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Lifelong Learning in Leadership: Staying Relevant in a Rapidly Changing World with Andrew Wade
In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, leadership is not defined by what you know. It is defined by your willingness to keep learning.
In this episode, Laurie Baedke sits down with Andrew Wade, DHA, FACHE,...
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From Adversity to Influence: Leadership Lessons with Nicole Jones-Gerbino
Leadership today demands more than strategy. It requires alignment between vision and culture, expectations and behaviors, pressure and purpose.
In this episode, Laurie sits down with Nicole Jones-Gerbino, President...
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The Unspoken Side of Grief: What We Get Wrong, and How to Show Up Better with Dr. Joann Schaefer
Grief is universal and yet so many of us feel completely unprepared to navigate it.
In this episode of the Growth Edge Leadership Podcast, I sit down with returning guest Dr. Joann Schaefer to discuss her powerful new...
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Networking as a Leadership Competency with Paul Marini
Most high-performing professionals resist networking.
It feels transactional.
Time-consuming.
Even unnecessary.
But here’s the reality:
As your leadership grows, your success becomes less about what you know, and...
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Rethinking Resilience: What Leaders Get Wrong About Burnout, with author Paula Davis
Burnout is often framed as an individual failure.
Push harder.
Be more resilient.
Manage your time better.
But what if that narrative is incomplete, or worse, misleading?
In this conversation, I sit down with Paula...
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No One Is Coming to Save You: Reinventing a Medical Career with Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid
In this episode of The Growth Edge Leadership Podcast, Laurie Baedke sits down with Dr. Naomi Lawrence-Reid, board-certified pediatrician and founder of Doctoring Differently, a digital course and community helping...
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The Motherhood Penalty in Academic Research, and the Leadership Solution
In this episode of The Growth Edge Leadership Podcast, Laurie Baedke sits down with Dr. Amery Treble-Barna, NIH-funded scientist, pediatric neuropsychologist, and founder of Mothermind, to explore a challenge rarely...
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If I Don’t Return: Mark Hertling on Legacy, Leadership, and Living Well
In this powerful episode of The Growth Edge Leadership Podcast, Laurie Baedke welcomes back Lieutenant General (Ret.) Dr. Mark Hertling for a rich conversation on leadership, service, reflection, and legacy.
Mark...
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Strengths Blind Spots: When Your Superpowers Start Sabotaging You
You’ve heard me say it before, I am unapologetically strengths-based.
But strengths misunderstood can become strengths overused.
In this solo episode, I explore the research behind “lopsided leadership,” the risk of...
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No Leader Grows Alone: Mentorship Across the Leadership Arc
Mentorship is not a sentimental gesture.It is not an occasional coffee.And it is certainly not optional.
If there is one consistent thread across sustained, high-performing careers, it’s this:
No leader grows...
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From Advice to Advocacy: The Power of Sponsorship in Leadership with Rebekah Cole, PhD, MEd
Most leaders understand mentorship.
Fewer understand sponsorship.
And even fewer talk about it openly.
In this episode of The Growth Edge Leadership Podcast, Laurie sits down with Dr. Rebekah Cole, Associate Professor...
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Who Do You Learn From When You’re the CEO? Rethinking Mentorship at the Apex with Dr. Suzanne de Janasz.
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What happens to learning when you reach the top? In this thoughtful and research-grounded conversation, Laurie Baedke sits down with globally recognized leadership scholar and mentorship expert Dr....
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