The Cost of Dirty

Today my guest is Dr. L. Carol Scott – a PhD in Developmental Psychology - a three-time Leadership Lens Podcast guest, and that's for a good reason. Dr. Scott's leadership topics go deep, and frankly, they hit at the heart of what we need to hear... and know as leaders.

As I was debriefing with Dr. Scott after our interview about how insightful, thought-provoking and frankly alarming some of the material was, she said it best: 'A little information is dangerous, but sometimes it's an invitation to learn more.'

How many of us have used all too common words like: triggered, gaslighting, ghosting, or Narcissist at work to describe a person or behavior? These words get thrown around so casually in leadership circles... but most of us don't really know what they really mean. By the end of this conversation, you might - like me – now think twice before using these words again.

Let's jump in. 

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A Blueprint for Modern Leadership

Welcome to the Leadership Lens Podcast! I'm your host, Tammy Tiller-Hewitt, and today we have a very special returning guest who’s been on an incredible career trajectory – Matt Fry, President and CEO of Freeman Health System.

Now, if you're imagining a healthcare executive reading dry business books, think again. Matt's current reading list includes the latest Stephen King novel - he’s read King’s entire library, the epic The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, by Wm Shirer, and he’s absolutely captivated by historian Nathaniel Philbrick.

Why does this matter? Because Matt finds leadership lessons in the most unexpected places, including Philbrick's three-book series on the Revolutionary War, but he highlights Philbrick's incredible book “The Heart of the Sea," the harrowing account of the whaleship Essex, which was the real-life inspiration for Moby Dick.

This is a leader who believes that understanding human resilience – whether in founding a nation or surviving a catastrophic disaster at sea – directly informs how he leads a 5,300-employee health system through today's toughest challenges.

We dive into his unique leadership philosophy on why he works for his team in what he calls an "inverted triangle," his sacred responsibility to develop others, his commitment to data-driven decisions, and the "heavy crown" of being a healthcare CEO today.

So if you're ready to explore how lessons from revolutionary wars, white whales, and real-life shipwrecks can make you a better leader, then stay right here. My conversation with Matt Fry starts right now.

What Else Are We Here For Than To Become

This leadership podcast interview blew my mind!  I have two guests - a scientist and a healthcare executive to bring real life to the interview and topic.  Listen, given the term self-awareness has become such an overused cliché – I didn’t even want to use that in the title, in fear some leaders would think it was too fluffy or a feel-good interview, when in reality – it’s a gut-punch level interview around neuroscience and how to easily unpack and uncover so much about yourself – it’s crazy!  That’s all I’m going to say – because I want you to hurry up and hear this life-changing interview. 

How Something So Small Can Change a Career Trajectory

Hey Leaders! Today my guest is Scott Johnson – Chief Strategy Officer at St Luke’s Health System.  I’ve had the privilege of working with Scott, executing his vision of successfully standing up over 70, yes seven zero physician outreach programs across the country simultaneously.  Don’t you just want to hear what makes a man with that kind of vision tick – of course you do - take a listen!

Moving from Innovation to Transformation Without Going off the Rails

Hey Leaders, you’re about to hear from a gifted and humble Chief Transformation Officer who shares valuable lessons from her journey as a practicing physician to Chief Innovation Officer and now the organization’s first Chief Transformation Officer.  She puts a very different spin on thinking outside the proverbial healthcare box because in her mind there is no box, speedbumps perhaps, but really how we must lead differently to be truly transformational.

Today my guest is Yelena Bouaziz. Of all my podcast interviews, this might be my hardest to tee up because she took us to so- many - places.

You’ll love hearing about her journey as an only child, and an impressionable teenage girl, her family immigrated from Russia to (wait for it) North Carolina. From Russia to North Carolina. If that doesn’t scream culture shock, nothing will!  She shares a couple of very relevant lessons learned from the cultural differences that admittedly made her a better leader – and frankly, these lessons provide valuable reminders for all leaders!

She shares great advice for all you overachievers listening!  I kept saying – “OH, this will set someone free today!”

I loved an aha moment she recently experienced while having a conversation with her child’s teacher that ironically applies to all leaders today!

Then we jumped into Yelena's unprecedented expertise at Sg2 around consumer loyalty, innovation, what we can learn from outside healthcare, and what organizations miss when they uber-focus on market share data as their true north. 

When you finish with the podcast, Yelena shares so much more on our leadership webinar series titled: Don’t Expect Growth – Earn it with Customer Loyalty. You can find that full recording and slides on our website at www.tillerhewitt.com.

I’ll hush it up so you too can get all that Yelena brought to this podcast.

Actual Change Management

You are about to meet our guest Greg McFarland, the Chief Operating Officer of Hillcrest Medical Center – an over 650-bed hospital located in midtown Tulsa, Oklahoma. Greg is a young, no-nonsense leader telling real-life leadership stories that stick, like the difference between a consumer and a patient, and will have you shaking your head in agreement and then something super simple that leaders can do to avoid the death of their organization.

Today my guest is Matt Fry – President and CEO of St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois – a member of Hospital Sisters Health System.  Like all leaders Matt is crazy busy – leading their flagship hospital while wrapping up his doctorate degree – but he candidly gives us great insight or what he refers to as his “dirty little secret” around successful leadership.

30-Seconds to Change a Career Trajectory

My guest today is Chris Klay, President & CEO of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, a member of the Hospital Sisters Health System or HSHS. I’m always blown away when I hear real-life stories of a leader’s career journey, especially when the people who influence them the most were the least aware of the fire they ignited. Chris has one of those stories and a powerful lesson for other leaders.

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Why relationships matter to success, no matter what kind of success you seek.

My guest today is Dr. L. Carol Scott who believes that relationships are at the heart of all our success.

As a TEDx speaker, international best-selling author, coach, trainer, and keynoter, Dr. Scott’s unique model helps to revolutionize success through self-aware emotional and social intelligence—from your business network to your family, and even to your love life. Dr. Scott’s clients are people with growth goals who are looking for unexpected strategies to achieve success.

Dr. Scott shares a way to receive a free booklet explaining the self-awareness framework she discusses in the interview as well as an assessment you can take to learn more about your own self-awareness.

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