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Leadership

Advisory Board explores why traditional leadership practices are no longer enough in today's volatile, complex, and ambiguous environment. Our resources offer practical insight and next steps for increasing enterprise leadership capacity, with lessons based on Advisory Board's decades of work with thousands of healthcare leaders.

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The Manager's Toolbox

The Manager's Toolbox offers step-by-step guidance for common leadership challenges. Built on healthcare best practices, the resources on this page teach core management principles and offer customizable worksheets to help managers turn insights into action.

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Boost staff engagement with one small, meaningful change

A five-minute management habit could be the key to better staff engagement. Discover how this research-backed approach fits seamlessly into your daily routine with our guide.

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Listen to what navigating complexity can tell us about leadership

In part one of Radio Advisory's leadership series, host Rachel Woods invites Advisory Board's expert, Matt Cornner, vice president of executive development solutions, to discuss leading in times of complexity.

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Support overwhelmed staff — and get them back on track

Overwhelmed team members need more than solutions — they need understanding. Find out how to check in, refocus, and empower your team to move forward.

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Prevent early turnover with onboarding check-ins

Retaining new hires starts with proactive conversations. Learn how check-in meetings at 30, 60, and 90 days can help you uncover unmet needs, tackle frustrations, and stop early turnover.

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Giving motivational feedback starts with daily recognition

Feedback isn’t just about critique — it’s about recognition. Learn how to motivate your team with daily, meaningful praise that’s personalized and tied to real impact.

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Leading through tension: 3 tips for mastering difficult conversations

Learn how to master difficult conversations and drive organizational growth by strategically managing conflict, communicating with purpose, and understanding team dynamics. Explore three key considerations to help leaders initiate tough conversations and move forward together with their teams.

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The power of pause: Make less impulsive, more informed decisions

By stepping back and taking a moment to consider all available moves, leaders can overcome impulsivity and make more informed decisions. Discover the power of pause and learn how to counter the speed-over-effectiveness culture at work.

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Enterprise-wide leadership: 2 ways to foster a culture of collaboration and risk-taking

Relying solely on authority figures for leadership hinders productivity and progress in your organization. Find out how to expand your team's leadership capacity and create a collaborative culture that encourages staff to speak up and take risks, even in virtual settings.

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Navigating regulatory turmoil: Insight from 150+ healthcare leaders

We interviewed more than 150 healthcare leaders tackling policy uncertainty, financial strains, and operational complexities. Here are their top three priorities right now.

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Ep. 257: Paul Markovich on new builds, breakups, and bold healthcare bets

Live from the 2025 Summit: Paul Markovich on bold bets, healthcare reform, and leading with purpose in a time of rising pressure.

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Want to make faster decisions? Use these 6 strategic planning sheets.

Explore cheat sheets on new service offerings, technology investments, service closures, and more — with practical tools to guide your strategy decisions and accelerate your planning process.

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274: The nurse engagement tactic leaders may be missing

The state of the nursing workforce is better than recent years—sort of. Our experts weigh in on how leaders are overlooking a key driver to hold onto their nurses: career pathing that focuses on engaging nurses—not just meeting organizational needs.

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Survey insights: Strategic imperatives for a sustainable nursing workforce

Advisory Board surveyed nearly 250 nurses and nurse leaders. Find out what's propelling nurses away from bedside roles and learn strategic imperatives for building a sustainable nursing workforce.

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How to optimize your patient panels — and why it’s important

Patient panel optimization is critical for providers, patients, and the entire healthcare system. Learn four keys to optimizing patient panels, the benefits, challenges, and how to measure success.

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How data-driven risk reduction protects patients and providers

Behind every malpractice claim lies a pattern of preventable operational gaps. Learn how to leverage targeted risk-reduction strategies that strengthen patient safety and protect provider reputation.

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5 strategies to create engaging nurse career pathways

Outdated career pathways are pushing nurses away. Discover how five innovative strategies can transform career pathing into an engagement tool that retains talent and improves care quality.

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Support overwhelmed staff — and get them back on track

Overwhelmed team members need more than solutions — they need understanding. Find out how to check in, refocus, and empower your team to move forward.

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5 strategies to create engaging nurse career pathways

Outdated career pathways are pushing nurses away. Discover how five innovative strategies can transform career pathing into an engagement tool that retains talent and improves care quality.

Ready-to-Use Resource

Support overwhelmed staff — and get them back on track

Overwhelmed team members need more than solutions — they need understanding. Find out how to check in, refocus, and empower your team to move forward.

Ready-to-Use Resource

Prevent early turnover with onboarding check-ins

Retaining new hires starts with proactive conversations. Learn how check-in meetings at 30, 60, and 90 days can help you uncover unmet needs, tackle frustrations, and stop early turnover.

Ready-to-Use Resource

Giving motivational feedback starts with daily recognition

Feedback isn’t just about critique — it’s about recognition. Learn how to motivate your team with daily, meaningful praise that’s personalized and tied to real impact.

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Micha'le Simmons

Managing director, Workplace culture & leadership development, and executive coach, principal faculty, Advisory Board Fellowship

Micha'le Simmons oversees Advisory Board’s culture and engagement strategy. She also serves as a co-creator and faculty member of the Advisory Board Fellowship, a leadership development program for rising healthcare executives.

Matt Cornner

Vice president of executive development solutions, Advisory Board Fellowship

Matt serves as solutions executive, co-creator and faculty member for the Advisory Board Fellowship, the firm’s signature leadership development offering for rising executives, designed to help organizations achieve breakthrough organizational performance and competitive advantage.

Advisory Board Fellowship

The Advisory Board Fellowship is an immersive leadership laboratory where your leaders emerge with a fresh perspective to advance critical priorities and increase capacity for difficult decision-making.

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The Manager's Toolbox

Boost staff engagement with one small, meaningful change

Listen to what navigating complexity can tell us about leadership

Support overwhelmed staff — and get them back on track

Prevent early turnover with onboarding check-ins

Giving motivational feedback starts with daily recognition

Leading through tension: 3 tips for mastering difficult conversations

The power of pause: Make less impulsive, more informed decisions

Enterprise-wide leadership: 2 ways to foster a culture of collaboration and risk-taking

Navigating regulatory turmoil: Insight from 150+ healthcare leaders

Ep. 257: Paul Markovich on new builds, breakups, and bold healthcare bets

Want to make faster decisions? Use these 6 strategic planning sheets.

274: The nurse engagement tactic leaders may be missing

Survey insights: Strategic imperatives for a sustainable nursing workforce

How to optimize your patient panels — and why it’s important

How data-driven risk reduction protects patients and providers

5 strategies to create engaging nurse career pathways

Support overwhelmed staff — and get them back on track

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5 strategies to create engaging nurse career pathways

Support overwhelmed staff — and get them back on track

Prevent early turnover with onboarding check-ins

Giving motivational feedback starts with daily recognition

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