Holiday Special: Andrea in the Guest Chair

About this episode

Andrea discusses her experiences and insights on patient care and leadership in a holiday special episode.

Andrea finally sits in the guest chair — the second of our holiday specials where the hosts swap roles. James and Vicky ask about the patient whose husband she sat with all night, learning to champion the underdog after her own work-related stress, why joy and mischief matter as much as care, and the sliding doors moment when a young PA changed the entire direction of her career. A conversation about giving the same attention to teams that she once gave at the bedside, staying true to your morals and why being a really good right-hand woman might be the most valuable leadership role of all.

People in this episode

Host: James

Guest: Andrea

Topics covered

• patient care
• leadership
• work-related stress
• team dynamics

Keywords

• underdog
• joy
• mischief
• morals

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