Growth Edge Leadership Newsletter
The Growth Edge Leadership Newsletter offers concise, actionable leadership strategies for healthcare professionals. Delivered weekly, each issue features a short video, motivational insights, and expert resources, empowering you to enhance your leadership skills efficiently and effectively.
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The Confidence Paradox: Why Trying to “Feel Ready” Keeps You Stuck
Confidence doesn’t come before action, it follows it. Let’s talk about how to move forward without delay.
You probably know the pattern well: a big opportunity appears (a new role, a bold idea, a public platform), and instead of excitement, your first instinct is hesitation or even dread. You...
Aug 26, 2025
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The Currency of Connection: Why Empathy Moves People
Empathy might be the most misunderstood leadership skill out there.
We praise it in theory but downplay it in practice. Why? Because empathy often gets mistaken for indulgence or emotional overload.
But in truth, it’s one of the most strategically powerful tools you can use to build trust, ...
Aug 19, 2025
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The Coachable Leader: Why Feedback is Your Superpower
The strongest leaders ask, apply, and offer feedback with clarity and humility.
“How am I doing?”
“Did that go well?”
“What could I do differently next time?”
You may not hear these questions out loud, but your team is asking them, consciously or not. Feedback is one of the most powerful tool...
Jul 22, 2025
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The Art of Directness: How Clear Communication Builds Trust
Clarity = Trust. Period.
Clear, direct communication is a pillar of trust and effective leadership, yet it remains one of the biggest challenges in most workplaces.
Too often, leaders skip feedback or soften their message in the name of being “nice.” But here’s what I’ve learned:
Unclear ...
Jul 15, 2025
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The Psychology of Motivation: Keeping Yourself & Your Team Engaged
Engagement is slipping. Morale feels fragile. Even the highest performers are hitting walls.
In 2020, 36% of U.S. employees reported being engaged at work.
Today? That number’s dropped to just 31%.
Globally, it’s even more sobering: only 15% of employees say they feel actively engaged in ...
Jun 10, 2025
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Time Mastery for Leaders: Focus Your Energy, Increase Your Impact
One of the most overlooked questions in leadership isn’t about what you’re working on, but where your energy is going.
Most leaders don’t struggle with vision or ambition. In fact, they’re often brimming with big goals and bold ideas.
But in the daily rush, it’s easy to get caught up in pu...
May 27, 2025
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Leading with Authenticity: The Strength in Vulnerability
When we think of a leader, we don’t often picture someone who wears their heart on their sleeve.
Historically, vulnerability has been seen as a weakness in traditional leadership. However, in today’s diverse work environment, where teams are made up of individuals from varied backgrounds and ...
May 20, 2025
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Coaching: The Catalyst for Executive Excellence
Executive leadership is about more than strategy and performance. It starts with people.
The most impactful leaders understand that growth is contagious: when they invest in their own development, their teams grow too. At its core, leadership is the pursuit of continuous growth in service of ...
May 13, 2025
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Blind Spots Are Inevitable. Ignoring Them Is Optional.
When it comes to blind spots, let me be clear, ignorance is not bliss.
IT'S A LIABILITY!
No matter how experienced, educated, or accomplished we are, every single one of us has blind spots.
We all have biases.
We all have strengths.
But even strengths, when overused or unchecked, can become w...
Apr 28, 2025
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Mentorship: What You're Missing
76% of professionals say having a mentor is critical to their success.
But only 37% actually have one.
That gap? It’s not just a stat. It’s a wake-up call.
And if you’re reading this, chances are you already know mentorship matters. You’ve likely seen its impact on others. Maybe you’ve even h...
Apr 21, 2025
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High Performers Don't Go It Alone - Neither Should You
Think asking for help makes you weak? Think again.
The best leaders don’t go it alone. They seek input, they ask questions, and they surround themselves with people who make them better.
Feb 17, 2025
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Bouncing Up: The Art of Resilient Leadership
Resilience isn't about avoiding hardship, it’s about bending, absorbing, and enduring the challenges life throws our way without breaking.
Dr. Julie Freischlag beautifully describes resilience as “bouncing up,” a perspective that reminds us adversity can be a springboard for growth rather th...
Feb 10, 2025
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