Growth Edge Leadership Podcast

The Coachable Leader - Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH, FACS

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 at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Immediate Past President of the Association for Academic Surgery, a mentor, a mentor, and an advocate. Her r...

The Coachable Leader - Toni Lam, PhD

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!   Toni Lam LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonikalam/  

The Coachable Leader - Joyce DeLeo, PhD

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 Avoiding career derailers  Leveraging reflection for growth  How leaders can learn and improve coachability The critical role of active l...

The Coachable Leader - Jillian Bybee, MD, FAAP

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 self-coaching,  - the importance of fit in coaching partnerships,  - guiding ourselves toward clarity and contentment, and  -...

The Coachable Leader - Kevin Wilde

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 talent development at General Electric and General Mills.   We discuss:  - strategies for improving coachability  - avoiding false finish lines...

The Coachable Leader - Cara King, DO, MS, FACOG, FACS

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 Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Health Institute and is a Vice President of the Academy for Surgical Coaching. We discuss: the definition of coachability ...

The Coachable Leader - Blake Lawrence, CEO, opendorse

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 company, a social media agency, and is the CEO of a second venture, opendorse, the largest provider of technology in the athlete endorsement indu...

The Coachable Leader - Coachability in Entrepreneurs

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 company requires confidence, courage, wise counsel, and high coachability.    Listen in to learn more! 

The Coachable Leader - Attributes of Highly Coachable Leaders

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.

The Coachable Leader - The Case for Coachability

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 we think about coachability, I think it’s natural for a lot of well-established, successful, intelligent leaders to say “that’s not fo...

The Coachable Leader - Defining Coachability

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 adopt them?  This week's episode defines coachability and sets the table for the discussion to follow. Thanks for listening!

Mentor Coach Lead - Coaching for Performance

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 episodes, and I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the number of you who have already purchased and read a copy, and acquired copies for others.   ...

Mentor Coach Lead - The Connection to WellBeing

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 episodes, and I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the number of you who have already purchased and read a copy, and acquired copies for others.   ...

The Value of Sponsorship

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 female leaders! THANK YOU for listening in! If you’re a long time listener, or brand new to the show, please leave a rating and a review, and / or s...

When Do We Need Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Coaching?

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 episodes, and I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the number of you who have already purchased and read a copy, acquired copies for others, or are an...

Mentor Coach Lead - Types of Mentors

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.  Links below. This week, we're discussing the different types of mentors; traditional mentors, peer mentors, reverse mentors, mentoring const...

The Business Case for Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Coaching

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.  Links below. This week, we're discussing the business case for these three practices. What's the ROI? How do these practices drive impact an...

Defining Mentorship, Sponsorship, and Coaching

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.  Links below. This week, we're defining the three practices; mentorship, sponsorship, and coaching, and explaining their bi-directionality. ...

Welcome to Season Eight - Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance

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 on Amazon.  Links below. Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I Mentor Coach Lead...

Welcome to Season Eight - Mentor Coach Lead to Peak Professional Performance

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 on Amazon.  Links below. Mentor Coach Lead book - ACHE - https://www.ache.org/learning-center/publications/books/2485I Mentor Coach Lead...

Emily Sheboy-Scarcello, MPH, FACHE - The Burden of Youth

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://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-scarcello-mph-fache-37436983/ 

Amer Kaissi, PhD - Humbitious Leadership

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 apply to nurture greater self-awareness and performance in themselves and others, driving powerful and highly desirable workplace outcomes.   Lis...

Michele Halyard, MD - Coaching for Growth

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, the roles and attributes of effective coaches and coachees, and the importance of trust and psychological safety in coaching relationships.   Li...

Kelly Cawcutt, MD, MS - Taking Your Seat at the Table in New Rooms

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 action about leveraging and sustaining disruptive change, and a handful of pearls around the important role that wellbeing and boundaries play in ...

Casey Orton, PharmD, MBA - Death by a Thousand Papercuts: Gender Microaggressions in Healthcare

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 solve for it. We discuss her findings and hear practical tools and tactics to apply.   Casey Orton LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-...

Michael Maddaus, MD - On Strengths, Boundaries, Reflection, Values, and Humanity

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-What-Rest/dp/1647821231/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=love+%2B+work&qid=1656535468&sprefix=love+%2B+%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1    Me, Myself, and Us: The S...

Joshua Hartzell, MD, MS-HPEd, FACP, FIDSA - Leadership Moments

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 of mentorship, leadership by example, humility, care, compassion, empathy, emotional intelligence, and the power of leadership in medicine and bey...

Stacey Rizza, MD - Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch

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 International Practice at Mayo Clinic.   Dr. Rizza Twitter - https://twitter.com/DrStaceyRizza

Grace Farris, MD - Narrative and Illustrative Storytelling

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://farrisgrace.com    Grace Farris Twitter - https://twitter.com/gracefarris  Grace Farris LinkedIn - Grace Farris - The University of Texas...

Robert Lefkowitz, MD - Meaning in Medicine and Serendipity in Science

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 much more. Robert Lefkowitz, MD - https://medicine.duke.edu/faculty/robert-j-lefkowitz-md A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Stockholm: The A...

Laura Desveaux, PhD - Looking Ahead

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.

Nancy Spector, MD - Leadership in Crisis and the Role that Mentorship and Sponsorship Play in Career Success

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. We review the current state of gender equity in medicine and beyond, and discuss strategies to influence progress.   Dr. Spector Twitter - htt...

Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD - Developing and Leading Mentorship Programs

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 access to mentorship  - how to find mentors  - the various roles that mentors play  - mentorship models   Mentoring: Seven Roles and ...

Valerie Stone, MD, MPH, Navigating Leadership and Career Transitions

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    Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, Herminia Ibarra - https://store.hbr.org/product/act-like-a-leader-think-like-a-leader...

Joanne Conroy, MD - Embracing Opportunities

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 therein and those they serve.

Leadership Lessons from Ted Lasso - with Mark Shapiro, MD

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.

Leadership Essentials - Critical Thinking

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 organizations?

Diversity on the Executive Path

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 organizations and the academic institutions that train future leaders is something that we continue to struggle with. Learn from Dr. Dixon’s extensiv...

Ruth Gotian, EdD - The Downside of High Achieving

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 achieving.  www.ruthgotian.com 

Leadership Essentials - A PhD in Mistakes

Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD - Pioneering: Driving Innovation and Meaning in Medicine

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 lessons learned and her four pillars of success. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilit-garibyan-md-phd-762b75130/ Twitter - https://twitt...

Michael Maddaus, MD - Resilience Bank Account

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 must listen material.

Katherine Meese, PhD - Healthcare is a Team Sport - Examining Stress, Resilience, and Well-Being in a Crisis

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 healthcare leaders to consider as they endeavor to redesign organizations to enable healthy work where our people can flourish. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm....

Laura Desveaux, PhD - Leveraging Fresh Starts

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 your performance or productivity.   Listen in! Leave a rating or review. And, connect with Dr. Desveaux using the below links.   http...

Leadership Essentials - You Can't Pour from an Empty Vessel

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.

Season Six Preview

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 episode, but today I can’t wait to tell you about what is in store for you in these coming weeks and months.   I have a fantastic line up of g...

Ranna Parekh, MD, MPH - Navigating Negotiations

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 -deliver take aways for application

Amy Oxentenko, MD, FACP, FACG, AGAF, Leveling Up

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.

Laurie Hiemstra, MD, PhD - Making the Invisible Visible

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 out excellence in others The Fix - Michelle King - https://www.amazon.com/The-Fix-Overcome-the-Invisible-Barriers-That-Are-Holding-Women-B...

Jennifer Hunt, MD - The Bold Pursuit of Authentic Leadership

  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: -pursuing authenticity -the role confidence plays in leadership and professional performance -dialing down negativity bias in our ...