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 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.

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, 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 

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. 

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.

• 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

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

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.   

• 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

• 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

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 

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. 

• 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!

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

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 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/

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.

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. 

• 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

•  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

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, 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 

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.

• 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

• 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

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

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.

• 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

• 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

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 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/ 

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.  

• 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

• 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

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.

• 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 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 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 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

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.

• 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

• 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

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.

• 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

• 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

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 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 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 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  

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.

• 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

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

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

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

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/ 

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.

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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.

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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 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 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

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 

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.

• 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 

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

• 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 

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

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

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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 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

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.

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.  

• 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

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

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.

• 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

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

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

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