My guest today is Paula Widerlite.  Her story reminds us that we never know what someone has been through on their journey to success.  You can't judge a book by its cover... and you can't know people by their titles.

Paula  is the former Chief Strategy Officer of Luminis Health, a $1.2 B not-for-profit integrated health system. Prior to that, she was the Vice President of System Strategy for 22 years at Adventist HealthCare headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She has led countless strategic planning processes over the course of her 40-year career in non-profit health care in the Washington, DC region. Since July 2021, she has consulted with the National Post-Doctoral Association on its strategic planning process as well as the Universities at Shady Grove. She continues to assist Luminis Health with its strategic planning and business development efforts.

Recently, Paula became a certified leadership coach after completing the Georgetown University’s Executive Certificate program. As a trained and skilled coach, she helps her clients address challenges that are barriers to their continued professional growth and development. Combining her skills as an executive and leadership coach and facilitator, she assists executive women who are members of Chief in their career and leadership growth and development. She holds an EQ-i assessment certification, a tool that helps individuals understand their abilities and tendencies that impact workplace effectiveness and performance.  She is a trustee on a local K-12 private school and in that role has been an active participant in the strategic planning process for the educational institution. She has been an active community member serving on multiple boards including Leadership Montgomery, the Lourie Center for Children, the Jewish Social Services Agency, and the Ginger Cover Continuing Care Retirement Community. 

Currently she is leading the Lourie Center Champions for Children women’s leadership circle. She understands the challenges facing non-profit and membership-based organizations. Some of her recognitions include community service and women in industry.

Paula's website: Widerlite Coaching
Connect with Paula on LinkedIn

Resources:

• To Work or Stay Home - How to get it right because there's no do overs by Paula Widerlite (article)
• Leadership Art by Max Degree (book)
• The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner (book)
• What happened to you by Oprah Winfrey & Bruce Perry (book)
• Caste by Isabel Wilkerson (book)

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