Menders: Lead from Within with Dr. Nicola De Paul
The Menders: Lead from Within podcast engages real-world healthcare leaders in conversation to explore innovative and emotionally intelligent approaches to addressing the most complex challenge facing healthcare leaders today: how to take better care of their people.
Each episode features thought leaders in healthcare innovation, inclusive leadership, employee engagement, communication strategy, and healthy organizational practices.
Episodes
61 episodes since 2022
Explore calling & what nourishes you in medicine with Adele Wang
Pay attention to the personal and organizational factors that erode well-being, drive burnout, and make strategic changes to nourish yourself and your team.“I’ve finally found my passion!” Not every day, my patients walk into my ...
May 13, 2023
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55:11
Earn trust by promoting autonomy with Dr. Mayan Bomsztyk
Earn employees' trust by giving them a life-giving workplace.I’d been waiting to catch the attention of my chief of staff all morning. I finally had her on my screen. With my headphones on, I didn’t notice the office door creak open unt...
April 21, 2023
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30:33
Use Intuitive Eating to reprioritize yourself with Victoria Yates
If you’re a woman in leadership struggling to prioritize yourself, try Intuitive Eating as a first step to honoring yourself. You can't be the woman in leadership your people need you to be without prioritizing self-care.One ...
April 15, 2023
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48:08
Maintain your leadership presence in challenging circumstances with Miracle Laurie May
Lead with self-awareness and mindfulness to keep your leadership presence in difficult times. As a psychologist, much of my time is spent teaching people how to regulate their emotions. You could call this skill learning how to man...
April 08, 2023
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Season 3
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56:32
Equip the next generation of diverse leaders with Dr. Nicole Torrence
Leaders Are Trained Not Born. It is time to include leadership development as a core component of healthcare training. Our trainees may have innate leadership skills and qualities, but leadership can also be taught. ...
March 26, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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43:54
Strengthen leadership capacity by reducing bias with Dr. Chamarlyn Fairley
Address structural bias to elevate underrepresented employees as leaders within healthcare organizations.There is a representation gap in healthcare leadership. People with diverse identities and historically marginalized tend to be und...
March 25, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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55:14
Engage your employees & improve your bottom line with Michele Thomson
Invest in employee engagement. You don’t have to compromise your bottom line to create a healthy workplace. You can create change in your healthcare organization when your employees have disengaged. It takes persistent effort, bu...
March 18, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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58:22
Use mindful leadership to address moral injury with Colleen Camenisch
Mindful leaders know that forcing mindfulness on their employees won’t solve burnout in healthcare. There is a common misconception about mindfulness popular with healthcare clinicians and leadership. We have gotten caught up...
March 11, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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48:03
Create employee engagement using internal messaging with Carley Trotman
Engage your Employees by Prioritizing Internal Communication.Carley Trotman is the founder of The CarTam Project. She’s a communication strategist, a cake lover, expat in the South of France. She brings a wealth of experience wor...
March 05, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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50:14
Reduce physician workload by prioritizing administrative professionals with Amanda Forrester
Becoming a Voice for Change.Highly trained administrative leaders are becoming more challenging to find. But suppose you're lucky enough to hire someone like Amanda Forrester. In that case, you'll be able to transform your healthcare sy...
February 25, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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50:50
Leadership and the Volume to Value challenge with Dr. Letitia Anderson
Transitioning care from volume to value challenges us to completely transform how we think about financial incentives in healthcare. If you're struggling with transitioning from being a clinician to a healthcare executive leader, ...
February 18, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:01:31
Align your actions with your values for DEI with Sarah Bettman
Aligning Your Actions with Your Values for DEI & Inclusive LeadershipIf you’ve been wondering how to put your core values into practice and help your healthcare organization transition away from old habits and towards inclusive lead...
February 12, 2023
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53:39
Follow the map to reclaim your courage with Dr. Lucy Houghton
You can reclaim your courage, all you need is a map.Courage shows up in places of pain, transition, challenge, and uncertainty! And while women are not socialized to be courageous, we are born into spaces that demand courag...
February 05, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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56:32
Leverage your brain to build your professional network with Dr. Mary Rensel
Neuroscience and Networking Go Hand in Hand for Women Leaders.Neuroscience sounds complex, and it is, but the fundamentals of neuroscience come down to caring for your brain in the simplest ways. Have you ever stoppe...
January 28, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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43:29
Lead as a whole person with Dr. Sahana D'Silva
Lead with Your Whole Life as a Whole Person and as a Woman.Self-awareness is the core of effective leadership. And I'm talking about leadership that goes beyond any particular role you may hold. You are a leader in your life as m...
January 22, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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47:54
Leadership takes courage with Natalie Lamberton
Leadership takes courage.Being a young healthcare CEO is a tough job. But it can be even more challenging (and isolating) for young BIPOC women. Natalie Lamberton shares the lessons she learned through this experienc...
January 15, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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43:22
Model self-care to empower your team with Karla Cauldwell
Take Small Steps to Model Self Care & Sustain Your Team. Your sustainability as a leader or manager is critical to the well-being and resilience of your team. Don't think your well-being, health behaviors, or self-care routin...
January 08, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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49:09
S2:E12. Client Spotlight: Real-world application of the "how to" with Dr. Lauren Beste
Client Spotlight: An Example of How To Create Organizational Well-Being.Whatever the size or complexity of your organization, I hope that you feel empowered to make small changes to start the process of cultural transformation.&n...
January 01, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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26:45
S2.E11. Now what? How to create a responsive feedback cycle to sustain culture change
Create a Responsive Feedback Cycle.Congratulations! You've taken the time to engage, listen, and respond to your employees. Now it is time to ensure that your changes to promote well-being continue making an impact o...
January 01, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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19:10
S2.E10. How to empower your frontline to be a problem solving force for good
Empower Your Frontline Employees To Create Change. It is tempting to push the responsibility for organizational change into employees. And, while they play a vital role in this process, employees can only create change when you l...
January 01, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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15:52
S2.E9. How to align your policies with employee well-being
Align Organizational Policies with Employee Needs & Well-Being. Okay, you've invested time and energy in listening to your employees. And you're asking, "now what?" Good news, now it's time for action! <...
January 01, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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16:10
S2.E8. How to validate what you hear to build trust
Validate Distress & Desires. Listening is easy, right? You know it's more complicated. Especially when you listen to the perspectives of many people who see things differently. Taking the time to validate the emo...
January 01, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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17:11
S2.E7. How to commit to a consistent listening rhythm to boost engagement
Commit to a Consistent Listening Rhythm.Guess what? Communication is tricky. We probably can't get our messaging right every time. But when we show up consistently for our teams ready to listen and provide information, we create ...
January 01, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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16:26
S2.E6. How to build a diverse listening toolkit to connect with all your people
Develop a Diverse Listening Toolkit.Learning to listen to your whole team requires you to create many opportunities for your team to share their experiences and provide feedback. Don't mistake an annual survey for an...
January 01, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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15:30
S2.E5. How to elevate diverse employees to build safety and resilience
Elevate Employees with Diverse Perspectives & Backgrounds.Teams with more psychological safety make fewer errors and have better communication!And coming to work is a lot more fun and engaging when you feel safe. ...
January 01, 2023
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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21:17