In leadership, timing isn’t everything—it’s the difference between influence and irrelevance.

If you’re waiting for the change to hit before you act, you’re already behind. In this post, I explore how leaders can lead the pivot instead of chasing it by asking better questions, building agile strategies, and listening before the shift becomes urgent.

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.