Healthcare Leadership Excellence

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Doug Koekkoek, brilliant leader and Chief Physician Executive of PeaceHealth. He discusses his leadership values, and why listening and understanding your people’s motivation is essential in successful leadership transitions. Dr. Koekkoek speaks about his transition from one healthcare organization to another. We discuss what drives the success in these leadership...

In this episode, I speak with Devan Baker who is an Executive Director of a large orthopedic practice. He shares lessons he learned leading more than two hundred people over the course of pandemic. He highlights the principles of servant leadership, forgiveness, humility, and putting his people first. We talk about addressing burnout, and collaborating with other leaders to take care of the people...

In this episode, I talk with Carole Peet, brilliant leader and CEO of Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital.  Carole shares her leadership journey and her insights around horizontal leadership. She shares her valuable knowledge in leading and helping people solve complex problems. We discuss her expertise in being able to see big problems and figuring out how to get from the beginning to the end. Thank...

In this episode, I have a fruitful conversation with Di Lacey who, after a long career with a major northwest healthcare organization, became a top leader for Western Health Science University with campuses in Pomona California and Lebanon Oregon. She shares valuable insights on the essence of leadership which is not based on titles but on the commitment to help people become successful. We discus...

On our very first episode, I talk with Jay Youell, who was the very first leader in my career, although I didn’t even really know what a leader was supposed to be. With few words, but exemplary actions, Jay laid a foundation of the principles of leadership that have served me for decades. We discuss about his leadership path in his multi-decade career, lessons from his mentors, various leadership...

Hello and welcome to the brand new podcast "Healthcare Leadership Excellence". My name is Karl Pister and I am your host. Each week, we will take a deep dive on everything inspirational leadership with brilliant leaders from the healthcare arena. Healthcare Leadership Excellence will help you see leadership at its finest. It's not about positions. It's not about titles. It&apos...

The most common leadership question I get is “Karl, I don’t have anyone reporting to me, exactly how am I a leader?” For more than two decades, I dedicated myself to helping people understand that leadership is not positional. It is a set of skills that can be learned by literally anyone who wants to influence and inspire people. Come and join me and many brilliant healthcare leaders in the Health...