Let’s dive into:

• How mowing the lawn led to military and medical service
• The need for new mental models and ways of thinking
• Shifting from “I’ll do it” to “I’ll develop my people”
• Why connecting with others is a pragmatic strategy for being more productive
• Insights after a tough exit interview that Tom learned a ton from
• His mission to develop stronger medical leaders through coaching programs and workshops
• And more

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Dr. Tom Hustead Tom graduated from West Point in the top 3% of his class and subsequently from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. As a retired Army Colonel, highlights from his distinguished 24-year career include being awarded Flight Surgeon of the Year for his service in combat, Outstanding Faculty of the Year for his medical teaching, and board selection as Department Chair for a family medicine residency department. As a result of his appointment by the Army Surgeon General to be the “face of military medicine” to recruit and share the Army Medicine story, Tom recognized a need and developed a passion for teaching physicians across the country to be effective, engaged leaders. In his final appointment in the military, Tom was the commander/CEO of a NATO military medical facility at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Belgium. Most recently, Tom served as the CMO for the Medical Group at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown, KY where he still resides. With an emphasis on servant leadership, Tom’s core conviction is that effective leadership is never about him but is focused on creating a culture where the ones he leads can thrive and succeed. Tom and his wife Cheri of 30 years live in Kentucky and have three children.

Let’s dive into:

• Navigating gossip and a lack of psychological safety
• What to do when keeping the peace has become a full time job
• Leading teams with intention and open lines of communication
• Taking a formal leadership role a couple months before COVID
• The reason to keep track of failures
• The power of replying to your emails in-person
• And more

Dr. Becca Brakely, is an Associate Chief Medical Officer and Chief of Women’s and Children’s Health at Central Maine Healthcare.

This is a deeply meaningful episode that I think you’ll feel and take something away from:

• Meta-leadership vs traditional leadership
• Organizational intelligence vs emotional intelligence
• Being a part of the first HIV-positive delivery
• Responding to the murder of a faculty member at the height of COVID
• Managing the overnight firing of 3 key physicians
• And more

Dr. Leah Harris, among many things, Chairs the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School.