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Healthcare needs of leaders - symbols of needs
March 7, 2022 1:10 pm

What does healthcare need from its leaders in 2022?

by Sharee Johnson

What does healthcare need from its leaders in 2022? During the pandemic crisis healthcare workers have pulled together to respond with military precision and peak effectiveness to meet the immediate need, to look after patients. But what of before and after the crisis? Burnout and workforce shortages already existed pre-COVID and healthcare worker wellbeing was […]

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January 14, 2022 1:20 pm

Be more like water

by Sharee Johnson

People, healthcare workers, are saying two things over and over to me in the first two weeks of 2022. Everyone is so fatigued after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all so tired. What can we do, all we can do is keep going. I was lucky and grateful to have a couple […]

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November 25, 2021 2:08 pm

How to be more balanced and fulfilled, working in medicine.

by Sharee Johnson

The Thriving Doctor – How to be more balanced and fulfilled, working in medicine. It’s no secret that doctors are under pressure. COVID-19 has amplified their workplace stress, threatened their own wellbeing and demanded they work in conditions few others have to consider. When doctors are well, patient health outcomes and experience improve according to […]

August 11, 2021 2:05 pm

Choosing a Coach

by Sharee Johnson

Choosing a coach, many more doctors are seeking coaching which is wonderful. Evidence-based coaching has much to offer the coachee doctor in terms of development, growth and learning. In 2020, Liselotte, Dyrbye, Shanafelt, Gill et al published their randomised trial in JAMA asking the key question: Does professional coaching result in a measurable reduction in […]

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July 26, 2021 11:37 am

Let the first stone you drop in the water be for yourself

by Sharee Johnson

Doctor Self-Care The experienced psychiatrist sitting opposite me in coaching said “You were the first person to ever ask me: What do you want?” He went on to describe the profound impact this simple question had had on him. These four words had permitted him to discover, to imagine, to believe that he could actually […]

cover of white paper 'A Balanced Life'
April 26, 2021 6:38 pm

Better health outcomes for all

by Sharee Johnson

For a balanced life, more fulfilling careers and a sustainable healthcare system. Every week multiple people ask me two questions… What is coaching? Why do doctors seek a coach, how does it help them? To answer these questions I have written a white paper, Coaching for Doctors: A Balanced Life which specifically seeks to explain the […]

House image with words 'Safety First' as foundation, 'Patients First' and Do No Harm' as sides/walls
March 22, 2021 10:56 am

Safety first: a better guiding principle for healthcare

by Sharee Johnson

Safety first is a better guiding principle for healthcare than patients first. Doctors around Australia are under significant pressure. Junior doctors taking a class action about unpaid overtime is simply the latest in a long line of known problems that are embedded in the culture of healthcare. Big problems for doctors themselves like high rates […]

January 23, 2021 1:05 pm

You have enough time and space, you may not have the right priorities.

by Sharee Johnson

You have enough time and space, you may not have the right priorities. What do you LOVE? Not who do you love,… what do you love? Maybe you love walking your dog or baking a new cake, fixing your car, going to the gym, reading novels, gardening. What do you get caught up in, whenever […]

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November 19, 2020 7:02 pm

Leadership in Education 2020 Updates

by Sharee Johnson

Leadership in Education 2020 Updates When I am not working with doctors and healthcare workers the other absolute joy in my life, is working with our school leaders and teachers. Another workforce who have put their collective bodies and minds on the line in 2020. As a parent watching learning from home lessons in Victoria, […]

November 19, 2020 6:57 pm

Coaching for Doctors 2020 Updates

by Sharee Johnson

Coaching for Doctors 2020 Updates Our doctors have certainly put everything on the table during 2020. Having a coach in your corner who understands healthcare can keep you focused, help your performance, and can even become a protective factor for your wellbeing. Most of the doctors I have the privilege to coach find me through […]

November 19, 2020 6:49 pm

Recalibrate – November 2020 Updates

by Sharee Johnson

Recalibrate – November 2020 Updates This is our signature program and is the only one of its kind anywhere in the world. Recalibrate only happens a couple of times a year. The first group for 2021 is already filling up. Don’t be shy, 100% of our graduates recommend the program to their colleagues – across […]

November 19, 2020 6:46 pm

Respond November 2020 Updates

by Sharee Johnson

Respond November 2020 Updates As a direct response to the anxiety COVID19 created for healthcare workers and the many calls for help we received, we designed and built RESPOND Diamond, launching in April for our healthcare workforce. RESPOND is now available for individual healthcare workers too. So good! This program is 12 months of supported […]