Healthcare Leadership Resources

Leaders who cultivate a growth mindset culture reap more resilient, higher-performing teams — particularly in times of great change and uncertainty.

Leaders who cultivate a growth mindset are more resilient and better positioned to lead effectively, particularly in times of crisis and ambiguity. 

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 product of the integration of multiple disciplines, there is increasing recognition that effective […]

Recently, a couple of my MEDI Leadership coach colleagues and I had the opportunity to collaborate with a group of healthcare leaders in the northeast. It was our final session of a year-long cohort of provider leaders. Having spent the past several months meeting together regularly, the participating leaders have come to know each other […]

Forced to evolve or else, this is a time of intense transformation for healthcare leaders. As you navigate the current healthcare environment, you’ve likely noticed many established “best practices” that worked well once upon a time (or at the health system across town) often fail to produce significant or sustainable improvements in your organization.  In […]

It is impossible to overstate the importance of connection in healthcare. Whether you think of connection in literal terms like a heart electrode connected to a patient, or the interaction of the healthcare team as they work together to serve patients and their families, connection is critically important.  Connection links together people, information and functions […]

St. Louis, MO — MEDI Leadership announces the addition of Amy King as executive coach to healthcare leaders and teams, in response to rising demand for leadership and culture transformation in healthcare. In this role, King helps organizations navigate evolving market conditions to better serve patients, build high-performing teams and thriving careers. Since 1998, Amy […]

St. Louis, MO — MEDI Leadership (MEDI) has announced the addition of William Barnes, Ph.D., MBA as executive coach to healthcare leaders and teams. In this role, Dr.Barnes will equip healthcare organizations to better meet emerging patient care demands and thrive in a fast-evolving environment. A clinical psychologist for more than two decades, Dr.Barnes has […]

“Leaders who believe they can [succeed] without any formal training often succeed for some time, but eventually will encounter critical situations they are not prepared to handle alone. Then they urgently seek the resources to help them succeed, often too late to salvage a career.” ~ Journal of Healthcare Leadership Not all leadership development approaches […]

The symbiotic relationship between hospitals and physicians has been complicated by new technology, changes to care delivery models, and the emergence of new management priorities. During this webinar, hear from Robert Porter, senior vice president and executive coach with MEDI Leadership, and Matt Troup, president and CEO of Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System, about how […]

Answering the healthcare industry’s increasing demand for leadership coaching, MEDI Leadership continues to expand its bench of experienced executive coaches. [St. Louis, MO, November 18, 2019] MEDI Leadership (MEDI) is proud to announce the addition of its newest employed executive coach, Gary Hoffman, MD. Dr. Hoffman joins MEDI with vast experience in healthcare administration, business […]

The process of designing and deploying any disruptive change is challenging and must overcome the natural human resistance to change. This is even more challenging when the charge to lead the change process is given to a team made up of members who have no history with one another or, as is often the case […]