You're Not Wrong to Hesitate - But Here's What It's Costing You

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Jill Steeley discusses the hesitation leaders face in making necessary changes and identifies three resistance patterns that hinder progress.

Community Health Collective Podcast Episode #17 You’re Not Wrong to Hesitate—But Here’s What It’s Costing You Hosted by: Jill Steeley ―――――――――――――――――――― Episode Overview You know the changes your health center needs to make. You’ve heard the data, felt the pressure, maybe even said out loud that things can’t keep going the way they’re going. And yet—you haven’t moved. In this episode, Jill Steeley names what’s actually happening when good leaders stay stuck: three specific resistance patterns that feel like caution but function like a ceiling. More importantly, she gives you a way through them—practical, honest, and without the pressure to pretend the fear isn’t real. ―――――――――――――――――――― In This Episode, You’ll Learn: Why hesitation is a sign of good leadership—not a lack of courage The three resistance patterns that stop even the most capable leaders: cost anxiety, change fatigue, and the “we’re different” belief How survival mode quietly becomes a leadership identity—and why that’s dangerous Why the cost calculation most leaders are doing is incomplete The difference between change that creates more chaos and change that ends it Why “we’re different” is almost always…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jill Steeley, Jill

Topics covered

• leadership
• hesitation
• resistance patterns
• health center changes

Keywords

• cost anxiety
• change fatigue
• leadership identity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: You’re Not Wrong to Hesitate, This Episode, You’ll Learn, This Episode Episode #, Waiting for Stability Is the Real Risk Change Management Masterclass

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