This conversation delves into the intricacies of interim leadership in perioperative consulting, emphasizing the importance of thorough preparation, relationship-building, and generating buy-in from all levels of staff. It explores the challenges and approaches in managing physicians, anesthesia, and nursing staff, highlighting the critical role of morale management in interim leadership positions. The conversation delves into the importance of authentic leadership, building personal work relationships, and the impact of leadership presence. It also explores the challenges of navigating authority as an interim leader, preparing for replacement and transition, involvement in replacement selection, indicators for pursuing interim leadership, and strategies for success as an interim leader.

Takeaways

• Interim leadership in perioperative consulting involves thorough preparation and relationship-building.
• Generating buy-in from all levels of staff is critical for success in interim leadership positions. Authentic leadership
• Building personal work relationships

Chapters

• 00:00 Introduction to Interim Leadership
• 07:35 Building Buy-In from Staff
• 13:34 Managing Physicians in the OR
• 21:41 Managing Nursing Staff and Morale
• 27:10 The Impact of Authentic Leadership
• 33:09 Preparing the Organization for Replacement
• 39:34 Indicators for Pursuing Interim Leadership