Workshop Session 2C: Bridging the Gap: Harmonizing Clinical and Executive Perspectives for Organizational Growth and Resilience

The evolution of an organization is generally viewed through various departmental lenses and thus interpreted differently. However, sculpting the future of an agency requires alignment on where it has come from and where it is going. The blending of a past healthcare executive and a clinician turned director reveals that clinical care and business don't have to be a dichotomy. Instead, these vantage points are leveraged to provide clarity about the journey from a start-up culture full of passion and grit through a season as a toxic workplace marked by trauma bonding eventually into a trauma-informed and culturally committed community of providers. This presentation will draw parallels between clinical and executive languages often viewed as foreign to each other. Using evidence-based leadership practices and thoughtfully selected examples from our lived experience, we will bridge the common gap between clinicians and administrators. Overcoming such a hurdle can launch an agency into profound growth as departments find lockstep and can thus better serve individuals seeking care because the organization has found its holistic identity. Learn how to impact change at all levels of an organization and to empower others in this discussion about leading through adversity.