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WTF Wednesday — When There’s Fear. I want to be honest about something as we step into a new year. There’s fear. Not the dramatic kind. Not the “everything is falling apart” kind. The quieter kind that shows up when the noise dies down. I’ve felt it lately — around money, around sustainability, around whether the energy I used to have will come back in the same way. around the doubt that creeps in when we make life-altering decisions and the voices whisper, "You're delusiona

When Leadership Feels Heavier Than It Should WTF Wednesday - Not the loud kind today. The quiet kind. Lately, I’ve been sitting with how heavy  leadership feels for a lot of people — especially those at the top. Not because they aren’t capable. Not because they lack resilience. But because they’re carrying more than the role was ever designed to hold. Decisions with no good options. People issues that don’t have clean answers. Pressure to stay composed while absorbing everyo

Theme this week: Why That’s Funny Let me take you back to one of the most unintentionally ridiculous “team-building” experiences of my career — and trust me, that’s saying something. Picture this: A group of women— mostly in their late 50s, 60s, and early 70s —standing in 99-degree heat. We’re all in workout clothes. We’re all sweating. And we’ve all just been informed that today’s “bonding experience” will be… 👉 An outdoor obstacle course. Yes. An actual obstacle course. Li

WTF Wednesday. "What's the Focus?" Featuring: The Weight of Being the Truth-Teller Every team has one. The person who finally says the thing everyone else tiptoes around.   The one who names the elephant.   The one who calls the meeting what it   actually   is. The person who finally says the thing everyone else tiptoes around. The one who mutters, “This is a terrible idea,” while everyone else silently panics. The one who risks the side-eye, the silence, or the dreaded:   “C

Because sometimes leadership lessons come with balsamic dressing .   A few years back, I went on a sales call with a home health exec.   We were having lunch with one of the driest, most awkward physicians on the account list — the kind who blinks once every five minutes and never cracks a smile, and grunts as a means of communication.   Mid-lunch, I somehow managed to dump an entire container of salad dressing into my shoe. Not on my shoe.  In it.   The sales rep saw it happ

This Week's WTF Moment - "Why That's Funny" If you’re a healthcare leader, you already know: some weeks feel like you’re running a triage center for people’s emotions, egos, and expectations — and that’s before lunch.   Oh wait… we don’t eat lunch.   So let’s start with a story.   Remember that little pandemic we had? 😵‍💫   It was the height of COVID. Our leadership team wanted to show staff how much we appreciated them during the holidays. We brainstormed, debated, and fi