Leadership Evolution in Healthcare

Leonardo Baumworcel: Hospital São Lucas

Leonardo Baumworcel is the director of Hospital São Lucas in Brazil. He oversees a 200-bed hospital and emergency room seeing 10,000 patients a month. He also oversees the work of 2,500 staff. He is a cardiologist by training and a recent alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy.

Key Points

• One way to utilize the podcast is to leverage if for staff training to get the entire team on the same page.
• Resilience is key when working to achieve your vision through change — beware of giving up too quickly.
• Leaders need to establish the frameworks and limitations for what to do — and then help people to have the freedom to work within it.
• Peer mentoring allows both leaders to learn from each other, instead of limiting the professional development to one person.

Resources Mentioned

• Leading Change* by John Kotter
• Our Iceberg Is Melting* by John Kotter and Holger Rathgeber

Related Episodes

• The Power of Vulnerability in Leadership, with Jason Brooks (episode 385)
• How to Create an Unstoppable Culture, with Ginger Hardage (episode 350)
• How to Succeed with Leadership and Management, with John Kotter (episode 249)
• Move From Theory to Practice, with Steve Schroeder (episode 369)

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