Insights

We invite you to view the blog posts and articles that our founder has curated over the years. These resources focus on tools, tips, and strategy pearls that can advance your approach and understanding. Enjoy!

Stay Visible. Stay Valuable. (Part 1 of 5)

Why Visibility and Value Are the New Metrics for Leadership There have been moments -- especially lately -- when I’ve felt the weight of all this work. When I’ve looked around and seen roles disappear, committees restructured, and priorities quietly pulled back. In...

The Silent Ally

As national headlines swirl about organizations dismantling DEI programs, revising websites, or pulling back from public statements, much of the conversation has focused on institutional rollback trends. But what if the more dangerous erosion isn't happening at the...

The Importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Effective, Ethical Leadership

Take a moment the next time your find yourself in a room with others. Look to your left, then to your right. Who do you see? Do you see people in the room who look like you, share similar ideas, share your gender?

What Leaves When They Leave

What Leaves When They Leave

Picture it: A health system spends four years building a community health partnership. A single leader drove it - showing up at community centers and school health fairs, training primary care...

The Silo Tax

The Silo Tax

There is a version of this story I hear across healthcare all the time: a clinical team is trying to improve outcomes, a quality team is tracking variation, a community health team is building...

The Authority You Already Have

The Authority You Already Have

There is a particular kind of meeting every healthcare leader knows. You are sitting in a conference room, or more likely on a screen with twelve boxes and three cameras off, listening to an update...

Steady Hands in Shifting Ground

Steady Hands in Shifting Ground

Picture it: a leadership team is gathered around a conference table. One person is reviewing legal guidance. Another is scanning the website for language that now feels risky. Someone else is asking...

Progress Is Happening – Don’t Miss It

Progress Is Happening – Don’t Miss It

Lately, I’ve found myself thinking about this more than ever: How do we stay motivated when the need feels endless? In healthcare, and especially in work rooted in improving systems, advancing...

When Commitment Outpaces Infrastructure

When Commitment Outpaces Infrastructure

Picture it: A health system announces a bold initiative to close disparities in surgical outcomes. There’s a press release. A town hall. A task force with an impressive name and a longer list of...

Your Strategy Didn’t Fail – The Context Changed

Your Strategy Didn’t Fail – The Context Changed

There is a specific kind of doubt that sets in when something you built with care stops producing results. A quality improvement initiative that drove real, measurable change for two years suddenly...

In a Noisy System, the Edge Belongs to the Prepared

In a Noisy System, the Edge Belongs to the Prepared

There is no shortage of information right now. Every day, there’s something new to process. A headline, a policy shift, a different take on where healthcare is headed. And if I’m being honest, I...

Articles And Publications

What I Should Have Said

What I Should Have Said

Have you ever been so surprised in a conversation that you either said nothing or wished you could redo your response?  It’s happened twice to me recently, with, “I will support a women’s symposium...

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