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Christine Spadafor, JD — Adaptive Leadership
Christine’s career path has taken her from bedside nurse to law school to consultant to the boardroom. She helps businesses and institutions navigate and prepare for change, no matter the source of the disruption --...
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Nii Darko, MD, MBA, FACS — Outside the Box
Dr. Nii Darko, son of Ghanian immigrants, was inspired to pursue a medical career by TV shows like Doogie Howser and Trapper John, M.D. But his life as a physician felt lacking in comparison to the Hollywood version....
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Joe Safdieh, MD — Educating Physician Educators
When Dr. Joe Safdieh was interviewing for his medical residency, he knew he wanted to teach, and he was surprised that when he disclosed his aspirations, interviewers would “look at me like I had three heads.” After...
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W Brad Johnson, PhD — Mentorship Mastery - Why and How Men Can Better Mentor Women
By now, most of us know that the research is conclusive -- organizations and institutions are better all around when they’re diverse, all the way up to the C-suite. Women and minorities are good for the bottom line,...
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Gunisha Kaur, M.D. — Medicine with a Mission-Oriented Mindset
Dr. Gunisha Kaur works with people who are in vulnerable places. She works as an anesthesiologist, attending patients in the OR during surgical procedures. She also works with forcibly displaced individuals --...
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Helen Riess, M.D. — Why Empathy Matters
At a time when physicians and medical clinicians are burdened with higher patient loads, technological changes, increased regulation, and always-on schedules, who has the time and energy for adding empathetic...
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Kane Pryor, M.D. — On Owning Your Journey
You probably don’t know many physicians who were once high-school dropouts, but today you’ll get to know one. Dr. Kane Pryor’s path into medicine is a beautiful, inspiring tale of mentorship done right. Today, the...
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Geraldine McGinty, MD — Taking Risks to Get Where You Want to Be
A native of Ireland, Dr. Geraldine McGinty is a practicing physician and the Chief Strategy and Contracting Officer for the Weill Cornell Physician Organization. She’s also the first woman chair of the board of...
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Stephanie Lahr, MD — How a Hurricane Shaped a Career
Dr. Stephanie Lahr is board certified in internal medicine and clinical informatics, and her career path led her to the intersection of medicine and technology. Today she’s the CIO of Regional Health in South Dakota....
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Ashli Brehm — When Life Gives You Lemons...
We’re about to welcome a new year, a new decade, and many of us are making plans and setting goals. Which is great. But what happens when life derails those plans? At age 33, with children aged 2, 4, and 6, Ashli was...
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Lynda Shafer — Curiosity as a Leadership Superpower
As “Leader Leader” of Greater Omaha Chamber, Lynda has been tasked with creating and guiding all of the chamber’s leadership development offerings. Essentially, she’s been leading leaders for years, and she shares...
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Cara Kirsch — On Seeing Challenges as Opportunities
Tiny town Nebraska natives unite! Yes, my guest today, like your host, is from a no-stop-light tiny Nebraska town. We have a lot in common, beyond our similar roots. Cara is the vice president of Employee Benefits...
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