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.

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 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 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 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 

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/ 

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 

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

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. 

• 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”

• 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

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.  

• 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

• Brave Enough 
• Sasha on Twitter
• RUBraveEnough on Twitter

This podcast shares the habits and practices of peak performers and top leaders, from many walks of life; physicians, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and academics. And from every season, from the seasoned and sage to those emerging leaders and rising rock stars. All who are blazing trails and shining a light for others.

In this episode, my colleague Dr. Mark Shapiro, physician leader, hospitalist and podcaster at Explore the Space Show, sits down with me to chat playing to your strengths, managing your weaknesses, leadership models across diverse industries; healthcare, medicine, military, and sports, accountability, and navigating adversity and organizational or community trauma. 

This podcast shares the habits and practices of peak performers and top leaders, from many walks of life; physicians, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and academics. And from every season, from the seasoned and sage to those emerging leaders and rising rock stars. All who are blazing trails and shining a light for others.

In this episode, host Laurie Baedke explores the topic of Networking Up. Have you ever heard of the term “marry up”? Allow me to introduce you to the concept of networking up. By this I mean keep company with the big boys and girls, the wise ones, the high fliers, the real deals. With effort and intentionality, you’ll become the company you keep.

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 

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.

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/ 

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.

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. 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.

• 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

• 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

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.

• 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

• Lightbox
• Find Josh on LinkedIn, and Twitter

This podcast shares the habits and practices of peak performers and top leaders, from many walks of life; physicians, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and academics. And from every season, from the seasoned and sage to those emerging leaders and rising rock stars. All who are blazing trails and shining a light for others.

In this episode, my friend and colleague, Dr. Jennifer Best, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education at the University of Washington, shares her expertise on leadership through storytelling, covering professional development, personal formation, difficult conversations, and mentorship.

This podcast shares the habits and practices of peak performers and top leaders, from many walks of life; physicians, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and academics. And from every season, from the seasoned and sage to those emerging leaders and rising rock stars. All who are blazing trails and shining a light for others.

In this episode, healthcare executive Eric Mooss shares his habits and practices for humble leadership; touching on active listening skills, professional decorum and executive presence, and how he leverages being a student of human behavior to be a more effective and intentional leader.

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! 

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.

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 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 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/ 

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

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.

• 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

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

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.   

• 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

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

We all know that failures don’t define us. And failures certainly aren’t final—if you don’t let them become the be-all, end-all. But that truth is easier said than lived. Unfortunate circumstances resulting in mistakes are as inevitable as taxes. HECK YES they hurt, but you’ve got to keep going regardless. Don’t allow them to bring you down—not for a long time—because out of these challenges come opportunities to rise above in a way that, perhaps, wouldn’t have been possible had you not developed the fortitude from a major setback.

Professionals move on. They have to so that they can get back to doing what they love to do. If they don’t, if they wallow in their failures or guilt or whatever psychological trauma they sustained, they will constantly second-guess themselves and weaken their performance. 

In this week’s Growth Edge Leadership Essentials episode, we explore how to experience failures without staying psychologically stuck. 

This podcast shares the habits and practices of peak performers and top leaders, from many walks of life; physicians, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and academics. And from every season, from the seasoned and sage to those emerging leaders and rising rock stars. All who are blazing trails and shining a light for others.

In this episode, physician and entrepreneur, Sasha Shillcutt, MD shares her habits and practices as a brave leader; discussing the habits and practices that have contributed to her success in medicine, the reflective process that led her to reflect and intentionally identify her purpose and build a platform and community to encourage other women in medicine and physician leaders nationwide, and how she summons the courage to be BRAVE ENOUGH in all facets of her life.

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.

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.

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 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 

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 

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

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...

• 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

• 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

Today’s episode was a special treat for me because it was recorded in person. Dr. Anjali Bhagra, newly appointed diversity and inclusion chair of the Mayo Clinic, was in Omaha recently, and we got to reconnect face to face.

We got straight down to business, discussing the difference between diversity and inclusion, why (sadly) we’re not wired to embrace diversity, and why it’s important that we do so anyway. The research is conclusive. The sooner we recognize our natural tendencies and intentionally work toward diversity and inclusion, the better we’ll all be. 

Anjali’s CME course, GRIT (Growth, Resilience, Inspiration, and Tenacity), is an exemplary example of diversity and inclusion. Anjali shares how GRIT came to be, why the leadership is intentionally reaching out to men, and where GRIT is headed in the coming years. 

You’ll enjoy learning about Dr. Anjali Bhagra, the person. She doesn’t shy away from personal topics. She shares about her family of origin, her family of procreation, and life pursuits she enjoys away from work. Enjoy listening in! 

• Anjali’s background
• The difference between diversity and inclusion
• About GRIT
• How GRIT was an outgrowth of a physician engagement group
• How Anjali developed a passion for education and growing leaders
• About the relationship between adversity, personal growth, and leadership
• Anjali’s habits and practices that keep her sharp and whole

• Aljali’s faculty bio at Mayo Clinic’s website
• Aljali’s physician bio at Mayo Clinic’s website
• GRIT
• “Soak up the Sun” by Sheryl Crow
• Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
• Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
• Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Heart by Brené Brown

This podcast shares the habits and practices of peak performers and top leaders, from many walks of life; physicians, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and academics. And from every season, from the seasoned and sage to those emerging leaders and rising rock stars. All who are blazing trails and shining a light for others.

In this episode, my friend and colleague, trauma surgeon and media maven Dr. Jamie Coleman shares her expertise on finding and owning your purpose, balancing self-sacrifice with self-care, and maintaining compassion and your humanity while being a physician.

This podcast shares the habits and practices of peak performers and top leaders, from many walks of life; physicians, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and academics. And from every season, from the seasoned and sage to those emerging leaders and rising rock stars. All who are blazing trails and shining a light for others.

In this episode, Chief Marketing Officer Katie Kemerling shares her habits and practices as an intentional leader; discussing the process she's adopted for defining how you want to be, and be perceived as a leader, and creating a framework and a filter to assess your progress and measure your performance.

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!

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.

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 

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.

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

Now that you’ve done some self-reflection and have gotten acquainted with your strengths and weaknesses, you may wonder, “What’s next?” Self-management—that’s what.

The powerful second domain of Emotional Intelligence, self-management is about being accountable for your own actions—in general or for a specific purpose—while relying on your own strengths and resources. When you manage yourself, you are policing your own behavior and adjusting it to attain a desired outcome. 

In this episode, we’ll explore how self-management works and what personal and professional areas in your life can be enhanced by it.

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.

• 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!

• 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

Today’s episode covers two important topics: a professional’s use of social media and how to cope when personal trials push into work life.

As a physician and co-director of digital media and social media strategy of University of Nebraska Medical Center, Dr. Kelly Cawcutt is a social media expert who has thought long and hard about how physicians can — and should — use social media to network, share their expertise, keep abreast of cutting edge research, and connect with the public. She explains how to decide what to share, how to avoid online drama, how to get started, and how to avoid wasting time on social media.

In the second part of this episode, Dr. Cawcutt shares how a personal health crisis in early 2019 led to a multi-months-long medical leave of absence and how the physically painful experience affected her emotionally and mentally. As someone with high self-expectations, she had to face the challenging realization that failing to accept help from her community and take care of herself in the short-term could easily affect her long-term future goals, both personally and professionally.

•     About Dr. Cawcutt’s background and training
•     Why physicians should seriously consider being active on social media
•     Dr. Cawcutt’s top tip for determining the appropriateness of what you share on social media
•     What the realistic ROI of social media is for physician leaders
•     How being a perfectionist can shoot you in the foot when it comes to harnessing the power of social media
•     Tips on managing your time effectively on social media
•     How challenges and limitations can help you become a better leader
•     Why taking care of yourself is essential to your growth as a leader
•     Why it’s important to be able to say “no”
•     The role your ego plays in sabotaging your growth during a life challenge
•     Dr. Cawcutt’s top tips on navigating a life challenge as a leader

This podcast shares the habits and practices of peak performers and top leaders, from many walks of life; physicians, senior executives, entrepreneurs, and academics. And from every season, from the seasoned and sage to those emerging leaders and rising rock stars. All who are blazing trails and shining a light for others.

In this episode, my friend and colleague, Dr. Leah Georges shares her expertise on generations in the workplace, leadership, innovation, purpose, onlyness, and curiosity.