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Megan Walker: Hello, and welcome to Beyond Clinical Success. Today I'd like to talk about something that I believe in really deeply, and that is that teaching is leadership. I think education is becoming one of the most powerful forms of leadership in healthcare. Many healthcare professionals underestimate the value of what they know, because for you it's become normal, and you think your knowledge is the same as everyone else's. But it isn't.

You have a unique set of skills, knowledge and information, and what feels obvious to you is life-changing for other people. Every day, patients, practitioners and organisations are looking for guidance. They're searching for answers and for someone to lead them. They're looking for trusted voices like yours, which means there's never been a greater opportunity for healthcare professionals to step into this role of teaching and training.

And when I say leadership, I don't necessarily mean becoming the CEO of a hospital or president of an association. Leadership can take many forms. It might mean you launch your own webinar series, or you write a healthcare book, you start a podcast, or you start speaking at bigger conferences, international even.

Or you might look at building a community, creating a membership, or simply sharing your ideas consistently, because teaching multiplies your impact. When you teach one client or patient, you help one person, which is amazing. But when you teach a whole group of people by the hundreds or the thousands, and you're creating educational assets, this work can continue helping people for years to come.

This is why I believe teaching is one of the greatest acts of generosity and one of the most amazing forms of leadership. So many healthcare professionals start to hesitate at this point. They think, "I'm not an expert. Who would listen to me? Who am I to stand up and represent this information?" But leadership doesn't come from having all the answers.

Leadership comes from being willing to share that evidence-based knowledge and those systems and methodologies you've acquired, that willingness to contribute, to educate and help, and continue learning yourself through the process. I'm excited to think that healthcare professionals have this opportunity right now to tap into those deep values of yours and help more people at scale.

And perhaps this is the time for you to share that wisdom more widely, because leadership isn't about status, it's about contribution. The future won't necessarily belong to those with the biggest practices. It's more likely to belong to those people who are willing to teach and share their knowledge.

Thanks so much for joining me in this episode, and I look forward to seeing you again soon.