In this moving reflection, an executive coach shares the transformational impact coaching can have on leaders who feel the pressure to constantly optimize. The story highlights a leader who had built her career on the belief that harder work always led to greater success—until she realized it was costing her relationships, mental health, and true effectiveness. Through coaching, she discovered that not everything requires perfection, and that embracing a more balanced approach opened doors to new opportunities at work and deeper fulfillment at home.
When Healthcare Leaders Must Become Learners Again
From the outside, Terry appears calm and confident. Inside, Terry is carrying an enormous weight. Terry is a composite of many remarkable leaders I’ve had the privilege to coach: the CEO, the COO, the physician executive, the chief nursing officer, or the senior vice president who genuinely cares about people and believes deeply in healthcare’s […]
