We all have experienced times when we feel stuck, lacking movement, and feeling disappointed with our current situation and circumstances. In fact, most healthcare leaders are feeling fearful and uncertain and don't have the energy to continue in their chosen careers or profession that they're dedicated to. However, we may not realize that our attention, fear of change, and the stories we tell ourselves may impact our feelings of “being stuck” and our ability to move forward. In this podcast, we...
Mar 29, 2023•27 min•Ep. 194
In this episode, we share some of the experiences that have shaped us and made us into the leaders we are today. We've been leaders for a long time and we've had a lot of experiences, so it's always helpful to step back and reflect on those experiences that have shaped us or made us who we are today. In fact, this is something we did when we started MissingLogic® and it's something we do periodically as we are called to grow and evolve as leaders. In this podcast, we share some key takeaways fro...
Mar 22, 2023•30 min•Ep. 193
In this episode, we talk with our special guest Graci Harkema about her journey of overcoming adversity and her advice to find your authentic voice as a leader. Graci is a multi-award-winning international diversity, equity, and inclusion speaker, consultant, and author. She specializes in unconscious bias and inclusive leadership training with Fortune 500 to small businesses within various industries. Graci shares her inspirational story from being born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo d...
Mar 15, 2023•36 min•Ep. 192
In this episode, we talk about the importance of leveraging the tension between Confidence and Humility as a healthcare leader. We know most emerging and evolving leaders are leading and living in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) world where we recognize the need for both Confidence and Humility during these challenging times. In fact, both are equally important to have successful and effective leadership. That’s why leveraging these tensions, or polarities can help yo...
Mar 08, 2023•23 min•Ep. 191
In this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Katie Boston-Leary about the importance of nurses' health and well-being from the bedside to the C-Suite. Katie is the Director of Nursing Programs at the American Nurses Association (ANA), overseeing the Nursing Practice and Work Environment Division and Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation. Katie shares about the ANA and the effort of the Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation program to help nurses combat burnout. We also talk about the top three challenges f...
Mar 01, 2023•57 min•Ep. 190
In this podcast, we share five books that influenced us the most and the ones we have embraced and embodied as healthcare leaders. We know that books are powerful tools to help us grow and evolve as leaders. In fact, reading books is one of the ways to feed our minds, receive inspiration, and even lift ourselves up. That’s why we’ve invested in exposing ourselves to new ways of thinking through books that change how we see the world, how we interpret our environments, and who we are. In this pod...
Feb 22, 2023•43 min•Ep. 189
In this episode, we talk about our special guest Elle Ingalls about managing stress through the Pressure-Free Living Method. Elle is a high-performance coach who specializes in helping individuals and groups of any size to up-level their performance without the stress and burnout often experienced by high achievers. For nearly 40 years, she has been teaching mental toughness techniques which are now taught in her science-based method called the ‘ Pressure-Free Method ' which helps you reduce str...
Feb 15, 2023•53 min•Ep. 188
In this podcast, we talk about the importance of finding balance between Holding On and Letting Go as healthcare leaders. We know these are incredibly challenging times and that you are facing things you’ve never faced before or no one has taught you how to deal with them as an emerging or evolving leader. As a result, you rely on what you have learned and experienced in the past about being a leader since there is no blueprint or manual on how to lead during these times. Are we right? That’s wh...
Feb 08, 2023•29 min•Ep. 187
We are so thrilled to share our great talk with our special guest Dr. Sasha Shillcutt about the importance of setting brave boundaries between our personal and professional lives as leaders. Sasha is a cardiac anesthesiologist, a tenured Endowed Professor, and the Vice Chair of Strategy and Innovation in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). She is the CEO and founder of Brave Enough and a best-selling author of her first book, Between Grit and Gra...
Feb 01, 2023•39 min•Ep. 186
In this episode, we talk about the three new leadership norms to become a Thriving, Resilient, and Unstoppable (TRU) healthcare leader. We know that norms can be good things and helpful in our lives, but some norms may also unintentionally cause pain and suffering. In fact, these unhealthy leadership norms have been experienced by healthcare leaders for many years. That’s why we are on a mission to bust through these unhealthy norms and help healthcare leaders embrace new norms that promote heal...
Jan 25, 2023•31 min•Ep. 185
In this podcast, we talk with our special guest Dr. Robyn Begley about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership’s (AONL's) latest Longitudinal Insight Survey on the impact of COVID-19 on nursing leadership. Robyn is the Chief Executive Officer of AONL as well as the Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President of the American Hospital Association (AHA). Robyn shares the background of AONL Foundation, AONL and Joslin Insight’s partnership to bring these four important studies to fruiti...
Jan 18, 2023•50 min•Ep. 184
In this podcast, we talk about the importance of leveraging the polarity of Self-Reliance and Interdependence as a healthcare leader. We know it’s been three years of COVID-19 and we are now post-pandemic, but we’re still living in a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) world where we need to be self-reliant and interdependent as we move through these challenging times. In fact, both are equally important for emerging and evolving healthcare leaders to achieve effective and succ...
Jan 11, 2023•26 min•Ep. 183
In this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Lucinda Maine about the NAM’s (National Academy of Medicine) National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being. Lucinda served as Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (ACCP), which is the leading advocate for high-quality pharmacy education in the US. She currently serves as a board member of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education and has received numerous awards for her work in her fiel...
Jan 04, 2023•55 min•Ep. 182
In this third and final episode of our 3-part series, we focus on Personal Alignment, which is Pillar #3 of our Dynamic Balance EffectTM (DBE) Framework. We believe that Personal Alignment is about living on purpose and aligning your actions with the essence of who you really are as a healthcare leader. In this podcast, we discuss how Personal Alignment and Polarity Intelligence™ help bring out Wisdom and how Mindful Choices and Personal Alignment help leaders with Grit. We also discuss the diff...
Dec 28, 2022•34 min•Ep. 181
In this second episode of our three-part series, we focus on leveraging Polarity Intelligence™ , which is Pillar #2 of our Dynamic Balance EffectTM (DBE) Framework. Polarity Intelligence applies the “missinglogic” to leverage the unavoidable tensions and challenges impacting your daily life. The thing is, most healthcare leaders feel these tensions are problems to solve because it’s the only lens they’ve ever known. If you treat them as problems and you don’t realize that you’re experiencing unm...
Dec 21, 2022•42 min•Ep. 180
In this first episode of a 3-part series, we focus on making Mindful Choices which is Pillar #1 of our Dynamic Balance Effect™ (DBE) Framework. Mindful choices as one of the pillars encompasses how to live and choose from the principles or values that ground you in what matters most and provide the guardrails for your life. But how can you make mindful choices and choose from the principles that guide and ground you? You need to step back, reevaluate, reconnect, and recommit to the most importan...
Dec 14, 2022•40 min•Ep. 179
In this episode, we talk with our special guest Amy Shephard about the importance of leveraging your strengths through Enneagram in becoming a Thriving, Resilient, and Unstoppable (TRU) healthcare leader. Amy is a certified enneagram coach and the founder of Vennwise, who is committed to helping individuals, families, and teams thrive through courage, clarity, and communication. She has spent decades applying the Enneagram to facilitate the success of leaders, teams, and organizations to ensure ...
Dec 07, 2022•48 min•Ep. 178
In this episode, we talk with our special guest Renwick Brutus about living your best life regardless of your circumstances as a healthcare leader. Renwick has created multiple workshops and published "The Achievers Pocket Guide to Effective Networking”. He has lived a resilient and resourceful journey in life extricating himself from commonplace biases and restraints. He borrows from his career experiences where he has seized opportunities that exist within his work to achieve positive results ...
Nov 30, 2022•53 min•Ep. 177
In this episode, we talk about the seven reasons to Claim and Share Power and why it's essential for healthcare leaders. We know most emerging and evolving leaders have been in a time of uncertainty, and they don't know what the "new normal" is as everything seems to be in a constant state of change. As a result, they go with the flow, waiting for someone to provide direction because they don't feel worthy of their power or feel that exerting their personal power is a career-ending move. The thi...
Nov 23, 2022•24 min•Ep. 176
In this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Ann Deaton about supporting healthcare leaders in creating and developing sustainable results through VUCA tools. Ann is a leadership and team coach. She is the author of the book, VUCA Tools for a VUCA World: Developing Leaders and Teams for Sustainable Results. During her two-decade career in healthcare, she held supervisory and leadership roles in several healthcare and rehabilitation systems, where she had the opportunity to experience both...
Nov 16, 2022•37 min•Ep. 175
In this episode, we talk about leveraging a creator orientation to focus on your current reality and future desired outcome as a healthcare leader. We know leaders and healthcare organizations have been facing numerous challenges on a daily basis for the past three years. In fact, the current circumstances are difficult where staffing is terrible, the volume and acuity of patients are high, and there is a lack of seasoned or experienced leaders to learn from. That’s why putting your attention an...
Nov 09, 2022•30 min•Ep. 174
In this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Kimberly Long about the importance of building resilience as emerging healthcare leaders. Kimberly is the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL). She holds a Doctor of Health Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University in Dominguez Hills. She has been recognized with numerous personal awards, including the Community Service Award, Life...
Nov 02, 2022•44 min•Ep. 173
In this episode, we talk about avoiding the potholes on the journey from who you are to who you want to become as a healthcare leader. We know many emerging or evolving leaders have the intention and greater purpose of becoming the best version of themselves as a leader. But most healthcare leaders feel like they don’t have the capability or have lost their confidence when transitioning or stepping into a new role. Therefore, it’s important to leverage the tension between honoring who you are to...
Oct 26, 2022•25 min•Ep. 172
In this episode, we talk with our special guest Matthew Mawby about the staffing challenges in healthcare organizations and some perspectives about the challenges of those who serve in traveler and agency roles. Matthew is the co-founder of StaffHealth. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and has over 10 years of experience in healthcare staffing and even went through nursing school before deciding to head into a career in staffing. His passion for the healthcare industry can be traced...
Oct 19, 2022•53 min•Ep. 171
In this episode, we talk about leveraging Intent and Impact and why it’s important for emerging healthcare leaders. We know every leader wants to have a positive impact on their team and organization, but they may have a deeper fear that they will become ineffective as a leader. In fact, most healthcare leaders have great intentions to make a greater difference but fail to act on them because no one has taught them how to balance the tension between Intent and Impact. In this podcast, we talk ab...
Oct 12, 2022•23 min•Ep. 170
In this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Michael Bleich about his Holistic Leadership Model and the alignment with Polarity IntelligenceTM. Michael is a Wisconsin native who has held clinical, consultative, service, academic, and association leadership positions. He has diploma, BSN, MPH, and PhD degrees from Midwestern schools and completed fellowships with the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and the WK Founda...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 169
In this episode, we talk with our special guests, Dr. Marion Ball and Tori Shaw Morawski, about health informatics and innovative strategies for interprofessional leadership in healthcare. Marion is an international innovator, educator, author, and member of the National Academy of Medicine with over 45 years of experience in the healthcare IT community. Her research focuses on health informatics curriculum design, education, and enabling technology from theory into practice. Tori has over 15 ye...
Sep 28, 2022•50 min•Ep. 168
In this episode, we talk about leveraging personal Change and Stability and why it's important for Thriving, Resilient, and Unstoppable (TRU) healthcare leaders. We know leaders deal with ongoing challenges and changes daily, and their attention has been on their team and organization. In fact, many healthcare leaders have let go of their personal rituals and routines that bring Stability because of the workload and other challenges brought on by the pandemic. The thing is, without Change and St...
Sep 21, 2022•37 min•Ep. 167
In this episode, we talk about creating a margin in your life and why it’s important for Thriving, Resilient and Unstoppable (TRU) healthcare leaders. We know leaders continue to experience numerous Covid surges, staffing shortages, increasing demands on their work, and other challenges that have kept the work intensity high that causes fatigue leading to exhaustion and burnout. In fact, most healthcare leaders continue to experience pain from the stress and work overload they deal with everyday...
Sep 14, 2022•35 min•Ep. 166
In this episode, we talk with our special guest Michelle Maricic about the importance of developing and strengthening resilience and balance during challenging times. Michelle has a powerful personal story and message to share with healthcare leaders about living life to the fullest every day because you never know what tomorrow will bring (or the next ten minutes). Michelle is a CEO and successful entrepreneur who served as a healthcare executive, leader and mentor over the last three decades. ...
Sep 07, 2022•41 min•Ep. 165
