In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I’m joined by Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH, FACS, for an important conversation, exploring the complexities of mental health and medicine. Dr. Cunningham is a retired professional tennis athlete, an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, the Section Chief of Endocrine Surgery a…

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I sit down for a conversation with Dr. Toni Lam, Senior Client Partner at Korn Ferry, about the topic of coachability and its role in career advancement. We examine: - readiness for feedback - unexpected coaching opportunities - the role of reflection - the importance of adaptability Listen in!…

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down with Dr. Joyce DeLeo to examine the importance of coachability as we navigate career transitions and ascend in executive leadership, and the way that a lack of coachability can be a career derailer. We discuss: Examples of high self-awareness, humility, and coachability Avoidi…

Jillian Bybee, MD, FAAP In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I sit down for a conversation with Dr. Jillian Bybee. Dr. Bybee is a physician, medical educator, coach, speaker, podcaster, writer, and advocate for healthcare wellbeing and fulfillment. During our conversation, we discuss: - the role of reflection in coachability and s…

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I sit down for a fantastic conversation with Kevin Wilde, author of the book Coachability: The Leadership Superpower. Kevin is an Executive Leadership Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. He retired in 2015 from a 34 year corporate career in leadership and talen…

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I discuss the topic of coachability with Dr. Cara King. Dr. King is the Section Head of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS) and Medical Gynecology and the Program Director of the MIGS Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. She also serves as the Director of Innovation for Clevelan…

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I sit down with a long-time friend and colleague, Blake Lawrence. Blake had a stellar college football career, playing linebacker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and after an early retirement due to concussions, he pursued his entrepreneurial passions. He founded and successfully exited his first…

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, we explore the topic of coachability in entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are often perceived as uncoachable; perhaps because they’re highly visionary, independent, driven, and resolute in their conviction that an idea has viability. To survive the start up journey and build a product or comp…

In this week's episode, we explore 12 attributes of highly coachable leaders, five barriers to coachabilities, and times when we need to double down on practicing or assessing our own coachability.By Laurie Baedke

In this week’s episode, we explore the business case for coachability, and what outcomes are produced when individuals are highly coachable. Like most anything that’s worthwhile in life, being a coachable leader doesn’t come naturally or easily or comfortably. But, the positive impact that’s achieved by coachable leaders is worth the effort. When w…

Happy New Year and welcome to Season Nine of the Growth Edge Leadership podcast. In this amazing season, we’re going to flip the coin - explore the outcomes and impact of highly coachable leaders. What does it really mean to be coachable? What are the desirable outcomes of coachability? What are the attributes of coachable leaders, and how do we ad…

Welcome back to season eight of the Growth Edge leadership podcast. This season is all about mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching, and coincides with the release of my most recent book; Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance. I am so delighted to hear the positive feedback from so many of you about the impact of this topic and these ep…

Welcome back to season eight of the Growth Edge leadership podcast. This season is all about mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching, and coincides with the release of my most recent book; Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance. I am so delighted to hear the positive feedback from so many of you about the impact of this topic and these ep…

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, we discuss how sponsorship is vital to advancing individuals and supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within our organizations. While mentorship is important for development, sponsorship is where advancement occurs, hence it is important for male leaders, and critical for fema…

Welcome back to season eight of the Growth Edge leadership podcast. This season is all about mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching, and coincides with the release of my most recent book; Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance. I am so delighted to hear the positive feedback from so many of you about the impact of this topic and these ep…

This season is focused on the important topics of mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching. And, it corresponds to a major milestone for me - - the publication of my third book, Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance, AVAILABLE NOW through my publisher, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and available for pre-order on Amazon. L…

This season is focused on the important topics of mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching. And, it corresponds to a major milestone for me - - the publication of my third book, Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance, AVAILABLE NOW through my publisher, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and available for pre-order on Amazon. L…

This season is focused on the important topics of mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching. And, it corresponds to a major milestone for me - - the publication of my third book, Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance, AVAILABLE NOW through my publisher, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and available for pre-order on Amazon. L…

Welcome to season eight of the Growth Edge leadership podcast! This season is focused on the important topics of mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching. And, it corresponds to a major milestone for me - - the publication of my third book, AVAILABLE NOW through my publisher, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and available for pre-order o…

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I welcome a protege and rock star, Emily Sheboy-Scarcello, MPH, FACHE to join me for a fun conversation about being a rock star emerging leader, the burden of youth, and the power of representation to inspire and engage the next generation. Listen in! Emily Sheboy-Scarcello LinkedIn - https://w…

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down with Dr. Amer Kaissi, Professor of Healthcare Administration at Trinity University to discuss his newest book, Humbitious: The Power of Low-Ego High-Drive Leadership. The book, and our conversation, are packed with empirical research and applicable practices for leaders to app…

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I sit down with Dr. Michele Halyard, Professor of Radiation Oncology and Dean of the Mayo Clinic’s Arizona campus. An accomplished academic physician and physician executive with a passion for coaching, we dig into the differences between mentoring and coaching, providing formative feedback, th…

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I invite former guest, Dr. Kelly Cawcutt back to share her lessons learned after spending the past two and a half years leveling up in leadership and making contributions in new rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares two key leadership learnings about managing through crisis, a call to …

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, I welcome a colleague and former student to discuss her research on gender microaggressions in pharmacy. As a leader in the clinical discipline, she discovered a paucity of research to explore and equip herself with an understanding of the topic and its impact or to identify interventions to so…

On this week's episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I welcome back prior guest, Dr. Michael Maddaus, for a conversation about strengths, boundaries, reflection, values, and humanity. Love + Work: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life - Marcus Buckingham - https://www.amazon.com/Love-Work-Find-Wha…

In this week's Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, Dr. Josh Hartzell shares his passion for developing physician leaders. Dr. Hartzell is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, a Professor of Medicine, and the Program Director of Internal Medicine at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. We cover a lot of ground, including the topics …

In this week's Growth Edge leadership podcast episode, Dr. Stacey Rizza shares strategies and tactics for perfecting your elevator pitch. Not just for salespeople and business networking, it's an essential skill for all professionals at every stage of the career journey. Dr. Rizza is a Professor of Medicine and the Executive Medical Director of Int…

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast I sit down for a fun conversation with physician, mother, illustrator, and author, Dr. Grace Farris. We discuss her amazing new book, Mom Milestones, and the intersection of creativity, illustrating, and storytelling in motherhood and in medicine. Listen in! Grace Farris website - https:/…

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down for a conversation with Dr. Bob Lefkowitz, Nobel Laureate and James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Duke University School of Medicine. We talk about mentorship, legacy and leadership impact, the role of failure in success, the role of courage and humor in creativity, and so m…

In the final episode of 2021 and season six of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, we welcome Dr. Laura Desveaux back to discuss what we can learn from behavioral science about effective goal setting and planning ahead for a new year, equipping us with small things that we can do to engineer smart habits in pursuit of our goals.…

In this week’s Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down for a conversation about leadership in crisis and the importance of mentorship and sponsorship in career success. Dr. Spector is Vice Dean for Faculty, Professor of Pediatrics, and Executive Director, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) at Drexel University College of Medicine. …

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, Professor and Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Texas San Antonio, to chat about developing and leading mentoring programs. We discuss: - benefits of mentorship / sponsorship / allyship - risks associates with lack of acc…

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I welcome Dr. Valerie Stone, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School to discuss navigating leadership and career transitions. Designing Your Life, Dave Evans and Bill Burnett - https://designingyour.life/the-book/ How Women Rise, Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith - http://www.howwomenrise.com …

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, I sit down with Dr. Joanne Conroy, President and CEO of Dartmouth Hitchcock Health. From academic medicine, to association leadership, to the helm of a health system, we learn from her experiences making bold career transitions, leading turnarounds, and taking care to heal healthcare for the people…

In this week’s Growth Edge episode, I welcome former guest and fellow Ted Lasso fan Dr. Mark Shapiro to join me in discussing leadership and life lessons from the show. We talk about the power of apology and forgiveness, the competencies of accountability and trust, and the importance of growth and rest. Listen in.…

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down for a fascinating roundtable discussion with two colleagues from Creighton, Dr. Leah Georges and Dr. Lance Frazier, to discuss the important leadership competency of critical thinking. What is it? Why is it important? What are the barriers to it in us and in our teams and orga…

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast, I sit down for an important conversation with Dr. Diane Dixon about the state of diversity at the highest levels of executive leadership in healthcare. The business case for diversity in the c-suite of any organization is well-documented, but the challenge of achieving diversity in executive representation in org…

Dr. Ruth Gotian is the Chief Learning Officer and Assistant Professor of Education in Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. She has done extensive research on what makes people very successful. She is an educator, author, coach, and speaker on the subject of optimizing success. In this week's episode, we dig in to the down side of high achievin…

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Join me for a fantastic exploration of the career path and learnings of immigrant, innovator, founder, and physician scientist, Dr. Lilit Garibyan. From her childhood in Armenia, to her journey to the US as an adolescent, to her groundbreaking research lab at Harvard Medical School, and her important work in the Magic Wand Initiative, she shares le…

From juvenile delinquent, high school dropout to cardiothoracic surgeon, full professor, and endowed chair in academic medicine to inpatient addiction rehab. Dr. Mike Maddaus’ journey of real-life experience and scientific research of human resiliency is profound and powerful, and his practical advice for healthcare leaders and high achievers is mu…

In this episode of the Growth Edge leadership podcast, I sit down with Dr. Katherine Meese to discuss her research that explores stress, resilience, and the correlates of well-being among healthcare professionals in an academic medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares the core drivers of distress and practical strategies for healthca…

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with my fantastic friend and colleague, Dr. Laura Desveaux to discuss fresh starts, what are they and how can we leverage them? We discuss the three constructs that drive human behavior, four common pitfalls to avoid, and four practical strategies to apply in leveraging a fresh start to boost y…

Welcome to season six, and episode ONE HUNDRED of the Growth Edge leadership podcast. In this week's episode, we dig into the timely and important topic of self-care, and how leaders can, and should, consistently assess and advocate for themselves in order to preserve the capacity to sustain and thrive amid adversity.…

Are you ready for season six of the Growth Edge Leadership Podcast? Well buckle up, because we’re back! Hellllllloooooooo friends! I have missed you and sitting in the recording studio so very much!! The podcast has been on an extended hiatus since the end of December of 2020, simply because I needed to step away. More about that in a future episod…

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with physician executive and negotiation expert, Dr. Ranna Parekh. Not just a soft skill or a ‘nice to have’, negotiation is a requisite leadership competency for all professionals. Listen in as we: -define negotiation -review its stages -identify barriers -assess the role emotions play -delive…

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with the incandescent Dr. Amy Oxentenko, Professor and Chair of Medicine at Mayo Clinic Arizona. We chat about leveling up in leadership and life, navigating career pivots, identifying self-limiting beliefs, and pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone.…

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I chat with Dr. Laurie Hiemstra; orthopaedic surgeon, clinical and gender equity researcher, and the first woman to serve on the executive committee and 2nd incoming President Elect of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. We discuss: the importance of representation. checking your own privilege. drawing …

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I sit down with Dr. Jennifer Hunt, Professor and Chair of Pathology at the University of Florida. In addition to her role as an academic physician executive, she’s an author, coach, and speaker with specific expertise on #ImposterSyndrome, #Confidence, #Purpose, and their role in #Leadership. We discuss: …