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
#55 Managing your emotions at work.
If I'm feeling everything all at once, then the emotional workload of healthcare is a good practice ground. This week, we're talking about managing when all unwanted and wanted emotions come up. We'll discuss what this means for you as a leader and share tips and ideas from the experts in this field.
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