Conflict isn’t the problem in healthcare teams — conflict avoidance is. In this episode, I unpack the hidden cost of artificial harmony and why polite meetings, private venting, and unspoken tension quietly sabotage performance, morale, and innovation. Drawing on research from Amy Edmondson, Google’s Project Aristotle, and Patrick Lencioni, you’ll learn why high-performing teams actually engage in more conflict — not less — and how frontline healthcare leaders can create structured, solution-focused conversations that build trust instead of drama. If you’re tired of hallway whispers, passive resistance, and “agree now, resist later” dynamics, this episode will show you how to do conflict better — with practical sentence starters, explicit team agreements, and leadership strategies that transform tension into growth. Because conflict handled well isn’t chaos — it’s culture-building.

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When staff say, “It’s too hard!” they’re often right — and that moment can leave even experienced healthcare leaders feeling scared, stuck, and alone. In this episode, I talk about what to do when the work truly is too hard, the system has real constraints, and there is no clean solution to offer. We explore why carrying everything silently backfires, how transparency can actually lower anxiety instead of creating panic, and how to invite your team into collaborative problem-solving without dumping stress or pretending everything is fine. This conversation is about shifting from solo survival to shared leadership — so teams don’t just get through hard seasons, they build resilience, pride, and confidence for whatever comes next.

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When a staff member goes straight to HR, the union, or higher leadership—without coming to you first—it can feel personal, destabilizing, and deeply discouraging. In this episode, I unpack why staff bypass their leaders, why it’s rarely about disrespect or distrust, and what research on procedural justice reveals about safety, predictability, and escalation in complex healthcare systems. You’ll learn how to respond without defensiveness, how to reduce future bypassing without control or punishment, and how to become the kind of leader people trust as their first stop—even when the conversation is hard. If you’ve ever felt blindsided by an escalation or wondered what it says about your leadership, this episode will give you clarity, language, and a more grounded way forward.

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If you’ve ever set leadership goals you truly care about — delegating more, leading more strategically, protecting your energy — only to find yourself slipping back into the same patterns a few months later, this episode is for you. We’ll explore why leadership self-sabotage isn’t a flaw or lack of discipline, but the result of unconscious patterns that once kept you safe and successful. Drawing on adult development research and real-world healthcare leadership examples, this episode helps you recognize the protective roles you default to under pressure, understand how they quietly undermine your goals, and learn how small, safe experiments can update those patterns without burnout or force. If leadership has started to feel repetitive, heavy, or misaligned, this conversation will help you stop self-sabotaging and begin building a leadership life that actually fits who you are now.

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Want to ignite your leadership? Start with the one thing many leaders overlook – the deep inner game. Leadership grows from the inside out. And as the complexity of your role increases, so does the opportunity to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and ease. In this episode, we explore the dimension of leadership that shapes how steady you feel, how clearly you think, and how intentionally you respond. You’ll learn what knowing yourself actually looks like in real time, from recognizing your default patterns and emotional signals, to separating signal from story, to identifying your current stretch point. This isn’t about navel-gazing or fixing yourself — it’s about deep work as a practical leadership advantage, especially for healthcare leaders navigating constant pressure and change. If you’ve sensed that your next level of leadership isn’t about doing more, this episode will meet you right there.

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What if the reason leadership sometimes feels heavy, careful, or stuck isn’t your workload — but the quiet story your mind is telling about what struggle means? In this episode, I explore the powerful difference between fixed and growth mindset and how it shapes confidence, learning, and leadership effectiveness in complex healthcare environments. You’ll discover why capable leaders often shrink instead of stretch, how feedback turns into threat instead of fuel, and how to shift from self-protection into self-trust. With research from Carol Dweck, a real-world healthcare story, and gentle practical experiments you can try immediately, this episode invites you to stop trying to prove yourself and start becoming yourself — right inside the challenges you’re already facing.

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In this episode, I explore why leadership moves in seasons, not straight lines, and how the very moments that feel flat, stuck, heavy, or strangely unsatisfying are often signs you’re standing at the edge of your next level of growth. Drawing on adult development research and a real-world story I unpack why what once worked eventually stops working, how to recognize the season you’re in right now, and what each season of leadership is asking of you. If you’ve been working harder but feeling less energized, oddly uninspired, or ready for your next role, this episode offers a deeply reassuring and practical reset — you’re not doing leadership wrong, you’re in a season, and learning to work with it is the key to your next chapter of clarity, ease, and impact.

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If you’ve ever wondered whether the small things you do as a leader actually matter, this episode will blow your mind. Through the lens of “Tikkun Olam”—the idea of repairing the world—we unpack how your everyday choices in your department or clinic ripple far beyond schedules, huddles, and workflows. You’ll hear why tiny acts of kindness change team chemistry, why repair conversations shift entire cultures, and why your little corner of healthcare has more influence than you realize.

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