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Leadership, Goals and Dreams Susan Burroughs Leadership, Goals and Dreams Susan Burroughs

The Best Advice I Ever Ignored—and Why It Changed My Career

Everyone told me I had to pick a lane—just one area of hospital operations to build my career. But I couldn’t ignore the pull toward something bigger. I wasn’t interested in just part of the picture. I wanted to lead the whole system.

Ignoring that advice wasn’t reckless—it was strategic. And it’s the reason I became the kind of leader who can connect the dots, drive change, and operate across complexity.

Sometimes, the best advice is the one you trust yourself enough not to take.

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Leadership, Goals and Dreams Susan Burroughs Leadership, Goals and Dreams Susan Burroughs

The Middle Is Where the Magic Happens: Leading Between Certainty and Change

Feeling stuck in the in-between?
The truth is, the most transformative leadership doesn’t happen when you land the role or celebrate the win—it happens in the middle. This blog dives into what it really means to lead between certainty and change—and why the “in-between” might just be your most powerful leadership season yet.

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