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.

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Latest Episodes

Psychological Safety in Healthcare: How It Transforms Your Team and Your Work
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

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.

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Leadership Under Pressure: Prioritising What Matters
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

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.

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The Power of Place: How Your Work Environment Shapes Your Leadership
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

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.

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The Power in Knowing What You Stand For.
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

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.

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What game are you playing as a healthcare leader?
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

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.

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#40 Fuel for the Soul: Why Inspiration Matters for Healthcare Leaders
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

#40 Fuel for the Soul: Why Inspiration Matters for Healthcare Leaders

If you’re feeling uninspired right now, you are not alone. In this episode, I reflect on why inspiration matters now more than ever—how it boosts well-being, drives productivity, builds hope and helps leaders reconnect with their purpose. I share the personal sources that inspire me—like poetry, nature, and the courage of vulnerability—and explore how these can transform the way we lead.

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#39 Three ways to lighten your load in the coming weeks.
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

#39 Three ways to lighten your load in the coming weeks.

Healthcare leaders are playing the long game, so let's set up for success and a sense of thriving. This week I'm sharing 3 ideas (with a couple of others that come along) that have cropped up this week. Ways to make it all feel a little lighter, more joyful and energising for everyone.

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#38 SCARF and Status: How Understanding Triggers Can Transform Your Leadership
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

#38 SCARF and Status: How Understanding Triggers Can Transform Your Leadership

Learning about the SCARF model was one of those moments that made a lot of things make sense. It changed how I approached situations and ultimately how I led. So, in this episode, we are talking about the SCARF model, with a focus on the status element. Exploring how understanding these dynamics can help you manage your own responses and better navigate the reactions of those you lead.

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#36 Intentions Over Perfection: Grounded Goal-Setting
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

#36 Intentions Over Perfection: Grounded Goal-Setting

Sometimes plans can change in an instant—especially in healthcare leadership. All that work, thinking and well - planning - are out of the window. In this episode, I’m considering plans and goals from a different perspective - that of values-based intentions that then create choices - that you can make in the moment. By anchoring your leadership goals in what truly matters, intention-setting empowers you to adapt to unexpected challenges while maintaining clarity and purpose.

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