Leadership Is Not Management: How Culture Builds or Breaks Your Healthcare Team

In this inaugural episode of The Curbside HealthCast, Dr. Brady Steineck sits down with seasoned leadership coach Dan Huckins to unpack one of the most misunderstood concepts in healthcare: the difference between leadership and management. If you're a healthcare professional feeling the tension between burnout and mission, this episode delivers clarity, challenge, and hope.

Dan shares from decades of experience building leaders in high-pressure systems, showing how culture isn’t a side conversation; it’s the main thing. This isn’t about buzzwords or blind optimism. It’s about taking real ownership over the atmosphere you create every day.

Whether you're a nurse, administrator, physician, or executive, this episode calls you to look in the mirror and ask: What’s it like to be led by me?

Key Takeaways:

1. Leadership is not the same as management; leaders move people, managers move processes. You need both, but don’t confuse them.

2. Culture always exists; whether it's built with intention or left to chance.

3. Burnout often stems from leadership neglect, not just long hours or task load.

4. Organizational integrity matters; what you say and what you do must align.

5. Healthy leadership starts with self-awareness; reflection and feedback are non-negotiable.

   
   

"You don’t need another strategy; you need to become the kind of leader people want to follow."

Tune in now and discover how to build a culture that people actually want to be part of.