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Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare™

Now Is the Time for Human-Centered Leadership

It starts with you, but it’s not about you.

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Why this work

Leadership that starts with Self

Staffing shortages, burnout, and retention have reshaped healthcare—especially for nurses. How leaders show up determines whether people stay, grow, and deliver better care.

Starts with Self

Well-being, mindset, and self-awareness come first. Change begins with the leader.

Turns toward the team

Awakener, Connector, and Upholder attributes build cultures of excellence, trust, and caring.

Shows up in care

Supported caregivers stay. Safer practice and better outcomes follow.

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Together with Healthcare Plus Solutions Group

We've Joined Forces with HPSG—and Together We're Reshaping the Future of Healthcare

Oct 20–21, 2026 · Nashville, TN

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Healthcare Plus and uLeadership

What we offer

Services

Programs, consultation, and gatherings that start with the leader — and then turn outward to the people who care for the people.

20 CE - Contact Hours

Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare: Essentials

On-demand, cohort-based learning that starts with Self and builds the Awakener, Connector, and Upholder attributes.

CE Credits Provided

Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare: Certification

A facilitated, in-person certification for leaders who have completed Essentials and are ready to practice the model in community.

Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare Webinar Series

Focused conversations that bring the model into the questions leaders are living right now.

Health and Wellness Coaching

Coaching that helps leaders nourish mind, body, and spirit so they can lead from a fuller well.

Syllabus Consult for Academic Programs

Work with the uLeadership team to fold Human-Centered Leadership into MSN, DNP, BSN, and allied-health courses.

Consultation for Practice and Research

Onsite culture assessment, recommendations, and research support for organizations applying the model.

Speaking Engagements

Kay, Lucy, and Susan bring the revolution to conferences, systems, and academic programs.

Workshops

Hands-on workshops that let teams practice Self, Awakener, Connector, and Upholder together.

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By embracing authenticity, courage, inclusiveness and respect for others, the characteristics of an Awakener, Connector and Upholder emerge.

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Self

Well-being, mindset, and self-awareness. Change begins here.

02

Awakener

Cultivate people. Mentor, architect, and advocate for growth.

03

Connector

Build community. Unify teams around a shared mission.

04

Upholder

Recognize the humanity in others. Care with presence and respect.

Trusted by leaders across healthcare

Rewiring Healthcare — Foundation to Future

Oct 20-21, 2026 • Nashville, TN

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On the shelf

Books

Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare and Shifts — written by Kay, Lucy, and Susan for the people who lead the people who care for the people.

Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare
The Revolution Continues

Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare

With a foreword by Jean Watson. This edition introduces the critical first dimension: Self, recognizing that true leadership begins from within.

Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare
Evolution of a Revolution

Human-Centered Leadership in Healthcare

Real-world cases, research, and leader tools from Kay Kennedy, Lucy Leclerc, and Susan Campis—an Amazon bestseller for nurse leaders.

Shifts
The Journal for Nurses by Nurses

Shifts

A guided SBAR journal that supports self-care, self-awareness, and self-compassion—one shift at a time.

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