Clinical Changemakers: Empowering Healthcare Leaders & Innovators Through Podcast and Newsletter
Our podcast aims to empower clinicians with the leadership and innovation skills to be able to drive systemic change healthcare.
Listen to episodes now on Substack, Apple, Spotify or where ever you get your podcasts.
The Healthcare Leadership Crisis: Understanding the Challenge
Clinicians dedicate their lives to mastering the art and science of medicine. They are driven by a passion for helping others and making a difference in their patients' lives.
However, despite their expertise and unwavering commitment, many clinicians feel powerless to address the systemic issues plaguing their healthcare system.
The root of this problem is that our education, training, and professional culture have primarily focused on developing clinicians as autonomous, technical experts. While this approach has undoubtedly produced highly skilled medical professionals, it has inadvertently neglected the crucial development of leadership, management, and innovation skills. This blind spot has created a glass ceiling that hinders clinicians' ability to influence and drive the positive changes desperately needed in healthcare.
Moreover, when clinicians find themselves in roles of influence, they often lack the necessary training, education, mentorship, coaching, or support to thrive. This lack of preparation can lead to poor performance, negatively impacting the healthcare system as a whole, and creating a vicious cycle that perpetuates the status quo.
Transforming Healthcare Through Clinical Leadership
The Clinical Changemakers podcast aims to bridge this gap by exploring the hidden potential within clinicians and empowering them to become the leaders and innovators the healthcare system needs. Through thought-provoking conversations with renowned experts from various fields, including leadership, innovation, and digital healthcare, this podcast will provide clinicians with the insights, tools, and inspiration they need to break through the glass ceiling and drive meaningful change.
Each episode will delve into a wide range of topics, offering listeners the opportunity to learn from some of the most brilliant minds in healthcare and beyond. From Harvard Business School's Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Amy C. Edmondson, to the President & CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Dr Kedar Mate, and the former Director General of Health in New Zealand, Sir Ashley Bloomfield, the Clinical Changemakers podcast brings together an incredible lineup of guests who are at the forefront of transforming healthcare.
By tuning in to the Clinical Changemakers podcast, healthcare professionals will discover new ways to harness their potential and collaborate with others to co-create a better, more equitable, and more sustainable healthcare system. The podcast aims to spark a global conversation about healthcare, inviting listeners to share their thoughts, experiences, and ideas in the comment section below each episode on Substack.
Essential Questions in Healthcare Leadership Development
How can clinicians develop the leadership, management, and innovation skills needed to drive positive change in healthcare?
What strategies can clinicians employ to overcome the limitations of current medical education and training?
How can clinicians transition effectively into leadership roles and thrive in these positions?
What lessons can be learned from experts in various fields to help clinicians become more effective changemakers?
How can clinicians collaborate and co-create solutions to address the systemic issues in healthcare and build a better future for the industry?
Follow Along & Join the Conversation
Join me on this transformative healthcare leadership journey as we explore the untapped potential of clinicians and work together to build a brighter future for healthcare.
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“You can be successful as an innovator, even as a physician or any other background you have, as long as you follow the process and really focus on the needs. That's the key.”
- Dr Josh Makower, Director and Co-Founder of the Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign
Thank you for tuning in.
Jono