by Clay Holderman | Nov 3, 2020 | Balance, COVID-19, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Leadership, Planning, Tips
In the trough between COVID outbreaks, my mind has been occupied with how to support our workforce in recovering from the traumas inflicted by this pandemic. In debriefing sessions, Schwartz Rounds and personal conversations, clinicians have shared with me their...
by Clay Holderman | Sep 16, 2020 | Career Development, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Leadership, Networking, Planning, Tips
Timing is everything. Just as we formally launch our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) efforts, a federal order makes it a political hot potato. The memo casts all unconscious bias training or racial sensitivity training as “anti-white” and...
by Clay Holderman | Jun 12, 2020 | Balance, Career Development, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Leadership, Networking, Planning, Tips
As protests have moved past Presbyterian Hospital daily, I have reflected on what authentic voice I could possibly add to the long-overdue racial equity conversation. I will never understand the perspective of those targeted by a deeply biased system. But I can...
by Clay Holderman | Apr 21, 2020 | Balance, Career Development, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Leadership, Networking, Planning, Tips
The desert in Springtime is stunning to me. The monochromatic brown of winter begins to recede and colorful new life somehow reemerges. In spite of all adversity, it always returns. This COVID-19 pandemic will also recede in time. The isolation of this long winter...
by Clay Holderman | Apr 14, 2020 | Balance, Career Development, Development, Executive Coaching, General, Healthcare Industry, Leadership, Networking, Planning, Tips
Saturday of Easter weekend is day 30* for New Mexico’s COVID-19 battle. In the Christian tradition, it is that silent Saturday between the defeat of Good Friday and the victory of Easter Sunday. In our state response, I find myself quiet and reflective, and relatively...