In this episode of the Lead Up Podcast, Mike sits down with leadership expert, bestselling author, and EOS Implementer®, Sue Hawks, to discuss one of the biggest challenges facing organizations today: the inability to solve issues quickly and permanently.

Drawing from her latest book, Issues: Remove Friction, Fast-Track Your Growth, and Ignite Your Greatness, Sue shares why many leadership teams stay stuck discussing the same problems week after week without ever addressing the root cause. Together, Mike and Sue explore why organizations often treat symptoms instead of solving the underlying issue, how psychological safety and healthy conflict work together to create high-performing teams, and why avoiding difficult conversations is one of the greatest barriers to organizational growth.

Mike and Sue also discuss leadership vulnerability, hiring and developing the right people, creating alignment around vision, building accountability through trust, and the importance of helping leaders move beyond agreement to genuine commitment. They share practical strategies for improving executive team effectiveness, creating cultures where honest conversations thrive, and developing leaders who can identify and resolve the issues that limit organizational performance.

This conversation is filled with practical leadership insights for healthcare executives and organizational leaders looking to strengthen executive team alignment, improve accountability, build healthier workplace cultures, resolve conflict more effectively, and create lasting organizational change by addressing the root causes behind today's biggest leadership challenges.

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