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Burnout Proof Leadership#230: Unlocking TRU Leadership Success Without BurnoutWelcome 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 and achieve thriving, resilient and unstoppable (TRU) leadership success.We are so grateful for the first 229 podcast episodes we have done specifically for healthcare leaders and are super excited to expand our audience to all...2023-12-0621 minBurnout Proof Leadership#221: Leveraging Polarity Intelligence™ to Strengthen Leadership Skills & Prevent BurnoutIn 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 problems and you don’t realize that you’re experiencing unmanaged polarities, you will realize your greatest fears and end up failing.In this podcast, we talk about the numerous tensions that act on yo...2023-10-0445 minBurnout Proof Leadership#218: Leadership Skills Beyond Healthcare—Expanding Your Leadership Identity Without BurnoutOne 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 applicable to all leaders.Therefore, we believe it's time to expand our reach and work with all leaders in all industries.In this podcast episode, we share some in...2023-09-1313 minBurnout Proof Leadership#207: Growing Polarity Intelligent Leaders in Healthcare: Teaching New Skills and Avoiding BurnoutIn 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 Nursing Officer for Trinity Health Grand Rapids and Trinity Health Medical Group Grand Rapids.Kris is the Administrative Clinical Services Director for Trinity Health Grand Rapids, who specializes in clinical services for the geriatric population and orthopedic services.2023-06-2845 minBurnout Proof Leadership#193: Lessons From Leadership: How Reflection Shapes Your Leadership Identity and Prevents BurnoutIn this episode, we share some of the experiences that have shaped us and made us into the leaders we are today.We've been leaders for a long time and we've had a lot of experiences, so it's always helpful to step back and reflect on those experiences that have shaped us or made us who we are today.In fact, this is something we did when we started MissingLogic® and it's something we do periodically as we are called to grow and evolve as leaders.In this podcast, we share some key t...2023-03-2229 minBurnout Proof Leadership#189: 5 Game-Changing Books to Elevate Your Leadership SkillsIn this podcast, we share five books that influenced us the most and the ones we have embraced and embodied as healthcare leaders.We know that books are powerful tools to help us grow and evolve as leaders. In fact, reading books is one of the ways to feed our minds, receive inspiration, and even lift ourselves up.That’s why we’ve invested in exposing ourselves to new ways of thinking through books that change how we see the world, how we interpret our environments, and who we are.In this podcast, we s...2023-02-2242 minBurnout Proof Leadership#188: Managing Stress & Avoiding Burnout with the Pressure-Free Living MethodIn this episode, we talk about our special guest Elle Ingalls about managing stress through the Pressure-Free Living Method.Elle is a high-performance coach who specializes in helping individuals and groups of any size to up-level their performance without the stress and burnout often experienced by high achievers.For nearly 40 years, she has been teaching mental toughness techniques which are now taught in her science-based method called the ‘Pressure-Free Method' which helps you reduce stress and anxiety without slowing down.She's a former Forbes Coach and Council Member and has coached C-Suite executives, bu...2023-02-1552 minBurnout Proof Leadership#187: How Letting Go of the Past Unlocks Your Leadership Potential & Prevents BurnoutIn this podcast, we talk about the importance of finding balance between Holding On and Letting Go as healthcare leaders.We know these are incredibly challenging times and that you are facing things you’ve never faced before or no one has taught you how to deal with them as an emerging or evolving leader.As a result, you rely on what you have learned and experienced in the past about being a leader since there is no blueprint or manual on how to lead during these times. Are we right?That’s why...2023-02-0828 minBurnout Proof Leadership#186: Setting Brave Boundaries to Prevent Burnout & Strengthen Leadership SkillsWe are so thrilled to share our great talk with our special guest Dr. Sasha Shillcutt about the importance of setting brave boundaries between our personal and professional lives as leaders.Sasha is a cardiac anesthesiologist, a tenured Endowed Professor, and the Vice Chair of Strategy and Innovation in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC).She is the CEO and founder of Brave Enough and a best-selling author of her first book, Between Grit and Grace, How to be Feminine and Formidable, and her second book, Brave Boundaries, Strategies...2023-02-0139 minBurnout Proof Leadership#185: 3 Toxic Leadership Norms That Cause Burnout & How to Replace Them For Long-Term SuccessIn this episode, we talk about the three new leadership norms to become a Thriving, Resilient, and Unstoppable (TRU) healthcare leader.We know that norms can be good things and helpful in our lives, but some norms may also unintentionally cause pain and suffering. In fact, these unhealthy leadership norms have been experienced by healthcare leaders for many years.That’s why we are on a mission to bust through these unhealthy norms and help healthcare leaders embrace new norms that promote health, well-being, and dynamic balance in their lives.In this podcast, we...2023-01-2530 minBurnout Proof Leadership#184: Is Leadership Burnout Inevitable for Nurse Executives? Here’s the TruthIn this podcast, we talk with our special guest Dr. Robyn Begley about the American Organization for Nursing Leadership’s (AONL's) latest Longitudinal Insight Survey on the impact of COVID-19 on nursing leadership.Robyn is the Chief Executive Officer of AONL as well as the Chief Nursing Officer and Senior Vice President of the American Hospital Association (AHA).Robyn shares the background of AONL Foundation, AONL and Joslin Insight’s partnership to bring these four important studies to fruition. She shares significant highlights from the fourth study about nurse leaders' top challenges, nurse leader work satisf...2023-01-1849 minBurnout Proof Leadership#183: The Power of Self-Reliance & Interdependence in Leadership (Burnout Prevention & Leadership Identity)In this podcast, we talk about the importance of leveraging the polarity of Self-Reliance and Interdependence as a healthcare leader.We know it’s been three years of COVID-19 and we are now post-pandemic, but we’re still living in a VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) world where we need to be self-reliant and interdependent as we move through these challenging times.In fact, both are equally important for emerging and evolving healthcare leaders to achieve effective and successful leadership.In this podcast, we talk about why leveraging the tension between Self-Reliance and Interd...2023-01-1125 minBurnout Proof Leadership#182: How Healthcare Leaders Can Support Workforce Well-Being (Leadership Skills & Burnout Prevention)In this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Lucinda Maine about the NAM’s (National Academy of Medicine) National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being.Lucinda served as Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (ACCP), which is the leading advocate for high-quality pharmacy education in the US.She currently serves as a board member of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education and has received numerous awards for her work in her field.We asked Lucinda to join us on our podcast because she is a me...2023-01-0455 minBurnout Proof Leadership#181: How Personal Alignment Unlocks Leadership Skills & Prevents BurnoutIn this third and final episode of our 3-part series, we focus on Personal Alignment, which is Pillar #3 of our Dynamic Balance EffectTM (DBE) Framework.We believe that Personal Alignment is about living on purpose and aligning your actions with the essence of who you really are as a healthcare leader.In this podcast, we discuss how Personal Alignment and Polarity Intelligence™ help bring out Wisdom and how Mindful Choices and Personal Alignment help leaders with Grit.We also discuss the different elements of Personal Alignment and what you can do to help yo...2022-12-2833 minBurnout Proof Leadership#180: Leveraging Polarity Intelligence for Leadership Skills & Burnout PreventionIn this second episode of our three-part series, 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 healthcare leaders feel these tensions are problems to solve because it’s the only lens they’ve ever known. If you treat them as problems and you don’t realize that you’re experiencing unmanaged polarities, you will realize your greatest fears and end up failing.In this podcast, we talk about...2022-12-2141 minBurnout Proof Leadership#179: Why Overworked Leaders Struggle With Mindful Choices & How To Fix ItIn this first episode of a 3-part series, we focus on making Mindful Choices which is Pillar #1 of our Dynamic Balance Effect™ (DBE) Framework.Mindful choices as one of the pillars encompasses how to live and choose from the principles or values that ground you in what matters most and provide the guardrails for your life.But how can you make mindful choices and choose from the principles that guide and ground you? You need to step back, reevaluate, reconnect, and recommit to the most important things to you and the principles that can guide an...2022-12-1439 minBurnout Proof Leadership#178: Unlocking Leadership Identity & Resilience with the EnneagramIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Amy Shephard about the importance of leveraging your strengths through Enneagram in becoming a Thriving, Resilient, and Unstoppable (TRU) healthcare leader.Amy is a certified enneagram coach and the founder of Vennwise, who is committed to helping individuals, families, and teams thrive through courage, clarity, and communication.She has spent decades applying the Enneagram to facilitate the success of leaders, teams, and organizations to ensure that her clients can experience immediate and long-lasting insights and growth.Amy shares how applying the Enneagram can help...2022-12-0747 minBurnout Proof Leadership#177: How to Avoid Burnout & Strengthen Your Leadership Identity by Embracing PossibilityIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Renwick Brutus about living your best life regardless of your circumstances as a healthcare leader.Renwick has created multiple workshops and published "The Achievers Pocket Guide to Effective Networking”. He has lived a resilient and resourceful journey in life extricating himself from commonplace biases and restraints.He borrows from his career experiences where he has seized opportunities that exist within his work to achieve positive results and now guides others to improve their results.Renwick shares how to find and create more “miracle moments” in you...2022-11-3052 minBurnout Proof Leadership#176: 7 Reasons Leadership Identity Matters: How Claiming Power Prevents BurnoutIn this episode, we talk about the seven reasons to Claim and Share Power and why it's essential for healthcare leaders.We know most emerging and evolving leaders have been in a time of uncertainty, and they don't know what the "new normal" is as everything seems to be in a constant state of change.As a result, they go with the flow, waiting for someone to provide direction because they don't feel worthy of their power or feel that exerting their personal power is a career-ending move.The thing is, no one...2022-11-2324 minBurnout Proof Leadership#175: Using VUCA Tools To Strengthen Leadership Identity & Prevent BurnoutIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Ann Deaton about supporting healthcare 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 several healthcare and rehabilitation systems, where she had the opportunity to experience both the suffering that comes with unacknowledged paradox and the success that accompanies consciously assessing both/and thinking.2022-11-1636 minBurnout Proof Leadership#174: Focusing on Future Outcomes as a Leader (Avoiding Burnout & Strengthening Leadership Skills)In this episode, we talk about leveraging a creator orientation to focus on your current reality and future desired outcome as a healthcare leader.We know leaders and healthcare organizations have been facing numerous challenges on a daily basis for the past three years.In fact, the current circumstances are difficult where staffing is terrible, the volume and acuity of patients are high, and there is a lack of seasoned or experienced leaders to learn from.That’s why putting your attention and orientation on addressing the desired outcomes is critical to achieving su...2022-11-0930 minBurnout Proof Leadership#173: How Healthcare Leaders Can Build Resilience & Avoid Burnout (Leadership Identity Matters!)In this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Kimberly Long about the importance of building resilience as emerging healthcare leaders.Kimberly is the Chief Executive Officer of the Association of California Nurse Leaders (ACNL). She holds a Doctor of Health Administration from the University of Phoenix and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University in Dominguez Hills.She has been recognized with numerous personal awards, including the Community Service Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Woman of the Year, Award of Excellence in Nursing Leadership, Excellence in Clinical Care Quality, and Alumni...2022-11-0243 minBurnout Proof Leadership#172: How to Step into Your Leadership Identity Without Losing Yourself to BurnoutIn this episode, we talk about avoiding the potholes on the journey from who you are to who you want to become as a healthcare leader.We know many emerging or evolving leaders have the intention and greater purpose of becoming the best version of themselves as a leader.But most healthcare leaders feel like they don’t have the capability or have lost their confidence when transitioning or stepping into a new role.Therefore, it’s important to leverage the tension between honoring who you are today and stepping into who you want...2022-10-2625 minBurnout Proof Leadership#171: Why Healthcare Leaders Struggle with Staffing & How to Fix It Without BurnoutIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Matthew Mawby about the staffing challenges in healthcare organizations and some perspectives about the challenges of those who serve in traveler and agency roles.Matthew is the co-founder of StaffHealth. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and has over 10 years of experience in healthcare staffing and even went through nursing school before deciding to head into a career in staffing.His passion for the healthcare industry can be traced back to his childhood witnessing how nurses and other healthcare workers got his...2022-10-1953 minBurnout Proof Leadership#170: Balancing Intent & Impact for Healthcare Leaders (Leadership Skills & Identity)In this episode, we talk about leveraging Intent and Impact and why it’s important for emerging healthcare leaders.We know every leader wants to have a positive impact on their team and organization, but they may have a deeper fear that they will become ineffective as a leader.In fact, most healthcare leaders have great intentions to make a greater difference but fail to act on them because no one has taught them how to balance the tension between Intent and Impact.In this podcast, we talk about why it’s essential to l...2022-10-1222 minBurnout Proof Leadership#169: Why Leadership Identity Matters: A Holistic Approach to Avoid BurnoutIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Michael Bleich about his Holistic Leadership Model and the alignment with Polarity IntelligenceTM.Michael is a Wisconsin native who has held clinical, consultative, service, academic, and association leadership positions. He has diploma, BSN, MPH, and PhD degrees from Midwestern schools and completed fellowships with the Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows Program, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and the WK Foundation.Michael is not a stranger to Healthcare’s MissingLogic Podcast! He was our guest on Episode 140 when we determined at the en...2022-10-051h 02Burnout Proof Leadership#168: How Healthcare Leaders Can Use Informatics to Prevent Burnout & Elevate Their Leadership IdentityIn this episode, we talk with our special guests, Dr. Marion Ball and Tori Shaw Morawski, about health informatics and innovative strategies for interprofessional leadership in healthcare.Marion is an international innovator, educator, author, and member of the National Academy of Medicine with over 45 years of experience in the healthcare IT community. Her research focuses on health informatics curriculum design, education, and enabling technology from theory into practice.Tori has over 15 years of experience designing and implementing grassroots programs and initiatives. She currently serves as the Senior Manager of Professional Development for the Healthcare Information...2022-09-2850 minBurnout Proof Leadership#167: Balancing Change & Stability to Avoid Burnout as a LeaderIn this episode, we talk about leveraging personal Change and Stability and why it's important for Thriving, Resilient, and Unstoppable (TRU) healthcare leaders.We know leaders deal with ongoing challenges and changes daily, and their attention has been on their team and organization.In fact, many healthcare leaders have let go of their personal rituals and routines that bring Stability because of the workload and other challenges brought on by the pandemic.The thing is, without Change and Stability, you'll feel powerless and stuck, and you're at risk of change happening to you...2022-09-2136 minBurnout Proof Leadership#166: Creating Margin to Avoid Burnout & Strengthen Leadership SkillsIn this episode, we talk about creating a margin in your life and why it’s important for Thriving, Resilient and Unstoppable (TRU) healthcare 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 leaders continue to experience pain from the stress and work overload they deal with everyday and trying to balance everything on their plates.In this podcast, we introduce the concept of...2022-09-1435 minBurnout Proof Leadership#165: Why Healthcare Leaders Struggle with Burnout & How to Build Resilience Without Sacrificing Well-BeingIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Michelle Maricic about the importance of developing and strengthening resilience and balance during challenging times. Michelle has a powerful personal story and message to share with healthcare leaders about living life to the fullest every day because you never know what tomorrow will bring (or the next ten minutes).Michelle is a CEO and successful entrepreneur who served as a healthcare executive, leader and mentor over the last three decades. She has been an emergency room nurse and administrator and is passionate about utilizing technology to positively improve...2022-09-0741 minBurnout Proof Leadership#164: Resilience and Well-Being for Healthcare Leaders: Avoiding Burnout & Strengthening Leadership IdentityIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Shelley Cohen Conrad about the resilience and well-being of healthcare professionals during extraordinary times.Shelley is the Director of the Center for Excellence in Collaborative Education at the University of New England and a professor at the University of New England School of Social Work.She graduated from Boston University in Developmental Psychology and received an MSW and PhD in Social Work from Simmons University in Boston. In 2014, she was inducted as a distinguished scholar and fellow in the National Academies of Practice (NAP), and...2022-08-3156 minBurnout Proof Leadership#163: How Leaders Can Manage Energy To Overcome Burnout & Lead EffectivelyWe’ve been in extremely challenging times of a pandemic, dealing with trauma, and facing overwhelming demands requiring our energy to overcome relentless challenges.In fact, most conflicted healthcare leaders are in the “survival mode,” feeling multiple tensions working on them, and have developed a state of chronic stress over time.Therefore, managing your energy and paying attention to where you place it will help you move through challenging times and become a TRU healthcare leader.In this episode, we talk about the importance of Energy Management in becoming a Thriving, Resilient, and Unstop...2022-08-2430 minBurnout Proof Leadership#162: Is Your Wardrobe Hurting Your Leadership Identity? Why Style Matters More Than You ThinkIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Alma Barrero about her book "Style Power" and the importance of creating your "Personal Style" through personal alignment.Alma is an intuitive style coach, a former corporate executive, a wife, and a mother. Her proprietary Style Power Formula™ is a simple and life-changing philosophy for creating a wardrobe that aligns with who you truly are.She's also an international speaker, mentor, and entrepreneur who helps her clients from both the entrepreneurial and corporate world to create a life-changing connection with their wardrobes while manifesting more freedom an...2022-08-1742 minBurnout Proof Leadership#161: Why Leadership Identity Requires Polarity Intelligence to Avoid BurnoutIn this episode, we talk about the importance of Polarity Intelligence™ Awareness for healthcare leaders and why it’s essential to leverage them.We know Polarity Intelligence™ is an essential competency for healthcare leaders. Therefore, it’s important to recognize polarities and differentiate them from problems.The thing is, you can’t address and manage a polarity if you don’t know it exists or if you treat it as a problem to solve.In this podcast, we talk about four levels of Polarity Intelligence Awareness and some of the consequences that occur if you are n...2022-08-1027 minBurnout Proof Leadership#160: How Practice Culture Prevents Burnout (Leadership Skills for a Healthy Workplace)In this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Natasha Beauvais about preventing burnout through a strong practice culture.Natasha is a Board-certified Family Medicine physician at Northern Virginia Family Practice specializing in disease prevention and helping people build insights into the connection between their physical wellness and psychological health.With more than 20 years of professional experience, she understands the deep connection between our physical well-being, medical health, and mental health.Natasha shares some of the biggest challenges to remain “human” in the workplace and some strategies for creating a practice culture that...2022-08-0357 minBurnout Proof Leadership#159: Why Mental Habits Are the Key to Leadership Resilience & Avoiding Burnout in HealthcareIn this episode, we talk about the Six Mental Habits of a Thriving, Resilient, and Unstoppable (TRU) healthcare leader and the different underlying polarities.We know mental habits are equally important as physical habits. In fact, without positive mental habits, you’ll end up overthinking each challenge, focusing on things that deplete your energy, and getting the same results over and over again.Therefore, establishing a positive mental habit is essential to supporting your transformation into becoming a Thriving, Resilient, and Unstoppable (TRU) healthcare leader.In this podcast, we talk about why mental ha...2022-07-2729 minBurnout Proof Leadership#158: Breaking the Mental Health Stigma in Leadership (Burnout & Leadership Identity)In this episode, we talk with our special guest Corey Feist about reducing mental health stigma and the importance of mental health and well-being among healthcare professionals.Corey is a healthcare executive with over 20 years of experience. He is the President and co-founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation and recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Virginia Physicians Group.During his career, he has focused on transforming healthcare by empowering people and improving processes. He also holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of Virginia Darden School of...2022-07-2052 minBurnout Proof Leadership#157: Why Treating Leadership and Management as the Same Hurts Your CareerIn this episode, we talk about Leading and Managing and some of the myths about this polarity.We know there are a few misperceptions about Leading and Managing. That it is one “versus” the other. The thing is, they are not EITHER/OR, and they are not “one and the same.”In fact, Leading and Managing are interdependent values. They are BOTH/AND, so are equally important in any organization and represent a significant polarity that must be leveraged.In this podcast, we talk about the positive attributes of Leading and Managing and different...2022-07-1331 minBurnout Proof Leadership#156: How Better Communication Can Prevent Burnout & Strengthen Leadership SkillsIn this podcast, we talk with our special guest Jennifer George how communication is a care methodology and how it can be used to combat burnout.Jennifer George is an award-winning author, speaker, podcaster, and compassion-focused Physiotherapist with vast experience in the private and public sectors of care.At the onset of her career, she became a caregiver to her chronically ill father. Her personal experiences helped shape her professional practice and led to writing her award-winning book, Communication is Care: 9 Empowering Strategies to Guide Patient Healing (2019).Jennifer shares her journey into Physiotherapy...2022-07-0644 minBurnout Proof Leadership#155: How Leaders Can Overcome Parent Guilt and Prevent Burnout with the CARE MethodIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Melissa Salmeron about managing parent guilt and some strategies parents can use to care for themselves and others.Melissa Salmeron is a certified master's life coach. She helps moms give themselves the space they need to defeat overwhelm, step into their power and show up as their true selves through the power of her CARE Method.Melissa shares her journey to stepping into entrepreneurship to serve overworked moms, how to establish boundaries, and how leaders can deal with parent guilt.We also talk about...2022-06-2939 minBurnout Proof Leadership#154: How Building a Personal Sanctuary Can Strengthen Leadership Identity & Prevent BurnoutIn this episode, we talk with our special guest P. Annie Kirk about the importance of creating a sanctuary for leaders.Annie, also known as Annie Red Bird, is a social worker turned coach and guide for inner and outer sanctuary growth and transformation. She is also a sanctuary and healing garden design expert, intuitive coach, and aspiring farmer in Oregon, United States.She is the Founder and Creative Director of Red Bird Restorative Gardens, a design consultancy creating elevated healing and empowering space restorative to a precious, energetic, and fulfilled life.Annie...2022-06-221h 09Burnout Proof Leadership#153: Reclaiming the Rebel: Leadership Identity & Overcoming Burnout for Sustainable Well-BeingIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Lizzy Cangro about her book “Reclaim the Rebel: 12 Rebellious Acts to Achieve Unconditional Love for Your Body” and some rebellious acts to help you transform your health and wellness.Lizzy is an expert nutritionist and wellness coach with a deep passion for helping others feel good about themselves and love their body unconditionally. Inspired by her journey to wellness, she founded Nutrition by Lizzy in 2017 to help clients rebel against the diet industry and achieve sustainable long-term health and wellness using a combination of nutrition, movement, and mindset.2022-06-1553 minBurnout Proof Leadership#152: Why Leadership Feels Lonely & How Caring for Each Other Prevents BurnoutIn this third and final episode of our 3-part series, we talk about Caring for Each Other and how you can spend more time caring for each other in your leadership teams as fellow leaders and friends.We know that new leaders feel incredibly lonely as they have been literally "thrown in" into leadership roles with minimal management experience and have so much to navigate through the constant stress and change. In fact, it's not uncommon for most healthcare leaders these days to "feel alone."The other thing is that healthcare leaders often feel isolated...2022-06-0830 minBurnout Proof Leadership#151: Is Servant Leadership Causing Your Burnout? The Truth No One Talks AboutIn this second episode of our three-part series, we discuss Caring for Others and why it’s important for Thriving, Resilient, and Unstoppable (TRU) leaders.We know serving others is in your DNA as healthcare clinicians and leaders. We’ve been indoctrinated to become servant leaders, always focusing on the needs of our team and organization before our own needs.Servant leadership is not a bad thing. In fact, this approach to leadership is very rewarding and honorable until you “over-serve” and neglect yourself. As a result, you’ll end up feeling stressed, exhausted, and unfulfille...2022-06-0123 minBurnout Proof Leadership#150: Why Leaders Must Prioritize Self-Care to Prevent BurnoutIn this first episode of a 3-part series, we focus on Caring for SELF and why it's essential for Thriving, Resilient, and Unstoppable (TRU) leaders.We know most healthcare leaders have a limiting belief that self-care is selfish. In fact, we've been indoctrinated to put ourselves last in the lists of our priorities.The thing is, if you overfocus on "Others" to the neglect of caring for "YOU", you'll experience negative consequences and end up feeling burnt out, exhausted, and your needs go unmet.In this podcast, we share WHY you need to b...2022-05-2529 minBurnout Proof Leadership#149: Why Leaders Struggle with Boundaries & How It Leads to BurnoutIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Terri Cole about her book “Boundary Boss” and why boundaries are important for thriving, resilient, and unstoppable leaders.Terri is a licensed psychotherapist, global relationship and empowerment expert, and the author of “Boundary Boss: The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen, and Finally Live Free.”For over two decades, Terri has worked with a diverse group of clients, from stay-at-home moms to celebrities and fortune 500 CEOs. She has a gift for making complex psychological concepts accessible and actionable so that clients and students achieve sustainable change.2022-05-181h 00Burnout Proof Leadership#148: How Post-Traumatic Growth Can Help Leaders Heal (Leadership Identity & Burnout Recovery)We know healthcare clinicians and leaders have been through unbelievable stress and trauma over the past two years. In fact, they had to make difficult decisions and deal with very challenging situations during the Covid-19 pandemic.Therefore, understanding post-traumatic growth and some simple action steps can be helpful to healthcare leaders and organizations to support their emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being.In this podcast, we talk about how a “post-traumatic growth” mindset and strategy can help you move the negative outcomes from the past into a place of positive healing, well-being, and personal growth.We...2022-05-1140 minBurnout Proof Leadership#147: Why Leadership Identity Matters for Respiratory Therapists Facing BurnoutIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Joel Brown about burnout in Respiratory Therapy and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Respiratory Therapist leaders.Joel is the CEO and founder of Arrived Leadership (AL) and the President of the Executive Board for Delaware Guidance Services and Vice-Chair of the Board for Leadership Delaware Inc, and the Chair-Elect for the Leadership and Management Section of the American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC).He is an accomplished Respiratory Care Practitioner and an internationally recognized public speaker, researcher, and author. He received a baccalaureate degree...2022-05-0455 minBurnout Proof Leadership#146: Navigating the PhD Journey Without Burnout (Leadership Skills & Identity in Action)In this episode, we shine the spotlight on the PhD journey of MissingLogic co-founder and Healthcare’s MissingLogic Podcast co-host, Dr. Tracy Christopherson. In this very special episode, her best friend and business partner, Michelle Troseth, interviews her about some of her greatest lessons learned in her PhD journey.Dr. Christopherson completed her PhD in Interprofessional Healthcare Studies at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science with her dissertation on, “Exploring the Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Knowledge and Dual Identity of Interprofessional Shared Governance Members in Healthcare.”In this podcast, we talk about her post-licensure education journey...2022-04-271h 01Burnout Proof Leadership#145: Why Leaders Struggle With Personal Alignment & How It Impacts Leadership IdentityIn this third and final episode of our 3-part series, we focus on Personal Alignment, which is Pillar #3 of our Dynamic Balance EffectTM (DBE) Framework.We believe that Personal Alignment is about living on purpose and aligning your actions with the essence of who you really are as a healthcare leader.In this podcast, we discuss how Personal Alignment and Polarity Intelligence™ help bring out Wisdom and how Mindful Choices and Personal Alignment help leaders with Grit.We also discuss the different elements of Personal Alignment and what you can do to help you...2022-04-2033 minBurnout Proof Leadership#144: Leveraging Polarity Intelligence for Leadership Resilience (Avoid Burnout & Strengthen Leadership Skills)In this second episode of our three-part series, 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 healthcare leaders feel these tensions are problems to solve because it’s the only lens they’ve ever known. If you treat them as problems and you don’t realize that you’re experiencing unmanaged polarities, you will realize your greatest fears and end up failing.In this podcast, we talk about...2022-04-1341 minBurnout Proof Leadership#144: TRU Healthcare Leader Series: Polarity IntelligenceIn this second episode of our three-part series, 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 healthcare leaders feel these tensions are problems to solve because it’s the only lens they’ve ever known. If you treat them as problems and you don’t realize that you’re experiencing unmanaged polarities, you will realize your greatest fears and end up failing.In this podcast, we ta...2022-04-1341 minBurnout Proof Leadership#143: Making Mindful Choices to Prevent Burnout and Strengthen Leadership IdentityIn this first episode of a 3-part series, we focus on making Mindful Choices which is Pillar #1 of our Dynamic Balance Effect™ (DBE) Framework.Mindful choices as one of the pillars encompasses how to live and choose from the principles or values that ground you in what matters most and provides the guardrails for your life.But how can you make mindful choices and choose from the principles that guide and ground you? You need to step back, reevaluate, reconnect, and recommit to the most important things to you and the principles that can guide an...2022-04-0639 minBurnout Proof Leadership#142: Why Burnout Is Impacting New Healthcare Leaders & How to Develop Leadership Skills to Overcome ItIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Karen Mueller about her research on burnout with physical therapy students and faculty and the implications for students and new clinicians entering the workforce.Karen is a professor and founding core faculty member at Rasmussen University. She is the author of the book, “Communication from the Inside Out: Strategies for the Engaged Professional,” and has authored several articles pertaining to the role of physical therapy intervention in end-of-life care.Karen shares some significant findings of their first study published in 2018 in The International Journal of Heal...2022-03-3049 minBurnout Proof Leadership#141: 5 Reasons Healthcare Leaders Must Shift Leadership Norms to Prevent BurnoutCan we create new leadership norms in healthcare?Most healthcare leaders and organizations are literally living in “one day or moment at a time” survival mode. In fact, more and more healthcare leaders are leaving their positions due to burnout.Therefore, we believe NOW is the perfect time to challenge the current leadership norms and shift to NEW leadership norms. It is time to be bold enough to stop sacrificing yourself for your team and organization.We need to create new leadership norms where all healthcare leaders can be their best selves at work a...2022-03-2334 minBurnout Proof Leadership#140: Holistic Leadership & Post-Pandemic Opportunities for Healthcare Leaders (Burnout & Leadership Skills)In this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Michael Bleich about his lessons in leadership and post-pandemic opportunities for healthcare leaders.Michael Bleich is senior professor and director at Langston Center for Innovation in Quality and Safety at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing. He is also a nationally recognized scholar and thought leader who has held clinical, consultative service, academic, and association leadership positions nationwide.We discuss the recent report “The Future of Nursing, 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity,” which explores how nurses can work to reduce health disparities, prom...2022-03-161h 01Burnout Proof Leadership#139: Building a Multiracial Liberation Movement through a Polarity Lens (Leadership Skills & Identity)In this episode, we talk with our special guest Beth Applegate about building a multiracial liberation movement through a polarity lens.Beth is the founder of Applegate Consulting Group (ACG), a woman-owned organizational development (OD) practice with three decades of experience with national and international not-for-profit organizations, academic institutions, and governmental agencies.She identifies as an Applied Behavioral Science scholar-practitioner positioned to bring to the forefront the tradition of inquiry and dialogue to the service of social justice and healthy individuals, groups, and organizations in the world.We discuss “Chapter 5: Support and Challenge – For...2022-03-0958 minBurnout Proof Leadership#138: Balancing Masculine & Feminine Energy to Prevent Burnout In LeadershipEvery human being has masculine and feminine energy, but it’s often misunderstood that feminine energy only comes with a woman or masculine energy only comes with a man.If your masculine energy and feminine energy are unbalanced, one of those energies becomes dominant, and you will feel off-balanced in your life and experience negative consequences.Therefore, understanding how to leverage both energies will help you understand the shifts that are happening at a global level to balance this energy.In this episode, we talk about a foundational “Mother Polarity” or “Master Polarity” of Masculi...2022-03-0233 minBurnout Proof Leadership#137: Transformational Leadership Lessons from the Pandemic (Leadership Skills & Identity)In this episode, we talk with our special guest Tasha Blackmon about transformational leadership and her lessons on leadership and the pandemic.Tasha is a dynamic, collaborative leader, mentor, and coach who brings more than 20 years of business operations experience to her role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Michigan’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Cherry Health.During her years with Cherry Health, she has championed health justice by aggressively disrupting healthcare disparities, leading numerous large-scale expansion and development projects, and holding six positions within Cherry Health before becoming CEO in 2018....2022-02-2359 minBurnout Proof Leadership#136: Why Workplace Drama Is Hurting Your Leadership Identity & How To Fix ItIn 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 Questions: Transforming Workplace Drama, a teaching story about workplace drama and its heavy costs to organizations.David shares the different elements of the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT)™, including the three roles—Victim, Rescuer, and Persecutor and The...2022-02-1659 minBurnout Proof Leadership#135: Rethinking Resilience for Healthcare Leaders: Leadership Skills to Prevent BurnoutIn this episode, we talk with our special guest Dr. Sonia Udod about her published article on rethinking resilience and its implication for healthcare leaders.Dr. Udod is the PI of Translating Evidence for Nursing LEADership (LEAD) and Health Services to Improve Outcomes Program, which focuses on enhancing nurse leader development critical to creating high-quality healthcare workplaces, leading to quality nurse, patient, and organizational outcomes.Sonia also shares her passion for enhancing nurse leader capacity in the workplace and teaching students to be effective healthcare leaders.We also discuss some strategies on how...2022-02-0945 min