Leadership Under Pressure: Prioritising What Matters

Leadership Under Pressure: Prioritising What Matters

Author: Katie Quinney February 23, 2025 Duration: 26:11
Katie's Leadership Lounge
BusinessEducationManagementSelf Improvement
Healthcare leaders are being asked to do the impossible. So, how do we make the work achievable? In this episode, we talk about the courage it takes to prioritise, the role of risk conversations in setting those priorities. I'm not promising the magic answer, but we have to talk about it to get anywhere.

Step into Katie's Leadership Lounge, hosted by Katie Quinney, for conversations that feel like a necessary deep breath in the middle of a demanding day. This podcast is specifically for those navigating the unique pressures of leadership and work within healthcare. It’s not about adding more to your to-do list, but about creating a space to pause and reflect on the human side of management. Each episode offers a fresh perspective on the challenges you face, from team dynamics and personal resilience to the broader systems that shape care. You’ll hear honest discussions that blend practical business insights with thoughtful self-improvement, all grounded in the real-world context of healthcare. The aim is to leave you with more than just information-it’s about feeling genuinely refreshed and reconnected to your purpose. Tune in for a podcast that understands the weight of your role and offers a supportive dialogue to help you carry it forward with renewed inspiration and clarity. This is where the complex art of leadership in healthcare gets the thoughtful, nuanced attention it deserves.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 70

Official website RSS
instagramyoutubelinkedin
Katie's Leadership Lounge
Podcast Episodes
#40 Fuel for the Soul: Why Inspiration Matters for Healthcare Leaders [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:34
If you’re feeling uninspired right now, you are not alone. In this episode, I reflect on why inspiration matters now more than ever—how it boosts well-being, drives productivity, builds hope and helps leaders reconnect w…
#39 Three ways to lighten your load in the coming weeks. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:00
Healthcare delivery is the ultimate long game, so let's set up for success, joy and a sense of thriving. This week I'm sharing 3 ideas (with a couple of others that come along) that have cropped up for me. Ways to make i…
#36 Intentions Over Perfection: Grounded Goal-Setting [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:52
Sometimes plans can change in an instant—especially in healthcare leadership. All that work, thinking and well - planning - are out of the window. In this episode, I’m considering plans and goals from a different perspec…
#35 Reflect, Refine, Reimagine: Ending the Year with grace [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:13
As season 2 and the year wrap up, I explore two leadership challenges that we can fall into —comparison and ruminating. I share practical ways to shift into meaningful reflection. This episode offers three powerful year-…
#34 Compassion Is Not Pie: Through Self-Doubt and Beyond [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
Speak to yourself like you’d speak to a friend. It’s easy to look around at the world’s struggles and feel guilty for your own. That’s what I was doing, and I was going in a downward spiral until I was pausing and remind…
#33 Joy, Generosity, and Growth: The Network Every Leader Needs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
This episode explores the role of open, diverse, and deep connections in gaining perspective, sustaining resilience, breaking silos, and unlocking joy during challenging times. Hear how a simple phone call helped me shif…
#32 The Leadership Upgrade: Expanding Your Capacity for Adaptive Change [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:33
The challenges of today’s healthcare environment demand more than adding skills—they require a shift in how we think. In this episode, I’m unpacking vertical development: what it is, why it’s what I believe healthcare le…
Small Steps, Big Impact: Embracing Your Own Pace [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:02
Leading in healthcare it can seem like a race to keep up, but the real power lies in valuing every step forward. This week I'm reflecting on why gratitude, pacing, and resting are essential for sustainable leadership.
Circle of Control: How to Stay Focused When the World is Overwhelming [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:01
In this episode, I’m getting real about a struggle I know many of us face: how to avoid being consumed by the the big challenges. Recently, I found myself stuck in the Circle of Concern, preoccupied with the U.S. electio…

«1234567»