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I was talking with a senior leader at a small neuromonitoring company about getting ready for her maternity leave. It's over months away, but she was already losing sleep over it. Not about becoming a first-time mom, but about leaving her team for 12 weeks during their biggest expansion year. "What if my director can't handle it and/or people quit?" "What if we get an RFP or new contract that someone needs to redline?" "What if a surgeon requests me for a case?" I asked her:

We've all heard of the "gender pay gap", but rarely do we talk about the "gender feedback gap" and how it affects women's careers. I watched a VP give her director "feedback" a few years ago. "Great work on the presentation!" (No notes...) After the director left, she turned to me: "She completely lost the room after slide three. I guess I'm doing the next one." I asked the obvious question: "I agree... Will you tell her that?" Long pause. "Maybe, but I don't want to discoura

It's 9:47 p.m. You just wrapped a long case. Your phone buzzes. You have an add-on for tomorrow morning. You decide it's too late to...

Last week, I asked a question on LinkedIn: What's worse for your career: job hopping or staying in the same role at the same company for...

Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is one of the most powerful safeguards we have in surgery. It helps prevent devastating neurological injuries, gives surgeons real-time feedback, and provides patients with peace of mind. But behind the operating room doors, 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Leadership doesn't mean doing it all, it means creating space for you and your team to thrive. #1 - Assess Your Energy Take an honest...

Image: Mission Trip to Nepal in November 2022 After nearly two decades in med-tech, wearing every hat from case support to CEO, I've...