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EPISODE · May 22, 2026 · 16 MIN

Making Work More Tolerable | Curious Now 40

from The Center for Medical Simulation · host Center for Medical Simulation

What does it mean when psych safety literature asks us to emphasize the purpose of the work as a leader? When we have psych safety, it can make the risks involved in making things better feel worth the effort: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-center-for-medical-simulation/id1279266822 There are so many ordinary, even menial things we do every day, where if we can ferret out how they connect to our bigger values, or how they support the mission, they feel less draining and chore-like. Our colleagues in operating rooms improvement referred to these small, percentage improvements as “identifying and removing pebbles from your shoe,” and they add up into a significantly more comfortable workplace. Workout of the week: Identify and state the larger purpose of a seemingly trivial task. What is the big gear that this small gear is slowly turning? Leadership Coaching from Jenny Rudolph: https://harvardmedsim.org/personal-leadership-coaching-with-jenny-rudolph/ #healthcaresimulation #nursing #medicine #debriefing #psychsafety

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