg and I discuss what we -- both men and women, and especially those in leadership -- can do move the needle and why it’s so very important that women build a supportive network.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Greenberg’s viral 2017 address about her WIM 2019 address
• About the state of gender equality in medicine today
• Data the demonstrates the gender disparities
• About the emotional and mental toll subtle gender bias
• How you can get involved in this issue

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Dr. Caprice Greenberg’s bio at University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Dr. Greenberg’s 2017 “Sticky Floors and Glass Ceilings” viral address
• Women in Medicine Summit

Recorded at the 2019 Women in Medicine Summit, Dr. Shikha Jain, course cofounder and codirector, gives us an overview of the Summit, why it exists, why it matters, and what it means for Monday morning when you’re back at the office.  Dr. Jain shares a review of the first day of the summit, the speakers, and the key takeaways of their messages.

Dr. Jain also introduces us to the Gender Moonshot campaign, a directory of initiatives promoting women in healthcare. It’s a place for women and HeForShes to find and promote resources and initiatives.  

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About the Women in Medicine Summit
• Why networking and community building is important
• Highlights from the first day of the summit 
• About the Gender Moonshot campaign

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Women in Medicine Summit
• The Gender Moonshot
• Dr. Jain on Twitter

Today Carol is the northern region CEO for OSF HealthCare in Illinois. She started out in -- wait for it -- finance. Carol’s career path is an atypical and varied one, and she got where she is today by seizing opportunities that were both obvious and not so obvious. Some of her most valuable experience came from her time serving in professional organizations. 

In today’s episode, Carol makes a strong case for serving in professional organizations to not only build your network but also to gain valuable leadership skills. It’s a way to gain experience, apart from your day job, that will prepare you for your next career move. Instead of waiting for your next career opportunity to come to you, you can create opportunities by gaining invaluable experience in voluntary roles.

Carol and I also discuss how to foster diversity in the workplace and why diversity will help build more nimble institutions. We also discuss how to develop resilience and how to make self-care a top priority, especially during stressful times.   

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Carol’s unique career path
• How to prepare yourself to level up to the next leadership role
• How serving in professional organizations can help you gain valuable leadership experience  
• How to nurture diversity in organizations
• Practical tips for building resilience and practicing self-care 

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Connect with Carol on LinkedIn and Twitter
• Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
• Books by John Maxwell

Why would anyone leave a position at Mayo Clinic to do something new? Does that actually happen in real life? That's exactly what Dr. Jagi Gill did when he joined Boston Scientific and later launched and sold a sports medicine company. Today he's part of the leadership team of Acumed and is improving patients' lives by combining medicine, business, and technology.    

In today's episode, you get to hear about Jagi's fascinating career path and about what it's really like to be an entrepreneur. He's convinced that entrepreneurship is not for everyone and helps you know if it might be a good fit for you and your personality . 

He warns that while the highs are high, the lows are low. The entrepreneurial path is riddled with self-doubt. He discusses how to deal with the self-doubt, how to seek genuine support, and how to ignore the naysayers.

Dr. Gill and I also discuss the importance of finding what brings you joy, why having a supportive community is critical for entrepreneurs, and how to avoid burnout.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Gill’s career path
• How to know if entrepreneurship might be right for you
• How to deal with self-doubt
• The role of joy in work
• What it’s like to be an entrepreneur

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Dr. Jagi Gill’s bio at Acumed
• Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins

Dr. Kelly Cawcutt was a guest on the Growth Edge a few weeks ago, and -- lucky us -- she’s back for an encore interview. This time we’re discussing imposter syndrome. 

Let’s set the scene. Kelly had been invited to give a speech in her area of expertise. As she was being introduced prior to the speech, she didn’t recognize the list of credentials and accomplishments of the upcoming speaker as her own. It became clear to her that there had been some mistake. The audience was expecting to hear from someone else! Panic set in. 

When she saw that the credentials were read from her own CV, Kelly realized she had a serious thought distortion around her successes and accomplishments. 

Since then, Kelly has become an authority on imposter syndrome. In today’s episode, we learn what it is, how to recognize it in yourself and others, who is at risk for imposter syndrome, and why it’s important to recognize it and nip it in the bud. We also learn why it’s so important that we, as a culture, normalize failure, and why we’ll all be better for it. 

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About imposter syndrome
• The risk factors of imposter syndrome
• How to recognize imposter syndrome
• Why it’s important that we normal and share our failures with others

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Find Kelly on Twitter and LinkedIn
• Kelly’s blog, Paragonfire
• Kelly’s bio at UNMC

Brave -- it’s not a quality we often hear in business and leadership, but it’s the quality that Nicole Bianchi, founder of Bravium Human Development, believes is most lacking in today’s leaders. In a culture that’s enamored by the myth of perfectionism, we shouldn’t be surprised that most of us, while we know in theory that failure is an integral part of growth, tend to only give lip service to the idea that failure is our friend. It’s easy to say but very difficult to actively embrace. 

In today’s episode, Nicole introduces us to the concept of bravership -- a combination of bravery and leadership -- and why it’s so needed in our institutions today. We discuss learned fears and how coaches can help us break out of patterns that are holding us -- and our institutions -- back. Nicole explains why she believes you should choose your own coach and why she currently has two coaches in her life.

We also discuss purpose, community, and the habits and practices of the most effective leaders Nicole knows -- and how all of this ties into bravership.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Nicole’s background
• About Bravium
• About bravership
• About learned fears and what to do about them
• About coaching myths
• Why you should choose your own coach
• About the importance of purpose and community 

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Bravium Human Development
• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown

We all know there’s a gender gap. You may have already taken steps to make sure there’s a woman on your committee, that there’s a woman or person of color candidate for the new job, that there’s a woman on you executive team. You may be wondering, “What else can I do?”

Well, there is something. There’s one step we can all take to better level the playing field. Dr. Sasha Shillcutt, anesthesiologist and founder of the CME, Brave Enough, gives us a preview of the More Than One campaign that will be introduced at the upcoming Brave Enough Conference. 

And what is that step we can all take? It’s to invite more than one woman to sit on your board, to speak at your conference, to participate in your research, to attend your meeting... 

Research shows that when more than one woman is in the room, participation among minority groups increases. When more than one is present, it sends a clear message that minority voices matter. You’ll get more engagement, more perspectives, a better bottom line -- it’s just better all around for all involved.  

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Dr. Sasha Shillcutt
• About the Brave Enough Conference
• About the More Than One campaign
• About Sasha’s research around gender equity
• How you can get involved

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Brave Enough 
• More Than One
• Sasha on Twitter
• RUBraveEnough on Twitter

Today we’re speaking with Josh White for the third installment of the Coach’s Corner. Today we cover what coaching is, what it isn’t, and why so many companies have seen that it pays to provide employees with coaching. The bottom line is companies get better performance, better teamwork, and increased accountability when coaching is involved. Having someone in your life who is dedicated to giving feedback, committed to your success...well, it’s priceless.

But don’t think that the coach does the work for you. Hardly. Having a coach to point  you in the right direction is only part of the battle. The heavy lifting has to be done by the coachee. So don’t kid yourself. No sense in employing the help of a coach unless you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, hear the hard truth about yourself, and take the (oftentimes) painful steps that lead to change.

In today’s episode, Josh and I talk about what makes a good coach, what a coach-coachee relationship looks like, how a coach can help you through setbacks and challenges, and when/why you might want to hire a coach.

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• What is coaching
• Why it pays for employers to provide coaching services for their employers
• What a coach-coachee relationship is like
• How to find a good coach
• The ways a coach can push/challenge the coachee
• About paying for coaching versus seeking advice from your support circle

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Lightbox
• Find Josh at Goosmann Law, LinkedIn, and Twitter

As an attorney to healthcare  professionals, Stephanie, among other things, advises professionals on the art of negotiation. While the term “negotiation” sounds scary and intimidating to many, Stephanie argues that, whether we realize it or not, we negotiate in our daily lives when we’re in meetings, when we’re arguing a point, when we’re submitting a proposal. 

Of course, we also negotiate when it comes to making a large purchase, like buying a home or car, and when signing contracts. How often have professionals left money on the table because they were afraid to negotiate, afraid to ask for what they believe they’re worth, afraid to bargain for what they really want? 

No one  wants to be viewed as difficult or disruptive. This is especially true of women. Stephanie invites us to shift the way we think about negotiation. Rather than being disruptive, we should view negotiation as a chance to learn and to push forward the things that matter to us. 

Stephanie shares how we can be more effective in our negotiations and how senior professionals can serve those more junior by offering insight and support. Stephanie and I also talk about traits of good leaders and why adaptability is such an important one, especially for those in the healthcare fields.   

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

• About Stephanie’s background
• Why you might need to have a paradigm shift regarding negotiation
• Why physicians often feel sheepish about negotiating
• Why negotiation is usually extra-challenging for women
• How to be prepared to negotiate
• Why it’s crucial that leaders be adaptable, especially those in healthcare
• About Stephanie’s view of self-care    
• The traits of the best performing professionals
• What can derail a leader

LINKS FROM TODAY’S EPISODE

• Stephanie’s bio at McGrath North
• Lewis Howes’ podcast, School of Greatness