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Welcome to THE TRU LEADER PODCAST, previously known as Healthcare's MissingLogic Podcast, where we offer a weekly dose of personal and professional development to help leaders reach their full potential. We aim to equip high-achieving leaders with new ways of thinking and practical strategies for success. Today, we empower high-achieving leaders to break free from the norms that cause suffering an...

In this episode, we talk with our special guest David Emerald about his powerful frameworks, self-leadership, and transforming organizations. David Emerald is a co-founder of the Bainbridge Leadership Center (Bainbridge Island, WA). He is the author of The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic) , a teaching story about Self Leadership, and has recently published his second book called 3 Vital Qu...

In this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Ann Deaton about supporting leaders in creating and developing sustainable results through VUCA tools. Ann is a leadership and team coach. She is the author of the book, VUCA Tools for a VUCA World: Developing Leaders and Teams for Sustainable Results. During her two-decade career in healthcare, she held supervisory and leadership roles in severa...

In this episode, we explore how Polarity Intelligence™ supports Team Psychological Safety. We discuss how to invite the voices of those with differing perspectives and look for any interdependencies of those perspectives. We also talk about advocacy and the role it plays in creating an environment of inclusion. As we close the episode, we share the risks and benefits leaders face when they do or d...

In this episode, we talk about creating a margin in your life and why it’s important for Thriving, Resilient and Unstoppable (TRU) leaders. We know leaders continue to experience numerous Covid surges, staffing shortages, increasing demands on their work, and other challenges that have kept the work intensity high that causes fatigue leading to exhaustion and burnout. In fact, most healthcare lead...

Tension exists in all aspects of our life.  Many of the tensions we experience are perpetual, in other words, they never go away. When the tension isn’t managed or leveraged, it can feel heavy or negative. You may or may not already be realizing, if the tension isn’t going away, your best chance for a positive outcome is to learn to manage or leverage the tension. In this podcast, we have fun...

Today’s episode is all about “How to become the CEO of your life”. We believe that if you're not taking full responsibility for your life and you're blaming circumstances and making an excuse not to do the things that serve your purpose, then you're not the CEO of your life. Maybe you have a limiting belief that you don't have a choice, or you’re not in control of your own life. But if you're the...

One of the core characteristics of a strong leader is they are an excellent problem solver. As clinicians, you are also trained to solve problems for the patients/clients you serve. But what we’ve come to learn is not all problems are solvable, and problem-solving skills don’t work on all the challenges that leaders face. So, then what do you do?  Today, we are going to tell you what you do.&...

Do you have a vision for your life personally and professionally? In the work we do with leaders we often find they don’t have a clear vision for their life. Without a clear vision it’s difficult to feel personally aligned, to make mindful choices, or to know what actions to take. As Yogi Berra says, “ You got to be careful, if you don’t know where you are going, ‘cause you might not get there”.&n...

In this episode, we focus on leveraging Polarity Intelligence™ , which is Pillar #2 of our Dynamic Balance EffectTM (DBE) Framework. Polarity Intelligence applies the “missinglogic” to leverage the unavoidable tensions and challenges impacting your daily life. The thing is, most leaders feel these tensions are problems to solve because it’s the only lens they’ve ever known. If you treat them as pr...

How many times do you say, “I’m fine, I’m just really busy” when people ask you how you are? Being busy becomes a status symbol as a leader. In fact, the more you can do, the more you’re asked to do, and the more you feel you’re bringing value to your team and your organization. In this podcast episode, we talk about why being busy is a badge of burnout, not honor. We also discuss the importance o...

You've probably heard that work-life balance doesn't exist. Or maybe you've tried to balance your personal and professional life, especially during these challenging times, but you feel like it's impossible to achieve. As leaders, we're taught to look at challenges and issues as problems to solve and we think that problem-solving is the logic we apply to all challenges we face. Are we right? The t...

One of the common questions we frequently get asked when speaking to other leaders is whether we will be doing work outside of healthcare. And guess what? We're absolutely thrilled to announce that we’re expanding our reach beyond healthcare leaders. With over 20 years of experience working with healthcare leaders and different organizations, we always knew that what we have been doing was applica...

Have you ever experienced a moment when you are deeply immersed in whatever you are doing, focused with extreme clarity and creativity, and felt incredible joy and fulfillment? That's being in the flow state, and we're going to explore it today. You may or may not know being in the flow state doesn't occur during our easiest or most relaxed moments, but usually when we are stretched to the limit w...

In this podcast episode, we talk with our special guests, Cory McCann and Kelly Martin, who share their journey toward the new leadership competency of Polarity Intelligence™. Cory serves as the Assistant Vice President for Leadership Development for Intermountain Health. As a certified PACT™ Practitioner, she leverages Polarity Thinking ™ to coach teams to supplement problem-solving with a "Both/...

In this podcast episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Candy Campbell about improving leadership teams through improv. Candy is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, nurse, and the author of the book “ Improv to Improve Your Leadership Team: Tear Down Walls and Build Bridges .” She co-founded an improv and stand-up comedy company in the San Francisco area in the early ’90s, which was the impetus...

In this podcast, we talk about micro-stressors and how they impact your well-being and performance as a leader. We've been seeing increasing levels of stress, overwhelm, and uncertainty around how to lead during these challenging times. Therefore, now is timely to explore micro-stressors in leadership. You may or may not know we are facing not just one or two micro-stressors every day but dozens a...

In this podcast episode, we talk with our special guests, Dr. Tony Breitbach and Dr. Katie Eliot, who share an update on the 2023 IPEC Interprofessional Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice where they both serve on workgroups for updating the competencies. Tony is a Professor, Certified Athletic Trainer, and Vice Dean at the Doisy College of Health Sciences at St. Louis U...

In this podcast episode, we’re going to break some myths about the concept of work-life integration and how work-life balance is possible with a polarity mindset and a strategy. There are some false assumptions that achieving work-life balance is not possible, and work-life integration is the best option for finding a way out of burnout into a more balanced life. While both of these approaches are...

In this podcast, we talk with our special guests, Dr. Luanne and Dr. Scott Shaw, who share how a polarity mindset can help minimize bullying and create healthier work environments. The Shaw’s are our first married couple as guests on our podcast and share their mutual passion of applying a polarity mindset to work environment challenges. Luanne earned her Doctorate of Nursing Practice with an emph...

Did you know that a significant amount of our time and life is spent at work? In fact, more people are working remotely or in hybrid positions, which becomes more challenging to establish relationships with others. We know healthy relationships are the cornerstone of a healthy work culture and the foundation for meaningful conversations and moving through challenging times. When we don’t prioritiz...

In this podcast, we talk with our special guest Vonnie Woodrick who shares her passion for changing the perception and narrative surrounding mental health and suicide. Vonnie is a compassionate and enthusiastic social change agent. Her founding of the nonprofit organization ' i understand ' exemplifies her determination to change the stigma surrounding mental or brain health, illness, and loss to...

In this podcast, we talk about leaders' top challenges in the healthcare environment today and explore some recommendations to address them. You may or may not know some of the challenges in healthcare stay the same, and they never seem to go away. In fact, some of them are new or have been exacerbated due to the current realities. We know a bit because we talk and work with healthcare leaders eve...

In this podcast, we talk with our special guests, Michelle Pena and Kris Pohlmann, from Trinity Health Grand Rapids, who share their long-term journey with MissingLogic to grow Polarity Intelligent ™ leaders within their healthcare organization. Michelle is an accomplished executive nurse leader with extensive experience in healthcare operations and strategy. She currently serves as the Chief Nurs...

We know that there are many challenges in healthcare today, and new ones have emerged related to the post-pandemic era, such as massive change hangovers, financial challenges, and new generations with different perspectives and expectations. Therefore, we need a new type of leader with new intelligence and the skills to navigate today’s current realities. One that can see the complexities and chal...