Hayley Park, an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy and a healthcare executive leading a pharmacy team, shares her insights on navigating leadership challenges. She emphasizes the necessity of gaining a broader perspective to enhance organizational effectiveness. The discussion highlights the significance of continuous learning and building relationships with senior leaders. Hayley also underscores the power of community support in personal growth, advocating for collaboration in leadership development to foster confidence and connection.
Gaining a broader perspective in leadership involves identifying key development areas through collaboration and prioritizing actionable steps.
Building relationships with senior leaders and engaging in meaningful conversations enhances communication and aligns team efforts with organizational goals.
Deep dives
Navigating Leadership Complexity
Effective leadership requires gaining a broader perspective, akin to zooming out on a GPS map to view the bigger picture. In the podcast, Haley Park discusses her experiences leading a pharmacy team within a large healthcare system, where complexity and politics often challenge leadership practices. She emphasizes the necessity of stepping back to identify key development areas, especially after recognizing that previous strategies were not sufficient for her current role. By engaging with various mentors and seeking resources like podcasts, she aimed to enhance her leadership skills amidst organizational challenges.
The Power of Focus
Determining where to focus in leadership can be a daunting task, particularly when overwhelmed with numerous priorities. Haley shares her journey of condensing an extensive list of potential improvement areas into a targeted set of three priorities, which allowed for clearer direction and actionable steps. This narrowing down process was facilitated by collaborative sessions where she could reflect on her own goals while learning from peers. Ultimately, honing in on specific areas not only clarified her development path but also fostered a deeper understanding of the relationship between her work and organizational needs.
Building Meaningful Connections
Haley highlights the importance of building relationships with senior leaders and creating an effective communication strategy to enhance organizational alignment. By shifting her approach in meetings from simply providing information to actively engaging with leaders about their concerns, she fostered richer discussions that connected her team's efforts to broader company goals. This change not only improved her confidence and understanding but also led to better team performance and collaboration. Through consistent practice of open-ended questions, she saw tangible results in both engagement metrics and team dynamics, reinforcing the value of connection in leadership.
Dave speaks with Hayley Park, an alum of the Coaching for Leaders Academy, on how she got to altitude for better perspective on what’s happening in the organization. Applications to the Coaching for Leaders Academy will close on March 14, 2025. Visit the Academy page for details and to apply.
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