As a firm of executive coaches working exclusively with healthcare leaders, we’ve come to realize the competencies required to lead well in our industry are changing. Rapidly. Take team dynamics, for instance. While it has always been true that healthcare is the...
My colleagues and I at MEDI Leadership I have the great privilege to work in support of talented healthcare leaders across the country. I am continually amazed at their dedication and perseverance as they strive to carry out their mission to attend to the...
As hospitals work to navigate change, it is critical that they do so in a manner which reflects respect for the impact of change on the practice of their physicians in order to secure their support and commitment. We’ve seen rising interest in best practices for...
This is a season of difficult transitions for many healthcare leaders as the industry adjusts to the challenges of life in the post-COVID landscape. Though the nature and magnitude of those transitions vary, job changes in particular can be painful setbacks, leaving...
Why tactical tools are not enough, and what to do about it. As hospitals struggle to financially recover in the post-COVID landscape and pressures grow to slash costs, healthcare leaders are racing to implement tactical changes shown to produce massive savings at...
It is stating the obvious to say that the situation confronting healthcare leaders is as challenging, if not more challenging, than any time in our history. After surviving the ravages of the emergent stage of the COVID pandemic, we find ourselves facing a...
In my coaching practice it is surprisingly common for me to encounter experienced and highly accomplished leaders riddled periodically with crippling self-doubt. Known as the “imposter syndrome” or “inner critic,” that internal voice of self-doubt is something that...
By Robert (Bob) Porter and Janet Dombrowski You’re working hard to grow as a leader and are making meaningful progress. Well done! Looking ahead, how do you sustain your progress until those changes become new, unconscious habits? It's helpful to think of growth as a...
It’s that time of year when the world seems to become, at least for a while, a little bit kinder, a little more grateful, a little more hopeful. We take time to step outside ourselves and consider ways big and small we might express our love and appreciation for those...
Across our industry, data continues to reflect a troubling pattern: Patients and healthcare workers are harmed in hospitals each day. According to OSHA, hospitals are one of the most hazardous places to work, nearly doubling the rate of work-related injuries and...