Lead Well MD: Transforming Healthcare Through Effective Clinician Leadership
Welcome to Lead Well MD where we dive into the art and science of effective clinician leadership. Through compelling stories and insightful conversations with guests from across healthcare, we explore the intersection between the foundational skills of emotional intelligence and effective clinician leadership. We examine how leaders can drive meaningful change and transform how they care for their teams, their organizations, and their patients.
Join Ashley Wendel, MA—physician leadership consultant, 1:1 advisor, and trusted guide—as she shares practical leadership tips and strategies honed over 17 years of partnering with clinician leaders like you. Each episode is designed to empower you with tools to lead more effectively and inspire change within your teams and organizations.
Our mission is to help you understand yourself and others more deeply while building the critical leadership skills needed to make a lasting impact. Together, let’s equip you to be the most effective leader possible, driving meaningful and transformative change in healthcare.
Tune in and lead well—because your leadership matters more than ever.
Lead Well MD: Transforming Healthcare Through Effective Clinician Leadership
Episode 1: "Lessons Learned" with Ashley Wendel, MA, Founder & CEO Physician Leader Group
In the debut episode of LeadWellMD, we discuss the importance of emotionally intelligent clinician leadership. Drawing on her 17 years of experience as a physician leadership coach and consultant, Ashley Wendel, MA, narrates three stories to illustrate the impact of these core relational skills in leadership. She examines how leaders can either excel by cultivating these skills, or be derailed by their absence. She emphasizes that leadership growth requires intentionality, effort, and a commitment to confronting challenges.
Future episodes will further explore the role of emotional intelligence in clinician leadership with insights from esteemed guests across healthcare, offering practical strategies and inspiring stories to empower leaders at every level.
