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The Story We Tell Ourselves About Mentorship
The stories we tell ourselves are powerful. They influence what opportunities we pursue, the risks we take, and even the relationships we build. One story I hear repeatedly from accomplished leaders centers around mentorship.
Not because they don't value it.
They do.
It's because t...
Aug 12, 2026
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When Life Is Difficult, Look For The Lesson
We often describe resilience as the ability to bounce back, to return to where we were before disappointment, failure, or adversity interrupted our plans.
But what if that isn't the goal?
In a thoughtful reflection on resilience, renowned surgeon and academic leader Dr. Julie Freis...
Aug 05, 2026
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A Leadership Best Practice Worth Stealing
One of the unexpected joys of executive coaching is that I'm constantly learning from my clients.
Recently, I began working with a new client, a leader in academic medicine.
Following one of our early coaching conversations, he reached out to share several intentional leadership acti...
Jul 29, 2026
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Why Leadership Growth Always Feels Uncomfortable
Nearly every meaningful opportunity in your career begins at what I call your growth edge.
That is the philosophy behind the name of both this newsletter and my podcast. Leadership growth rarely happens where we feel most competent or comfortable. It happens at the edge of our current ...
Jul 22, 2026
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Ignorance Isn't Bliss. It's a Leadership Liability.
Eight years ago today, I recorded the very first episode of the Growth Edge Leadership Podcast. At the time, I couldn't have imagined the conversations, friendships, learning, and opportunities that would come from simply pressing "record."
Over the past eight years, we've welcomed extraordin...
Jul 21, 2026
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Your Leadership Should Extend Beyond Your Job Title
For most busy professionals, the demands of their current role consume the vast majority of their time, energy, and attention.
That makes sense. Your role deserves your full commitment.
But if your organization becomes the only place you learn, contribute, and grow, your leadership c...
Jul 15, 2026
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Career Advancement Is Earned Between Performance Reviews
One of the most common career mistakes high performers make is believing their work speaks for itself.
Sometimes it does.
Often it doesn't.
Promotions, high-profile assignments, and leadership opportunities are rarely determined by a single annual review. They are shaped by months,...
Jul 01, 2026
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Hard is Normal: Stop Interpretting Difficulty as Dysfunction
At some point, every leader encounters a season where things feel harder than expected.
The team is struggling. Resources are constrained. The decisions seem more complex than they used to be. Progress is slower than you hoped. The path forward feels less obvious than it once did.
In...
Jun 24, 2026
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The Leadership Blind Spot: How Insecurity Shapes Your Impact
Most leaders think of insecurity as a confidence problem.
In reality, insecurity is often far more subtle and far more consequential. It rarely appears as obvious self-doubt. Instead, it reveals itself through behaviors: the need to stay involved, the reluctance to delegate, the impulse to mo...
Jun 22, 2026
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Why High Performers Plateau
One of the greatest risks facing successful leaders is not incompetence.
It's certainty.
The experience, expertise, and confidence that help leaders advance can also make continued growth more difficult.
Over time, success has a way of reinforcing our assumptions. We become more conf...
Jun 17, 2026
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You Are Never Not a Leader: Why Financial Literacy Matters for Every Physician
Most physicians spend years mastering the art and science of patient care.
Few receive meaningful training in finance, business operations, organizational leadership, or the economic realities of healthcare.
Yet these are the very forces shaping the future of medicine.
In my recent conver...
Jun 15, 2026
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The Leadership Shift Most Promotions Don't Prepare You For
Most professionals spend years learning how to become exceptional individual contributors.
Then they get promoted, and discover that many of the behaviors that created their success are no longer the behaviors their new role requires.
The analyst becomes the manager.
The physician beco...
Jun 03, 2026
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