Safe Space Made Simple Trace Hobson and Periodic Co-Host Caroline Veerman

Title: How to Create a Safe Space to Show Your True Colors

In this episode of Safe Space Made Simple, host Trace Hobson candidly talks with Caroline Veerman, a healthcare leader in Holland and periodic co-host of the podcast. They reflect on Caroline's journey toward becoming a transformational presence in healthcare leadership, emphasizing the importance of authenticity, vulnerability, and self-realization—under pressure.

Key Points Discussed:



Embracing Authenticity: Caroline shares her experience of transitioning from fear and hesitation to speaking her truth and owning her unique contribution to healthcare.



Creating Safe Spaces: The discussion highlights the significance of generating safe spaces in healthcare amidst disruptions and chaos, fostering trust and support within teams.



Journey to Self-Realization: Caroline's journey from unconscious management to conscious leadership, bringing awareness and consciousness into the workspace.



Overcoming Fear: Caroline's initial reluctance to share her true voice and perspective and the pivotal moment of stepping forward to initiate a pilot program focused on consciousness in the organization.



Healing and Growth: The evolution of Caroline's leadership style, focusing on self-realization, personal leadership, and embracing her true self over the years.



Surrender and Trust: Caroline's insights on surrendering to a bigger consciousness, letting go of the need for external control, and finding trust and certainty within oneself.



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Title: How to Create Psychological Safety: Healthcare Leadership with Suzanne Fox

In this engaging episode of Safe Space Made Simple, host Trace Hobson sits down with Suzanne Fox, the founder and principal of Fox Den Consulting. With her extensive background in healthcare management and executive leadership, Suzanne shares valuable insights on creating psychologically and neurobiologically safe spaces for teams and leaders in healthcare.

Key Points Discussed:


Suzanne's Journey: From a registered nurse to an executive leader, coach and leadership development facilitator, Suzanne shares her passion for supporting leaders in improving their lives by understanding their values and fostering a clear vision.
Disrupting the Status Quo: Suzanne's role as a resilience architect, optimist, and disruptor of the status quo in healthcare leadership. Pushing boundaries is essential to finding better operating methods and fostering fresh perspectives.
Bridging Gaps in Healthcare Leadership: Addressing the hierarchical gaps between frontline care, clinical leadership, and executive leadership. Open perspectives and empowering teams to make necessary changes at all levels are needed.
Relational Equity and Team Dynamics: The significance of building trust and supporting teams to soar by providing a clear vision and allowing flexibility for innovation and growth.
Developing Intention and Focus: Suzanne's leadership development and coaching approach emphasizes the importance of intentional leadership, future focus, and maintaining a balance between day-to-day operations and long-term goals.
Psychological Health and Safety: The individual responsibility in creating and maintaining psychological safety in teams through emotional intelligence, self-regulation, and understanding neurobiological responses to stress.
Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation: Self-awareness, self-regulation, and co-regulation within teams are essential to fostering a safe and supportive environment for effective collaboration and decision-making.

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Connect with Suzanne Fox:


Website: Fox Den Consulting
LinkedIn: Suzanne Fox

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Title: Decolonize Your Coaching: A Conversation with Professor David Clutterbuck (#28)

In this episode of Safe Space Made Simple, host Trace Hobson engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Professor David Clutterbuck, an expert in team coaching, leadership development, mentorship, and coach supervision. They delve into the importance of decolonizing coaching, systemic organizational approaches, and the need for leaders to adapt to complexity in today's disrupted healthcare systems.

Key Points Discussed:



Complexity in Coaching: Professor Clutterbuck emphasizes the need for coaches to move beyond surface-level issues and address the complexity of underlying systemic challenges within teams.



Systemic Thinking: The conversation explores the importance of developing a systemic perspective in coaching, focusing on the interplay between various forces and understanding the whole system for effective change.



Neurodiversity and Sensitivity: Professor Clutterbuck highlights the value of heightened sensitivity in neurodivergent individuals, such as those on the autistic spectrum or highly sensitive persons, in perceiving patterns and emotional undercurrents within teams.



Goal Setting in Coaching: The discussion challenges traditional coaching models like the grow model, emphasizing the emergent nature of goals and the importance of starting with context rather than predefined objectives.



Decolonizing Coaching: Professor Clutterbuck advocates for a shift away from prescriptive coaching competencies rooted in cultural biases, towards a more culturally appropriate and context-driven approach to coaching.



Reciprocal Mentoring: The episode introduces the concept of reciprocal mentoring, where individuals from diverse backgrounds engage in co-learning pairs to address systemic barriers to diversity and inclusion.



Contact Professor David Clutterbuck:



LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-david-clutterbuck/



Website: https://clutterbuck-cmi.com/



For Clinical Leaders, Educators & Managers:If this episode resonated with you, consider exploring the concepts of systemic coaching and decolonizing coaching in your leadership practices. Your support allows us to bring insightful conversations and strategies to create inclusive and supportive healthcare environments. Thank you for listening!

Title: Safer Spaces through Simulation with Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak (#27)

In this insightful episode of Safe Space Made Simple, host Trace Hobson welcomes Andrew Petrosoniak, an emergency physician and trauma leader at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto and co-founder of Advanced Performance Healthcare Design. Together, they discuss the importance of well-designed clinical spaces and the role of simulation in enhancing patient care, team performance and psychological health and safety.

Key Points Discussed:


Simulation in Healthcare: Andrew’s journey into simulation and design during his residency in New Zealand. The concept of translational simulation focused on testing processes and improving clinical spaces.
The Impact of Design on Patient Care: How efficiently designed spaces can drastically improve patient outcomes.
Building Psychological Safety: The significance of creating psychologically safe environments where team members feel comfortable speaking up through pre-briefing and debriefing to enhance team dynamics and performance.
The power of asking, “What am I missing?” to foster open communication and accountability.
Bridging Gaps in Healthcare Leadership: Addressing the disconnect between point-of-care staff and clinical leadership. The role of empathy and firsthand observation in understanding frontline challenges. Using design thinking and simulation to align leadership decisions with clinical realities.
Simulation Beyond Clinical Scenarios: The potential for using simulation in non-clinical settings, such as team building and communication training. Practicing difficult conversations and setting boundaries through simulated scenarios.

Contact Andrew on LinkedIn or his website

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Title: Embrace Your Emotions: Create Psychological Safety in Healthcare (#26)

In this thought-provoking episode, host Trace Hobson welcomes Rekha Radhakrishnan, a professionally certified coach from India and a founding member of Under the Bodhi Tree. Together, they delve into emotions' often-overlooked yet critical role in the workplace, particularly in high-stress healthcare environments.

Key Points Discussed:


The cultural shift from suppressing emotions at work to acknowledging their importance in fostering effective communication and psychological safety.
Practical strategies for leaders to create a safe space where team members feel heard and comfortable expressing their emotions.
The power of pausing and practicing mindfulness amidst the chaos to cultivate a calmer, more present approach to difficult conversations.
Navigating uncomfortable conversations by separating the situation from the person, managing one's emotions, and leaving past biases behind.
Setting healthy boundaries while respecting different roles and relationships within the workplace.
Systemic approaches facilitate open, vulnerable relationships that nourish the human spirit and drive positive cultural change.

Contact Rekha on LinkedIn or on her website

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Title: Create a Safe Space for Succession: How Psychological Safety Cultivates Leaders (#25)

In this episode of Safe Space Made Simple, Trace Hobson invites healthcare manager Caroline Veerman to share her insights on a critical issue faced by many clinical leaders and healthcare teams - the lack of proper succession planning when experienced leaders depart. Together, they explore the transformative power of psychological safety in cultivating a nurturing environment where natural leaders can emerge and thrive.

Key Points Discussed:

-The leadership succession vacuum - when leaders leave without a plan, increasing workloads for remaining staff.

-Fostering psychological safety to develop and empower new leaders within your team organically. Caroline's powerful story is about transforming an "unsafe" leader relationship by creating her own internal safe space.

-Reframing challenges as opportunities for growth - a mindset shift for leaders—practical inner work exercises to cultivate safety amid unsupportive environments.

-The importance of vulnerable leadership - admitting you don't have all the answers.

-Building relational equity and shared leadership to invite succession naturally.

For Clinical Leaders, Educators & Managers:

If this episode resonated with you, we'd be grateful if you could leave a review and rating. This helps us reach more healthcare professionals seeking to build resilient, supportive teams where staff feel safe and valued. Your support allows us to bring insightful guests and practical strategies to cultivate compassionate clinical leadership. Thank you!