Welcome to the leadership lounge, for all who work or lead in healthcare. Where you get a fresh take on your work as a healthcare leader.
It’s a place to pause, think, and reflect, leaving you refreshed, and inspired. You’ll feel encouraged and able to keep going.
Latest Episodes
#49 Collaboration & Cooperation in Healthcare: Knowing the Difference and Making an Impact
Every day, healthcare teams work together—but are they cooperating or collaborating? And does it matter? In this episode, we explore the key differences, when to use each approach, and why shared purpose is the glue that makes both work. Whether you're a new charge nurse leading a team or a seasoned leader looking to foster deeper collaboration, this conversation will give you practical insights to build trust, alignment, and impact.
#48 From New to Thriving: How to Set Up Your Leaders for Success
Stepping into a leadership role is like jumping onto a fast-moving treadmill—you’re expected to get up to speed quickly while making decisions, managing people, and finding your footing. If you are leading leaders, you play a critical role in ensuring new team leaders don’t just survive but thrive. In this episode, we break down three foundational moves that will set them up for success.
Intelligent Kindness in Healthcare: A Radical Approach to the System We Need
What if kindness wasn’t just a personal trait but a powerful force for transforming healthcare? I dive into Intelligent Kindness, a concept that shifts kindness from being seen as ‘soft’ to a strategic approach for stronger teams, better patient care, and a healthier system. From tackling self-doubt to building trust and therapeutic alliances, this episode offers a fresh perspective on why kindness—when applied intelligently—is anything but soft.
Small Steps means Big Progress: 4 Steps for Smart Leaders
Tackling a challenge can feel overwhelming, but the key is to start right and stay the course. In this short episode, I share a simple yet powerful four-step framework: It’s about clarity, curiosity, and the grit to see things through. A short and practical listen for leaders in the thick of it!
Psychological Safety in Healthcare: How It Transforms Your Team and Your Work
What happens when staff are afraid to speak up? Healthcare teams struggle with stress, turnover, and burnout—but when psychological safety is strong, collaboration, learning, and performance thrive. In this episode, we break down what psychological safety is, the stories of where it started and the impacts when you have it, and what happens when you don’t. If you care about retention, resilience, and results, this is for you.
Leadership Under Pressure: Prioritising What Matters
Healthcare leaders are being asked to do the impossible. So, how do we make the work achievable? In this episode, we talk about the courage it takes to prioritise and how we talk risk when setting those priorities.
The Power of Place: How Your Work Environment Shapes Your Leadership
Your environment influences more than just your workflow—it affects how you feel, how you lead, and even how others perceive you. Rabbit holes aside, an organised and decluttered workspace helps your focus and reduces frustration. Taking some of the hard work of what is often hard work.
In short, your workspace isn’t just where you work—it’s how you work. In this episode, I’m sharing ideas and stories to give you a fresh perspective on how you can support your energy, and effectiveness by looking at the physical environment you are in.
The Power in Knowing What You Stand For.
Frustration, burnout, feeling like something is off—these emotions don’t just come from the workload or the people around us. Often, they’re a signal of a deeper misalignment with our core values. If you don’t have clarity on what truly matters to you, decision-making becomes harder, confidence wavers, and tough situations feel even heavier. In this episode, I explore how understanding your values gives you the power to make better choices, feel more grounded, and lead with confidence—even in challenging environments.
What game are you playing as a healthcare leader?
You move patients through the system, tick off tasks, and hit targets—but does that mean you're winning? In this episode, I explore the tension between short-term urgency and long-term impact, using Simon Sinek’s Infinite Game to challenge how we think about healthcare leadership.