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
This Pink Shirt Day: Bullying is always personal
This episode isn’t polished (like it ever is), it’s personal. This week, I’m sharing what many leaders are too scared to say out loud—what it’s like to be accused of bullying, and what it feels like to be on the receiving end.
The Leadership Lounge Archive
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September 2025
- Sep 28, 2025 #71 When you don’t know where to start Sep 28, 2025
- Sep 21, 2025 #70 Is Leadership Supposed to Feel This Heavy? Sep 21, 2025
- Sep 14, 2025 #69 Boring Magic and Brilliant Leadership Sep 14, 2025
- Sep 7, 2025 Joining the Dots: Using Your Career Timeline to Shape What Comes Next Sep 7, 2025
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August 2025
- Aug 31, 2025 #67 Small Steps vs Big Leaps: Which Does Your Leadership Need? Aug 31, 2025
- Aug 25, 2025 Space to Think: How SWOT and SOAR Create Clarity in Leadership Aug 25, 2025
- Aug 17, 2025 #65 The Triple Impact of Bring Present Aug 17, 2025
- Aug 3, 2025 #64 Setting Yourself Up For Success Aug 3, 2025
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July 2025
- Jul 27, 2025 #63 Unravelling the circles Jul 27, 2025
- Jul 20, 2025 Four of The Things That are Keeping me Together Jul 20, 2025
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June 2025
- Jun 29, 2025 #61 When it's time to let go: closing chapters with care Jun 29, 2025
- Jun 22, 2025 #60 Midwinter, Matariki & Meaningful Work Jun 22, 2025
- Jun 15, 2025 Habits: Grounding Leadership in What You Do Daily Jun 15, 2025
- Jun 8, 2025 Have we made everything a crisis? Jun 8, 2025
- Jun 1, 2025 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Healthcare Leaders Jun 1, 2025
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May 2025
- May 25, 2025 Asking what matters is the beginning of joy May 25, 2025
- May 17, 2025 #55 Managing your emotions at work. May 17, 2025
- May 10, 2025 This Pink Shirt Day: Bullying is always personal May 10, 2025
- May 4, 2025 A New Hope For Healthcare Leadership May 4, 2025
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April 2025
- Apr 17, 2025 The one where I forgot it was Easter! Apr 17, 2025
- Apr 13, 2025 Leading Through Scarcity: The Abundance Mindset Advantage Apr 13, 2025
- Apr 6, 2025 Milestones & Meaning: Lessons from 50 Conversations on Leadership Apr 6, 2025
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March 2025
- Mar 30, 2025 #49 Collaboration & Cooperation in Healthcare: Knowing the Difference and Making an Impact Mar 30, 2025
- Mar 23, 2025 #48 From New to Thriving: How to Set Up Your Leaders for Success Mar 23, 2025
- Mar 16, 2025 Intelligent Kindness in Healthcare: A Radical Approach to the System We Need Mar 16, 2025
- Mar 8, 2025 Small Steps means Big Progress: 4 Steps for Smart Leaders Mar 8, 2025
- Mar 2, 2025 Psychological Safety in Healthcare: How It Transforms Your Team and Your Work Mar 2, 2025
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February 2025
- Feb 22, 2025 Leadership Under Pressure: Prioritising What Matters Feb 22, 2025
- Feb 15, 2025 The Power of Place: How Your Work Environment Shapes Your Leadership Feb 15, 2025
- Feb 8, 2025 The Power in Knowing What You Stand For. Feb 8, 2025
- Feb 2, 2025 What game are you playing as a healthcare leader? Feb 2, 2025
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January 2025
- Jan 25, 2025 #40 Fuel for the Soul: Why Inspiration Matters for Healthcare Leaders Jan 25, 2025
- Jan 19, 2025 #39 Three ways to lighten your load in the coming weeks. Jan 19, 2025
- Jan 12, 2025 #38 SCARF and Status: How Understanding Triggers Can Transform Your Leadership Jan 12, 2025
- Jan 5, 2025 #36 Intentions Over Perfection: Grounded Goal-Setting Jan 5, 2025
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December 2024
- Dec 14, 2024 #35 Reflect, Refine, Reimagine: Ending the Year with grace Dec 14, 2024
- Dec 8, 2024 #34 Compassion Is Not Pie: Through Self-Doubt and Beyond Dec 8, 2024
- Dec 1, 2024 #33 Joy, Generosity, and Growth: The Network Every Leader Needs Dec 1, 2024
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November 2024
- Nov 23, 2024 #32 The Leadership Upgrade: Expanding Your Capacity for Adaptive Change Nov 23, 2024
- Nov 17, 2024 Small Steps, Big Impact: Embracing Your Own Pace Nov 17, 2024
- Nov 10, 2024 Circle of Control: How to Stay Focused When the World is Overwhelming Nov 10, 2024
- Nov 3, 2024 Bridging Generations in Healthcare: Lessons, Boundaries, and Hope Nov 3, 2024
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October 2024
- Oct 27, 2024 Advice to My Younger Self: Avoiding Burnout in Healthcare Leadership Oct 27, 2024
- Oct 20, 2024 Sharpen the Saw: Renewing Your Leadership for the Long Haul Oct 20, 2024
- Oct 13, 2024 #26 From Fixer to Coach: Turning Interruptions into Leadership Growth Oct 13, 2024
- Oct 6, 2024 Turning Theory into Action: Change Leadership in Healthcare Oct 6, 2024
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September 2024
- Sep 15, 2024 Your Leadership Recharge: The Power of Time Off Sep 15, 2024
- Sep 6, 2024 Healthcare Leaders: 5 benefits from reading fiction. Sep 6, 2024
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August 2024
- Aug 27, 2024 What’s helping healthcare leaders to keep showing up? Aug 27, 2024
- Aug 23, 2024 Does your leadership have a season? Aug 23, 2024
- Aug 16, 2024 How are you defining success? Aug 16, 2024
- Aug 9, 2024 Sometimes you need to go slow to go fast. Aug 9, 2024
- Aug 4, 2024 Stronger together: relationships are the remedy. Aug 4, 2024
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July 2024
- Jul 26, 2024 Clear is kind: the feedback sandwich isn’t. Jul 26, 2024
- Jul 20, 2024 5 things to help you focus, make progress and avoid feeling overwhelmed. Jul 20, 2024
- Jul 13, 2024 Three lessons from Lego Jul 13, 2024
- Jul 7, 2024 I don’t want to keep fighting fires, I want to stop them from starting. Jul 7, 2024
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June 2024
- Jun 30, 2024 Two things I know about getting stuff done. Jun 30, 2024
- Jun 22, 2024 How do you know if you are thriving or surviving? Jun 22, 2024
- Jun 18, 2024 How to rethink managing up Jun 18, 2024
- Jun 8, 2024 How do you build trust when you and your team aren’t in the same location? Jun 8, 2024
- Jun 2, 2024 Taking time to celebrate. Jun 2, 2024
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May 2024
- May 26, 2024 Pink Shirt Day for Life May 26, 2024
- May 19, 2024 Are you there yet? May 19, 2024
- May 12, 2024 How to change when change is hard. May 12, 2024
- May 4, 2024 Does it feel like you’re drowning? May 4, 2024
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April 2024
- Apr 27, 2024 We aren’t meant to do this alone Apr 27, 2024
- Apr 20, 2024 When there isn’t enough Apr 20, 2024
- Apr 13, 2024 Should I grit or should I quit ? Apr 13, 2024
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March 2024
- Mar 24, 2024 Welcome to the leadership lounge Mar 24, 2024