Michelle Richard Coaching

I coach healthcare professionals to better understand the challenges they face and identify the best next steps.

One-on-one coaching offers a confidential place to step back, make sense of complex professional situations, see your options more clearly, and determine how to move forward.  



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Advanced Certified Professional & Executive Coach
Not every professional challenge has the same source--or the same solution.

Sometimes the work involves developing a new skill or changing how you approach a situation. Sometimes the challenge lies in a relationship, an unclear role, competing expectations, or the organization itself. Often, several factors are interacting.

Before deciding what to do next, we work to understand what is actually happening

Coaching may be helpful when...

* You have stepped into a new or more visible role.
* You are uncertain whether the problem is your approach, the environment, or both.
* You are trying to influence a decision or move an initiative forward.
* You are dealing with a difficult colleague, supervisor, or stakeholder.
* You are carrying competing responsibilities and cannot see what to prioritize.
* You are considering a consequential career or leadership decision.

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Coaching for Healthcare Professionals

I work primarily with physicians, as well as other healthcare professionals. Some hold formal leadership positions. Others are taking on greater responsibility, navigating complex relationships or institutional dynamics, reconsidering their direction, or simply recognizing that the strategies that brought them this far are no longer enough. You do not need a particular title—or need to think of yourself as a leader—to benefit from becoming more deliberate and strategic about the challenges you face
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A coach who understands healthcare from the inside.

I am a physician, executive coach, former hospital leader, and educator. Before becoming a coach, I practiced infectious disease medicine, conducted HIV-prevention research, and served as Chief of Medicine and Chief of Quality.                 I understand both the personal demands placed on healthcare professionals and the complicated systems in which they work. My coaching brings those perspectives together, helping clients examine themselves and their environments with honesty, curiosity, and practical judgment



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About MIchelle richard, md

More About Me

I am a physician, executive coach, and former hospital leader.

Earlier in my career, I worked as an infectious disease physician and researcher focused on HIV prevention. Over time, I became increasingly interested in leadership and organizational systems in healthcare.

I eventually served as Chief of Medicine and Chief of Quality, where I worked closely with physician leaders navigating complex institutional dynamics and system improvement initiatives.

Today, I teach leadership and change management at Boston College, and I bring that perspective into my coaching work with healthcare leaders

During my own transition into hospital leadership, I worked with an executive coach for over a year. That experience profoundly shaped my understanding of leadership and ultimately led me to pursue coaching myself.

Today I work primarily with physician leaders and healthcare professionals who want to better understand the challenges they face and identify the best next steps.  
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You do not have to understand the whole situation before reaching out.

A first conversation is an opportunity to talk about what you are facing, what you hope will change, and whether coaching could help.
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Coaching Engagements

Coaching engagements are designed around the  situation you are facing.

We begin with an introductory conversation to explore your goals and determine whether coaching would be helpful. If we decide to work together, engagements typically involve bi-weekly  or monthly sessions over 3-6 months.

Depending on the situation, our work may include gathering input from key stakeholders to deepen self-awareness and identify opportunities for growth.

I live in Florida and Rhode Island. Coaching conversations can take place in person or by video conference.


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