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Growth Edge - A Leadership Podcast

Growth Edge - A Leadership Podcast

Hosted by: Laurie Baedke

A leadership podcast sharing insights from peak performers and top leaders on stepping outside of your comfort zone, overcoming adversity, and growing personally and professionally in order to achieve success.

Episodes

Leslie Kuhnel - Part II - Safe Places for Messy Matters

Season #5 Episode #12

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, Dr. Leslie Kuhnel is back to dig deeper into the issue of ethics, and how it applies to leadership.  Leslie is the Division Vice President of Ethics for CHI Health /...
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Leslie Kuhnel - Part I - Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare and Leadership

Season #5 Episode #11

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Leslie Kuhnel, Division Vice President of Ethics for CHI Health / CommonSpirit Health. Leslie is a long time friend and colleague, who stewards the...
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Ojas Bhagra - Sharing Stories of Stigma and Strength

Season #5 Episode #10

In this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, I speak with incoming high school senior, Ojas Bhagra. He shares his passion for exploring the richness of humanity through advocacy, community, and a powerful...
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Leadership Essentials - Coachability

Season #5 Episode #9

Most leaders agree that coaching is important, but few adopt the practice of being coached and coachable. In this week's episode, we'll explore what it means to be coachable, how coach ability drives performance, and...
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Sheritta Strong, MD, DFAPA - Quelling Fear Amid Uncertainty

Season #5 Episode #8

In this week's episode of the Growth Edge podcast, Dr. Sheritta Strong, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Inclusion at the University of Nebraska Medical Center joins me to explore the important topics...
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Natalie Lamberton, MHA/MBA, FACHE - See It and Be It

Season #5 Episode #7

In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, I welcome my long time colleague, friend, and co-author, health system CEO Natalie Lamberton to the show. A hospital CEO by age 29, in a community where she was the only...
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David Smith, PhD - On Mentorship, Allyship, and Being a Good Guy

Season #5 Episode #6

On this week’s episode of the Growth Edge podcast, I sit down with author, professor, and researcher @David to discuss mentorship, sponsorship, allyship, and advancing equity and inclusion in the workplace.   We dig...
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Stonish Pierce, MHA, FACHE - Allyship in Action

Season #5 Episode #5

Stonish Pierce is an accomplished healthcare executive, and long-time colleague who joins me for an important conversation about allyship in action. He shares practical and actionable steps that leaders can consider...
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Jasmine Marcelin, MD, FACP - On Unconscious Bias and Being an Upstander

Season #5 Episode #4

Dr. Jasmine Marcelin is an infectious disease physician, a leader in her organization, an award winning educator, national speaker and lecturer, and active mentor. In this week's episode, we step into a hard, but...
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Tiffany Love, PhD, FACHE - Being the Change

Season #5 Episode #3

Dr. Tiffany Love is a hospital COO, a nurse leader, a healthcare executive, a speaker, educator, and mentor, and a tireless champion for change and excellence. In this week’s Growth Edge podcast episode, we consider...
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Ronn Johnson, PhD - Assessing and Addressing Racism in Law Enforcement and Leadership

Season #5 Episode #2

In this week’s episode, I chat with Dr. Ronn Johnson about assessing and addressing systemic and structural racism in law enforcement. Dr. Johnson is a clinical psychologist, a Professor in the department of Clinical...
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Dan DeBehnke, MD, MBA — COVID’s Effects on Our Healthcare Systems

Season #5 Episode #1

Dr. Dan DeBehnke is an emergency care physician who became a health system CEO and now is an advisor to executives of healthcare systems. Needless to say, the last couple of months he’s been monitoring the effects of...
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