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Right now, during the COVID-19 global pandemic, we are in the throes of constant change on the largest scale we have ever experienced as human beings on the planet.    This is probably the most intense and profound change we will experience or witness in our lifetime.  There isn’t much across the world that hasn’t changed!    Of course, at the top of the list of changes is...

We have thoroughly enjoyed hosting Healthcare’s MissingLogic podcast and we want to thank all our listeners for tuning in! When we started the podcast, we wanted to reach as many healthcare leaders as possible and help them see that Polarity Thinking™ can be applied in almost all situations. So, it warms are heart when a listener leaves us an iTunes review like this one from RD4IPE: “What a fun an...

While the burnout crisis is nationwide and impacts all health professions, most of the evidence reported in the literature is focused on physicians and nurses.  There is very little known or understood about the experience of other health professionals.  We are so happy to have Erika del Pozo on the podcast today.  Erika is an Occupational Therapist and the Founder and CEO of Joy En...

As leaders during this global healthcare crisis, you are experiencing challenges you never dreamed you would face as a leader.    Right now, when expectations are high, outcomes are critical, and you are being asked to take on tasks and projects you know nothing about, is the time to draw on and lead with your strengths.  Leading with your strengths and taping into the strengths of...

The World Health Organization has declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. We are thrilled to have Bonnie Barnes and Cynthia Sweeney from the DAISY Foundation on the podcast today.   The DAISY Foundation was established following a family tragedy to say thank you for the compassionate, sensitive, kind care nurses provide. The DAISY Foundation provides a vehicle to recogn...

We are programmed at an early age to solve problems. We are taught to examine the alternatives and find the “right” answer/solution, to use our “ or thinking” to choose either answer/solution A or answer/solution B.  In fact, we are rewarded throughout childhood, adulthood and throughout our professional development and careers for strong problem-solving skills.    But it many insta...

We are so happy to have our friend and colleague Dr. Katie Eliot on the podcast today.  Dr. Eliot is a dietitian nutritionist.  While the burnout crisis is nationwide and impacts all health professions most of the evidence reported in the literature is focused on physicians and nurses. In this episode with Katie we discuss clinician burnout from the dietitian nutritionist perspective. &n...

It’s an important time to have the conversation in the healthcare environment about the reality of the healthcare leader given the national call to address clinician burnout. Leaders are you struggling to manage your workload, prioritize all the competing demands and find time for your family?  Do you feel responsible for helping the staff but at the same time wonder how much more you can tak...

Is there anyone who is not trying to manage the tension between WORK and HOME?  Do you feel the tension between focusing on your work and paying attention to what’s happening at home?    We spend most of our waking time at work rather than home!  This tension between the two is NOT going away!  We highly value both aspects of our lives, that’s why the tension can seem so d...

We are so happy to have our friend and colleague Heather Graham on the podcast today.  Heather is a licensed clinical social worker and certified employee assistance professional.  In our conversation with Heather we explore the system and individual polarity in the context of clinician burnout, well-being and resilience.   There are numerous stressors impacting clinician burnout an...

 “Tell me what you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver If you are listening to our podcast, it’s more than likely that at some point in your career path you chose to serve in the healthcare field, and you may have also made the choice to be a leader.  If you did so, again it is more than likely that you made that choice because you wanted to contribute to some...

We are so excited to have Charlee Alexander from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) with us on the podcast today. Charlee gave us a behind the scenes take on the NAM Action Collaborative and the work that began in 2017 to not only address clinician burnout but to shine a light on the issue, improve our understanding of the challenges, and accelerate evidence-based solutions. The development of...

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence, it’s to act with yesterday’s logic”.  Peter Drucker What logic are you using as a leader to address today’s challenges or to prepare for tomorrow?  We are so excited to have Dr. Daniel Pesut with us on the podcast today to share his knowledge and expertise regarding healthcare and nursing leadership and the different mode...

We are so excited to have Dr. Cathy Ivory on the podcast with us today.  She brings her expertise and knowledge in nursing practice, health informatics and research to the conversation around the technology and practice polarity in healthcare.                                   We’re talking today about t...

Today we are talking about Polarity Thinking™ as an essential leadership skill. Let’s face it.  Leadership is not easy!   All leaders can use tools and skills to enhance their effectiveness, change the conversations they’re having and transform their leadership style. We are blessed to have Diane Hanson with us today.  Diane has leveraged polarities in her personal and professional...

We are so excited to have Dr. Susan Hanrahan on the podcast with us today. We’re talking today about preparing the future workforce for the 21st Century. As Dr. Hanrahan pointed out, we are already in the 21st Century, so we are already behind!  That’s why these kinds of conversations are so important. Dr. Susan Hanrahan shares some new ideas about higher education and what’s missing and what...

Today we are talking about the role of empathy and leadership in patient satisfaction and clinician satisfaction. As clinicians we are empathetic with the patients and the families we serve. Who empathizes with clinicians? There isn’t much known about how clinicians receive or perceive empathy from others. We are excited to have our guests Dr. Wilma Powell Stuart and Dr. Bridget Moore share their...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!    We are so excited to kick off the New Year with Dr. Miguel Paniagua sharing his personal and professional story about Burnout and Clinician Well-Being & Resilience Clinician burnout is a unique and personal journey for anyone who experiences it. Lives are at stake!  Not just clinician’s lives but patient's lives. We now know that poor provider wellness leads...

How involved are you in the decisions that impact your work environment?  If you are a leader, are you engaging the clinicians in decision-making? Decisions are made every day in healthcare by clinicians and by leaders.  Some of those decisions can have a major impact on the culture and clinical outcomes. Today we are discussing the Directive and Participative Decision-Making polarity in...

When it comes to patient and clinician safety, what’s keeping you up at night? Are the clinician’s in your organization at risk?  Is their safety being threatened? Patient safety has been on the minds of healthcare leaders across the United States ever since the Institute of Medicine published the landmark report, To Err is Human:  Building a Safer Health System. More recently there is i...

No one health professional can be responsible for the delivery of quality safe care, but many have not been prepared to work in teams. This is one of the greatest challenges faced in healthcare today. There is a lot to learn about leveraging this tension between individual and team in today’s healthcare environments.  Experiences vary greatly across the country from one healthcare organizatio...

There is no turning back now! We are in the digital age and electronic health records (EHRs) are here to stay! What is important now is looking at the results or outcomes of the rapid implementation of the EHRs.  The lens we use to examine the outcomes can have serious implications for future strategies. In this episode we talk with Dr. Susan McBride and Dr. Mary Tietze, two nurse informatics...

Are you feeling the tension between serving the mission while maintaining the margin? It is a stressful time for leaders as they worry about delivering quality, safe care, reducing clinician burden, improving patient and family experiences and at the same time dealing with changing reimbursement models and financial constraints. As a leader, do you feel like you don’t have enough fingers to plug t...

Have you ever wondered how healthcare organizations became so hierarchical or why we struggle with hierarchical relationships in our healthcare environments?   In today’s episode, we discuss the vertical (hierarchy) and horizontal (partnership) relationship polarity in healthcare settings with Bonnie Wesorick.   Bonnie has over 40 years of experience in helping organizations establish pa...

Ever had the feeling that everything and nothing has changed at the same time? That’s how we felt during this episode as we talked with Laurie Shiparski about staffing challenges and the recruitment and retention polarity. While challenges with staffing in healthcare haven’t changed much over the past 20 years there are unique and innovative strategies that can be used to leverage the recruitment...