Welcome to the leadership lounge, for all who work or lead in healthcare. Where you get a fresh take on your work as a healthcare leader.

It’s a place to pause, think, and reflect, leaving you refreshed, and inspired. You’ll feel encouraged and able to keep going.

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Latest Episodes

#60 Midwinter, Matariki & Meaningful Work
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

#60 Midwinter, Matariki & Meaningful Work

With only two weeks till my big move, the period of Matarki and Midwinter has created a space of pause for me. So this week, I’m sharing a calm, reflective episode as this is a natural moment to reflect and take stock.

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Habits: Grounding Leadership in What You Do Daily
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

Habits: Grounding Leadership in What You Do Daily

In this episode, we look at the difference between routines and habits and why that distinction matters for healthcare leaders under pressure. Drawing on practical examples and experience (including how a one-minute action can spark major change), I’m talking about how habits form the backbone of leadership identity. You'll hear how even in chaos, small, consistent actions build the leader you want to become.

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Asking what matters is the beginning of joy
Team and Culture Building Katie Quinney Team and Culture Building Katie Quinney

Asking what matters is the beginning of joy

Joy in work is not a flaky, soft, fluffy thing to add on when you have the time or money to do so. Joy in work should be a right for everyone who is committing themselves to the work and leadership in healthcare.

This week we looking at the basis for why joy in work is needed in healthcare right now, what are steps you can take tomorrow and how when you make this choice you can lift the spirits of the humans around you.

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This Pink Shirt Day: Bullying is always personal
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

This Pink Shirt Day: Bullying is always personal

This episode isn’t polished (like it ever is), it’s personal. This week, I’m sharing what many leaders are too scared to say out loud—what it’s like to be accused of bullying, and what it feels like to be on the receiving end.

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A New Hope For Healthcare Leadership
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

A New Hope For Healthcare Leadership

As Star Wars fans celebrate May the 4th, we’re kicking off season 4, reflecting on the stories that shape us.

Star Wars was a big childhood influence that I’ve carried with me into my work and my leadership. Knowing ‘I’m no Jedi but I know the force’ is about saying that I don’t have all the answers, but I know these conversations matter. And along the way, I’ll have a few things to share with you that will help, support and encourage you.

If you’ve ever felt like you should know more as a leader, this episode is a permission slip to lead with curiosity and courage instead.

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The one where I forgot it was Easter!
Katie Quinney Katie Quinney

The one where I forgot it was Easter!

A brief mid-week arrival, confessing my lack of planning and wrapping up season 3.

Of course, I share what I did when I noticed that I’d ‘forgotten’ it was Easter. In this episode, I’m sharing a way to get a handle on things beyond today’s urgent crisis or deadline.

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