Hello Reader, A few years ago, if you met me right after the pandemic was loosening its grip on the world, I was not a podcaster. I definitely knew I was a critical care physician who happened to have some ideas about coaching, because I just finished coach training. And Klaus really wasn’t sure either. And yet, here we are at episode 100! I’ll be honest - back then, I’d never really used YouTube aside from random tutorials on how to fix something around the house. The thought of being on...
9 days ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, When Lorna Breen died by suicide in 2020, her brother-in-law Corey Feist made a choice that changed federal policy. He listened. Not to consultants. Not to a board room. To the healthcare workers themselves — nurses, physicians, pharmacists, PAs — who flooded his inbox after national coverage of Lorna's passing. People who were scared. People who were watching their own children enter a profession and wondering if it was safe. What Corey heard became the architecture of the Dr....
16 days ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, The Leadership You Don’t See Coming Have you ever felt like leadership is something that happens “over there” in the C-suite or behind closed doors? What if I told you that you’ve been leading all along – you just didn’t see it? Klaus Grim and Gillian Faith talk about this simple idea of silent leadership. Klaus, Emergency Medicine PA and coach with Transforming Healthcare Coaching®, spent years laughing off any suggestion that he was a leader. “I’m just a practicing clinician...
23 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, We need to talk about the guilt. You know the one I mean - that heavy feeling when you’re lying awake wondering if healthcare is slowly destroying you, followed immediately by shame for even having that thought. “I went into this to help people,” you tell yourself. “What’s wrong with me?” Nothing. Nothing is wrong with you. This week, coach Vicki Landers joined me to explore what thoughtful career transitions look like in healthcare. Not the dramatic “I quit!” moments we see on...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, Why Change Doesn't Break Teams—Disconnection Does Every change in healthcare creates ripple effects—emotionally, relationally, culturally. And here's what I've noticed: change itself doesn't fracture teams. Disconnection does. The leadership we bring during times of change determines which one happens. In a recent conversation with my colleague Gillian Faith, we explored what it means to lead through change with a relational lens. Not the kind of leadership that pushes...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, TL;DR Many healthcare professionals don’t realize they’ve lost their sense of purpose — it fades quietly under routine, pressure, and system constraints. In this week’s conversation, we explore how purpose erodes, why awareness is the first step, and how small, practical shifts (not system overhauls) can help individuals and teams reconnect to meaning, improve culture, and show up better for patients and each other. One of the most common things I hear from healthcare...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hello Reader, We need to talk about burnout. Not the "I'm tired and need a vacation" kind. The kind that makes you question whether you can keep doing this work you trained years for. The kind that's far more prevalent than any of us want to admit. In our latest conversation, Klaus and I dug into what burnout really looks like, why it's not what most people think, and what helps us move through it. Here's what we explored: Burnout Is a System Response, Not a Character Flaw This might be the...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
From Autopilot to Awareness: How to Lead Your Team Without Burning Out Hello Reader, Picture this: You're about to walk into a meeting where you know someone's going to push back. Your jaw is tight, your shoulders are up by your ears, and you're already rehearsing your defense. What if you could shift that energy in 10 seconds flat—before you even get into the room? This week, I sat down with Vicki Landers, physical therapist, leadership coach and professional speaker, to talk about something...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
When Mentorship Isn't Enough: The Coaching Skills Every Healthcare Leader Needs Hello Reader, Picture this: You're a ship approaching an iceberg. Your mentor shouts, "Steer right!"—because that's what worked for them. Your CME courses teach you everything about icebergs and ship mechanics. But a coach? A coach asks you what you see, what matters to you, and helps you discover your own path forward—whether that means steering, stopping, turning around, or abandoning ship entirely. This week on...
2 months ago • 5 min read