The Human Side of Leadership in Healthcare
The Human Side of Leadership in Healthcare, hosted by Dr. Pelè, explores what it truly means to lead in today’s complex, high-stakes healthcare environment.
Through conversations with clinicians, executives, and thought leaders, the podcast reveals how leadership is experienced by patients, teams, and organizations in real time. Each episode highlights the human behaviors that build trust, reduce burnout, strengthen culture, and improve outcomes.
In an age where AI is transforming how we operate, this podcast brings the focus back to what matters most: how leaders show up, connect, and create confidence in the moments that matter.
The Human Side of Leadership in Healthcare
Latest Episodes
293: Making Change Stick in Healthcare, with Teri Renfrow
We talk with Teri Renfrow about why strategy often breaks down at the point of execution in healthcare, and what it really takes to move from pilot to full-scale adoption.Teri shares how frontline experience, not just technology, determi...
292:Culture Is the Work: How Leaders Shape Trust, Engagement, and Patient Experience, with October Ambrose
In this episode of The Human Side of Leadership in Healthcare, Dr. Pelè speaks with October Ambrose, Vice President of People Partnerships and Engagement at Central Health, about what culture actually looks like inside a mission-driven...
291: The Hidden Driver of Burnout and How Leaders Can Regulate Under Pressure, with Vanessa McNeal
In this episode, Dr. Pelè speaks with Vanessa McNeal about what really drives burnout and performance under pressure.They explore how leaders unknowingly operate in survival states like fight-or-flight and shutdown, and why this isn’t a ...
290: Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure, with Dr. Russell Robinson
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Russell Robinson about why the transition into college mirrors what new hires experience in high-pressure environments like healthcare.We explore how emotional intelligence shapes performance under stres...
289: The People Equation: Leadership in the Age of AI with Gena Pirtle
In this episode, we unpack how trust, purpose, and people-first leadership power real culture change, and how AI can scale feedback, belonging, and performance without losing the human edge.Gena Pirtle, founder of The People Equation an...