Director of Healthcare Leadership Programs, and Assistant Dean of Physician Leadership Education
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Laurie Baedke is a sought-after speaker and author with broad experience building companies and leading organizational change, Baedke has specific expertise in health care management, emotional intelligence, resilience, wellbeing, mentorship and strengths-based leadership. An active mentor and advisor to senior executives, physician leaders, early careerists and entrepreneurs, she hosts the weekly The Growth Edge Leadership Podcast.
Baedke holds a bachelor’s degree in human services and business administration and a master’s degree in health care administration. At 26, she became the youngest individual to achieve board certification as a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and is a board-certified Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives. Baedke has been certified by The Gallup Organization as a Strengths Performance Coach since 2006.
Baedke is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Nebraska ACHE Regent’s Early Career Excellence Award, the Region 5 ACHE Regent’s Award for Healthcare Excellence , and the ACHE Distinguished Service Award.
Professionally, Baedke is a 13-year faculty member for the ACHE Annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, teaching two courses – Developing the Next Generation of Leaders: Lessons from the First Ten Years and Resilient Leadership: The Role of Well-Being in Leadership and Organizational Performance. She has served on four national committees for ACHE, including the Early Careerist, Products, Programming and Services; Chapter; and Exam Committees. She is a current member of the ACHE of Nebraska and Western Iowa Chapter board of directors. She also serves a variety of civic and community organizations, including current appointments on the Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty Board of Directors Executive Committee and the Leadership Omaha Curriculum Committee.
Her first book, “The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide,” was published by ACHE’s Health Administration Press in 2015, with a second edition published in March 2018. She also contributed a chapter – The Clinician Entrepreneur – to “The Handbook of Private Practice," published by Oxford Press in April 2017.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
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