🎙️ MAKE HEALTHCARE GREAT AGAIN – PODCAST SHOW NOTES

Episode: The Courage to Become the Leader Healthcare Needs Today

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Episode Summary

In today’s episode, I talk about a truth many people feel but rarely say out loud:
Healthcare fails or succeeds based on one thing—leadership courage.

I share real stories from my own career, including the moment I realized courage wasn’t loud or dramatic… but simple, human, and absolutely essential for patient safety, team trust, and system performance.

We explore how fear-based leadership manifests in everyday healthcare, its impact on staff morale and patient outcomes, and why leaders at every level...emerging, new, and seasoned...require support to cultivate courage in real, practical ways.

If you’ve ever felt scared to speak up, scared to lead, or scared to grow into your next level of leadership… this episode is for you.

• Why healthcare leadership requires courage every single day
• How fear spreads through teams (and courage stops it)
• A real story from the frontline that shaped how I lead
• Why new and emerging leaders often feel unprepared
• How courageous leadership improves retention, performance, and patient care
• The simple truth about courage: it starts small
• How you can rise into the leadership healthcare needs right now

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This guide will help you:

• build trust

• create safer teams

• reduce burnout

• improve performance

• lead with courage and clarity

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KEY WORDS:

healthcare leadership, courage in leadership, patient safety, team culture, burnout, retention in healthcare, healthcare transformation, leadership training, emerging healthcare leaders, psychological safety, healthcare systems, Diane Gudmundson