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Would you like to lead or work in a healthy work environment?   

Eliminating toxic work cultures and replacing them with healthy work environments is no small feat but it’s something we share a passion for with Moe Carrick the author of Bravespace Workplace.  It was such a pleasure to talk with Moe.  In the episode she speaks about her experiences in creating Bravespaces, what makes a workplace toxic and how workplace toxicity hurts the individuals within the environment.   

We also talk about healthcare and the stress the healthcare system is under and the meta challenges healthcare leaders are facing in addition to COVID. Moe reveals with the growth of healthcare systems and the numbers of mergers and acquisitions occurring,  it’s important to remember people connect in small groups or communities and they may not be able to thrive in the larger system. 

Another topic we discuss include the role of technology in the workplace and the ongoing need for humans regarding healing, feeling, and connecting.  We explore the role of Human Resources (HR) in creating healthy work cultures.  Also, Moe shares her thoughts about informal leaders and formal leaders and the characteristics and skills they both need now and in the future. 

This is an interview jam packed with insights for anyone who is interested in creating or working in a healthy workplace.  Stop what you are doing and listen now!

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In this podcast, business leaders navigate the challenges of high-pressure jobs, tackling burnout, micromanagement, and decision fatigue while honing emotional intelligence, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities to strengthen their leadership identity. Through discussions on leadership development, stress management, conflict resolution, and time management, listeners gain insights into achieving work-life balance, overcoming the struggles of being overworked, and fostering personal growth in the ever-evolving workplace.

Do you ever wonder why you keep experiencing and solving the same problems over and over again? 

Every day feels like Ground Hog Day!   

If you are like other healthcare leaders who are excellent and well-regarded problem solvers, you’re frustrated and a little embarrassed.  

 Well, we were too!  Good news- you’re in the right place if you want to leave that all behind! 

In this encore of our very first podcast episode, we share our story, how we were “mad as hell” and how we chose to stop the madness and do something about it.  

Tune in as we introduce you to Polarity Thinking™ the MISSING LOGIC in healthcare.  Find out how using a polarity lens to examine your repetitive challenges can prevent you from wasting time, money, and resources. 

Join the movement!

You probably already realize this is an important topic for any leader who is interested in new approaches to repetitive problems.  Go ahead and listen now!

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In this podcast, business leaders navigate the challenges of high-pressure jobs, tackling burnout, micromanagement, and decision fatigue while honing emotional intelligence, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities to strengthen their leadership identity. Through discussions on leadership development, stress management, conflict resolution, and time management, listeners gain insights into achieving work-life balance, overcoming the struggles of being overworked, and fostering personal growth in the ever-evolving workplace.

It was a pleasure to talk with Susan Dentzer about the important work she is doing at the Robert J. Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University, the complexity of healthcare, and some of the challenges the healthcare system and leaders are facing today. 

Areas of focus for the Center have been health system transformation and specifically the transition from volume to value payment, biopharmaceuticals, medical products/devices, global innovation, and most recently health equity.  

Early in the interview Susan shares that before COVID, in her role as Senior Policy Fellow, she was interested in value-based payment and opportunities for delivery system transformation. More specifically she was interested in moving healthcare closer to the people leveraging technology rather than brining people into the healthcare environment.  Spreading health into people and the communities to improve population health was another interest she held. 

Susan reveals one of the things that she has focused on more since COVID is telehealth, how it is being utilized now, what’s working and not working, and the path forward.    

During the episode we discuss the lessons being learned about telehealth, and the challenges yet to be overcome as we move past the COVID pandemic.  We also talk about how telehealth is one-half of an interdependent relationship with the other half representing the ability to provide face-to-face and hands-on care when needed.  We dialogue about how the tension between this pair shows up as resistance and fears.  

During the episode Susan shares her thoughts about the current healthcare system business model, which is deeply rooted in fee-for-service, and how it creates a barrier to healthcare delivery transformation.   

Susan was the editor of the book “Health Care Without Walls:  A Roadmap for Reinventing U.S. Health Care System” prepared by the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation(NEHI).  She shares some background on the book and why it was written. 

Another topic we discussed during the interview is  the need to transform education of future clinicians to prepare them for the delivery of care without walls, innovation, and the need for ongoing continuing education to meet healthcare needs in an ever-changing reality.  

If you are interested in being involved in policy or advocacy, Susan has some suggestions on where to start.   She also encourages you to never underestimate what you know and the experiences you have had because you will be shocked at what others don’t know or what they don’t understand about current healthcare realities.    

You probably already realize this is an informative and important dialogue for anyone who is interested in healthcare transformation.  Go ahead and listen now!

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Our mission is to start “a movement” of leaders who address the chronic challenges in healthcare through a Polarity Thinking™ lens!  If you're the kind of leader wants to help others, share this with your peers.

Visit the show notes here for more:

https://www.missinglogic.com/new-podcast

In this podcast, business leaders navigate the challenges of high-pressure jobs, tackling burnout, micromanagement, and decision fatigue while honing emotional intelligence, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities to strengthen their leadership identity. Through discussions on leadership development, stress management, conflict resolution, and time management, listeners gain insights into achieving work-life balance, overcoming the struggles of being overworked, and fostering personal growth in the ever-evolving workplace.

Welcome to Monday Morning Live with Tracy and Michelle.  This is a live show we do from our Facebook page every Monday morning.  We choose a topic and share what we've learned or our experience with it. 

This morning talk about identity, what we mean by identity, why identity matters when it comes to work life balance, and what three identities influence your work life balance.

If you are like many of the overwhelmed healthcare leaders we talk with you feel stretched beyond your capabilities on a day-to-day basis.   

One of the ways you can have more energy, time and balance in your life is to establish boundaries. 

In this episode we explore why it’s important to set boundaries, how boundaries can lead to resilience and balance in your life, and how they are a form of self-care. 

Continually adding more to your plate and not taking anything off results in stress and overwhelm.  While the COVID pandemic may have taken a few things off your plate, it may also have added so much more!  During times like this it can also become increasing difficult to say “No”.  

“It’s only by saying ‘NO’ that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.”- Steve Jobs 

You are not always in control of what ends up on your plate or within your realm of responsibility as a leader.  There are somethings you can control and that’s where you can put your attention when it comes to setting boundaries and beginning to flex your “NO” muscle. 

Identifying and managing any barriers you may have is an essential element of successful boundary setting. 

Thriving and resilient healthcare leaders are committed to setting and keeping boundaries, so they can stay focused on what matters most, achieve their goals, and experience greater success. 

You may or may not already realize this, but this episode is full of information that can help you gain more energy, time, and balance in your life!  Don’t hesitate, listen now.

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In this podcast, business leaders navigate the challenges of high-pressure jobs, tackling burnout, micromanagement, and decision fatigue while honing emotional intelligence, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities to strengthen their leadership identity. Through discussions on leadership development, stress management, conflict resolution, and time management, listeners gain insights into achieving work-life balance, overcoming the struggles of being overworked, and fostering personal growth in the ever-evolving workplace.

Welcome to Monday Morning Live with Tracy and Michelle.  This is a live show we do from our Facebook page every Monday morning.  We choose a topic and share what we've learned or our experience with it. 

This morning talk about setting boundaries, what we’ve experienced with boundary setting, why boundaries are about you and not other people, and some of our strategies for boundary setting.

If you are like most of the healthcare leaders we talk with, the past year was a year full of challenges and changes. It looks like based on what we have seen thus far in 2021 those challenges are going to continue for a while longer.   

Some of those challenges and changes may have bumped up against some of your values, like maintaining your well-being, supporting your team(s), and connecting with others. 

You may have even experienced some moral distress having to make decisions that are not aligned with your values. 

In this episode we dialogue about making choices based on values, managing interdependent values and the importance of personal alignment.  

We share how our Dynamic Balance Effect™ Framework empowers healthcare leaders to make mindful choices, leverage their Polarity Intelligence™, personally align their values and purpose, and how important each of these are when it comes to resilience and balance. 

You probably already realize this episode is packed with leadership super-powers!  Go ahead and listen now.

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In this podcast, business leaders navigate the challenges of high-pressure jobs, tackling burnout, micromanagement, and decision fatigue while honing emotional intelligence, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities to strengthen their leadership identity. Through discussions on leadership development, stress management, conflict resolution, and time management, listeners gain insights into achieving work-life balance, overcoming the struggles of being overworked, and fostering personal growth in the ever-evolving workplace.

Welcome to Monday Morning Live with Tracy and Michelle.  This is a live show we do from our Facebook page every Monday morning.  We choose a topic and share what we've learned or our experience with it. 

Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day and we are going to talk about dreams!  The dream we had  for our business when we launched it three years ago today, the values that guide us and the things we’ve learned along the way and in the past year.

It was a delight to interview Roberta Young about her article Being a Nurse in the Family.  Roberta explains what led up to co-authoring the article in My American Nurse in January of 2020 with her colleague Teresa Anderson.  

During the episode we discuss these unique situations and how the experience can be leveraged to improve or change how one chooses to practice as a nurse.  Even though the conversation centers on nurses’ experiences, we acknowledge other clinicians also have similar experiences.   

Early in the interview Roberta shares during the pauses in her career over the past few years she took advantage of that time to reflect.  During that time, she realized she can get swept up in leadership roles, working long hours and giving of herself.  She concluded she would be a better leader if she lived intentionally, maintained balance in her life, and paid attention to herself.   

Roberta reveals one of the things that has come out of her work in creating work life balance and defining her values and what matters most is a sense that she can write and document meaningful stories. 

Roberta shares her thoughts about storytelling and how we remember through stories.  She explains a powerful story will have a larger impact than going through why something is important.  Story telling can also help you heal and learn from the experiences you have. 

Roberta shares her experiences when her mother was ill and as the nurse in the family when she was in awe of her colleagues and other times frustrated or disappointed. She shares how as the clinician in the family you can have a positive impact on clinicians caring for your loved ones during disappointing times.   

It was also noted during the interview that clearly defining and stating out loud the roles and responsibilities among family members is an essential element of care coordination and managing family dynamics. 

Roberta also shares using some reflection questions clinicians can apply what they are learning in or from their experience to their clinical practice.   

Roberta recognizes as a leader that being compassionate and supportive with staff during the times when their families need them balances out, especially when clinicians are given the opportunity to rest, take care of themselves, and can come back healed. 

We discuss the tensions/polarities that naturally show up in these situations such as self and other, work and home, and candor and diplomacy. 

You probably already realize this is a phenomenal and important discussion for anyone who is a clinician or healthcare leader.  Go ahead and listen now!

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In this podcast, business leaders navigate the challenges of high-pressure jobs, tackling burnout, micromanagement, and decision fatigue while honing emotional intelligence, communication skills, and problem-solving abilities to strengthen their leadership identity. Through discussions on leadership development, stress management, conflict resolution, and time management, listeners gain insights into achieving work-life balance, overcoming the struggles of being overworked, and fostering personal growth in the ever-evolving workplace.

Welcome to Monday Morning Live with Tracy and Michelle.  This is a live show we do from our Facebook page every Monday morning.  We choose a topic and share what we've learned or our experience with it. This morning we are going to talk about not finding work life balance but creating it, why you won’t find it, investing in yourself, and how coaching can support you.