Category: TRUST Blog
Courage Is a Leadership Practice
Leadership rarely arrives with perfect timing. Sometimes the next opportunity appears before we feel fully prepared. We hesitate. We question whether we have enough experience, enough confidence or enough certainty to raise our hand. But what if readiness does not mean feeling fearless? What if courage is simply being willing to take the next step,…
Mentorship Multiplied by Community
At some point in every leadership journey, we need someone who can help us see what we cannot yet see for ourselves. Someone who asks the question that shifts our thinking, challenges the familiar and helps illuminate the path forward. Within the Women’s Health Leadership TRUST, these connections come to life through the Mentorship Program,…
The Power of Showing Up
One of the greatest strengths of the Women’s Health Leadership TRUST has always been our ability to bring women together in meaningful ways. In a field as complex, demanding and ever-changing as health care, connection is not a “nice to have.” It is how we learn, lead, grow and sustain one another. Networking sometimes gets…
Is Your Work a Job, a Career or a Calling?
At a recent Women’s Health Leadership TRUST event hosted by the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business, Christopher Wong Michaelson invited us to sit with a deceptively simple question: It is a question that feels especially relevant in health care, where mission and metrics often coexist. Many of us entered this field to…
With Gratitude: Celebrating the Volunteers Behind the TRUST Forum
As I reflect on our 2026 TRUST Annual Forum, I am filled with gratitude for the energy, generosity and commitment that made our signature event such a success. The Forum is designed to inspire and connect women leaders across health care, and this year’s gathering did exactly that through meaningful networking, award recognition and an…
Where Women Leaders Connect, Celebrate and Rise
I’ve been reflecting on the extraordinary power of women who lift as they lead. When women build meaningful connections, invest in one another and lead by example, they do more than advance their own work — they strengthen an entire community. That spirit will be on full display April 16 at the TRUST Forum, where…
Give to Gain Leadership: The Power of Generosity and Support
As we approach International Women’s Day on March 8, I’ve been reflecting on this year’s theme: Give to Gain. It’s a simple leadership truth I see again and again in our community: when we give generously of our time, knowledge, visibility, resources and support, we multiply what’s possible for everyone. When we give to one…
The Value of Embracing Uncertainty
In health care (and in Minnesota) right now, uncertainty is more than the occasional visitor. Recent events in our great state of Minnesota have reminded us just how quickly the ground beneath us can shift. Complex public issues, heightened emotions, public safety concerns and the tragic deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti have left…
A Year of Opportunity
By Holly Scholl, 2026 President, Women’s Health Leadership TRUST As we turn the page into a new year, I’m honored to serve as the 2026 President of the Women’s Health Leadership Trust and excited to serve this extraordinary community of women leaders during an inflection point in our health care industry — nationally and most…
A Year of Gratitude, A Future of Possibilities
By Joy King, 2025 President, Women’s Health Leadership TRUST Can you believe that 2025 is nearing the end? It feels just like yesterday that I started the year as TRUST President. I am so very thankful for a year that has reflected the TRUST’s strength. This community has always thrived on connection — on showing…
Meaningful Connections and Holding Light for Each Other
By Joy King, 2025 President, Women’s Health Leadership TRUST As the year winds down, it’s natural to feel the weight of all we’ve carried—professionally, personally and emotionally. As women in health care leadership, we lead teams through uncertainty, support others through transition and often do so while managing our own unseen challenges. Yet even in…
Caring for Your Health and Happiness is a Leadership Strategy
By Joy King, 2025 President, Women’s Health Leadership TRUST Health care professionals are often focused on caring for others. We aim to balance caring for patients, employees and family members, which plays out daily in a “rinse and repeat” format until we burn out. Then we take a vacation, only to check email, log in…