Six actions to strengthen leadership capacity through equitable hiring practices.
Address structural bias, shift your mindset, and elevate underrepresented employees to increase leadership capacity within your...
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drnicoladepaul
- Mar 18
- 5 min
11 ways to invest in employee engagement without damaging your bottom line.
You don’t have to compromise your bottom line to create employee engagement You can create change in your healthcare organization when...
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drnicoladepaul
- Mar 11
- 5 min
Mindful leaders know that forcing mindfulness on employees won’t solve moral injury.
There is a common misconception about mindfulness popular with healthcare clinicians and leadership. We have gotten caught up in...
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drnicoladepaul
- Mar 4
- 2 min
Engage your employees through self-awareness & internal messaging
Could you take a moment to think about your impact on those around you? I received a request to complete a 360-degree leadership...
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drnicoladepaul
- Feb 25
- 3 min
Becoming a Voice for Change
I’ve been reading Linchpin by Seth Godin, which explores the mechanization of work and the re-humanization of the workforce. It’s gotten...
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drnicoladepaul
- Feb 18
- 3 min
Managing up. A fancy term for manipulation? Or a negotiation strategy?
“Typical workplace ass-kissing.” This comment caught my attention. The author wrote the comment in response to hearing me describe the...
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drnicoladepaul
- Feb 11
- 2 min
Leading with empathy changes everything
I spent a few days as a solo parent for my four-year-old daughter this week. And we did well together, except for one epic hangry...
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drnicoladepaul
- Feb 4
- 2 min
Give your YES to Acting with Courage!
It’s been a week full of thought-provoking conversations! Dr. Letitia Anderson (Cardiologist & Chief of Staff, Sierra Medical Center) and...
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drnicoladepaul
- Jan 28
- 2 min
Prioritize building connections and community to energize yourself
I’m writing this on the plane home from Puerto Rico where I attended a conference for women and minority-identifying CEOs running...
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drnicoladepaul
- Jan 21
- 3 min
You don't love things because they are perfect
“You don’t love things because they are perfect. You love them because they are yours.” - From the new Willow mini-series (I think) This...
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drnicoladepaul
- Jan 15
- 2 min
What does it look like to promote equity for healthcare workers?
“Faith is taking the first step, even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Given that Monday is Martin...
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drnicoladepaul
- Jan 7
- 2 min
How can we make it easy to create safer environments?
I spent the last several weeks interviewing women leaders in healthcare about how they think about leadership and well-being in our...
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drnicoladepaul
- Dec 31
- 2 min
A whole lot of "How to" + Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Another year has come and gone, and here we are. Many things are special about starting a new year, but what I’m most...
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drnicoladepaul
- Dec 24, 2022
- 4 min
5 Questions C-Suite Leaders Must Ask to Address Burnout in 2023
Our healthcare employees are suffering from the after-effects of COVID, the “great resignation,” stripped-down staffing levels, and the...
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drnicoladepaul
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
Five words that define my 2022
My top 5 words for 2022. It is the time of year when I often pause to reflect. Maybe you do too. The fiscal year is wrapped up. The...
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drnicoladepaul
- Dec 17, 2022
- 2 min
That time my daughter yelled "sh**t" in a bookstore
Here's my top Lesson from 2022: You have more power than you think. I have been learning this lesson in many different settings over the...
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drnicoladepaul
- Dec 10, 2022
- 2 min
How Do We Manage Metrics That Matter?
What moves the needle on employee engagement anyways? This week I had the chance to sit down with a group of department chiefs to discuss...
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drnicoladepaul
- Dec 3, 2022
- 2 min
Stop Ignoring Leaders' Well-Being...Ahem That Means You
You may be wondering, "does my well-being matter?" Employee burnout is a hot topic, but I want you to check in with yourself and consider...
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drnicoladepaul
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
BOGO + Why You Need A Framework
Last week I met with a well-being champion who reached out because she was overwhelmed trying to create change in her system. Her team...
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drnicoladepaul
- Nov 19, 2022
- 2 min
I Gave Up My Bonus in 2022. Here's Why!
I've been thinking a lot about the themes of boundaries, personal responsibility for well-being and burnout, and workload impacts...
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