Margaret Cary

Margaret Cary

MD MBA MPH PCC

DC, US
Get to the heart of the matter in handling the ever-changing complexities in health care. As a physician, executive coach and former CEO I am uniquely qualified to cut through the fluff to what works.

Maggi is a doctor's doctor with a physician's mind and a friend's heart. Her authenticity and ability to communicate and connect emotionally with her audience through storytelling, combined with just enough humor, result in rave reviews and standing ovations. She embodies a warm, sincere approach in sharing lessons learned as she guides you on your Leadership Expedition. As an executive coach she blend's a scientist's thinking with empathy. She is a lifelong learner and serial focuser with passion for sharing what she's learned. She is an inspirational motivator, occasional humorist, and excellent listener and storyteller. She is internationally known as an engaging speaker who translates the latest research in leadership development to entertaining and highly interactive presentations. She is an author, trainer, facilitator, and teacher (Georgetown University School of Medicine).

In fourth grade Maggi decided to be a family physician in a small town. Not only did she do that, she went on to become involved in nearly every aspect of health care:

  • Physician in private practice
  • Turnaround consultant (in 90 days took a clinic from three years of losing money to turning a profit)
  • SVP and employee #6 at Acueity, a medical device startup.
  • Medical director of Vox Medica, $200M/year medical communications company
  • Co-author of a seminal text in health care information technology, Telemedicine and Telehealth: Principles, Policies, Performance and Pitfalls
  • Senior executive at the US Department of Health and Human Services in President Clinton's administration
  • Intrapreneur at the Veterans Health Administration, creating and directing programs in physician leadership development, medical technology assessment and Medicare Advantage

As a credentialed and certified (PCC) Executive Coach, she practices goal-directed, evidence-based executive coaching for healthcare leaders in private industry, medical centers, professional associations and research organizations. She has spoken at the Women in Healthcare Leadership Summit, Dubai Medical College's annual ATHAR conference, Dubai Hospital, Georgetown University School of Medicine, MedStar's Innovations Conference, the Harvard Macy Institute, the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, Health 2.0, the UK's National Health Service, Peking Union Medical College, University of Massachusetts, Mayo Clinic and the California Telehealth and Telemedicine Center (now California Telehealth Resource Center).

Maggi is a doctor's doctor with a physician's mind and a friend's heart. Her authenticity and ability to communicate and connect emotionally with her audience through storytelling, combined with just enough humor, result in rave reviews and standing ovations. She embodies a warm, sincere approach in sharing lessons learned as she guides you on your Leadership Expedition. As an executive coach she blend's a scientist's thinking with empathy. She is a lifelong learner and serial focuser with passion for sharing what she's learned. She is an inspirational motivator, occasional humorist, and excellent listener and storyteller. She is internationally known as an engaging speaker who translates the latest research in leadership development to entertaining and highly interactive presentations. She is an author, trainer, facilitator, and teacher (Georgetown University School of Medicine).

In fourth grade Maggi decided to be a family physician in a small town. Not only did she do that, she went on to become involved in nearly every aspect of health care:

  • Physician in private practice
  • Turnaround consultant (in 90 days took a clinic from three years of losing money to turning a profit)
  • SVP and employee #6 at Acueity, a medical device startup.
  • Medical director of Vox Medica, $200M/year medical communications company
  • Co-author of a seminal text in health care information technology, Telemedicine and Telehealth: Principles, Policies, Performance and Pitfalls
  • Senior executive at the US Department of Health and Human Services in President Clinton's administration
  • Intrapreneur at the Veterans Health Administration, creating and directing programs in physician leadership development, medical technology assessment and Medicare Advantage

As a credentialed and certified (PCC) Executive Coach, she practices goal-directed, evidence-based executive coaching for healthcare leaders in private industry, medical centers, professional associations and research organizations. She has spoken at the Women in Healthcare Leadership Summit, Dubai Medical College's annual ATHAR conference, Dubai Hospital, Georgetown University School of Medicine, MedStar's Innovations Conference, the Harvard Macy Institute, the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, Health 2.0, the UK's National Health Service, Peking Union Medical College, University of Massachusetts, Mayo Clinic and the California Telehealth and Telemedicine Center (now California Telehealth Resource Center).

Hacking Happiness (keynote)

What makes you happy? Much of what we think makes for a satisfying life - a Porsche, a mansion, expensive clothes, and luxury living . . . just doesn't. A focus on material treasures may even work against our sense of wellbeing. In this presentation, we'll learn to recognize, admit, and mitigate our cognitive biases that drive and limit our thoughts and action. I'll share psychological research that helps us understand what it takes to lead a satisfying life - now and beyond -...
MotivationAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Hacking Happiness (workshop)

What makes you happy? Much of what we think makes for a satisfying life - a Porsche, a mansion, expensive clothes, and luxury living . . . just doesn't. A focus on material treasures may even work against our sense of
wellbeing. In this course, we'll learn to recognize, admit and mitigate our cognitive biases that drive and limit our thoughts and action. We'll discuss psychological research that helps us understand what it takes to lead a satisfying life - now and...

TrainingAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

The Gremlin on Your Shoulder . . . Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome prevents us from taking pride in our work and intensifies the third leg of burnout - a lack of efficacy, where you feel nothing you do makes a difference. Imposter syndrome affects 70% of the population, with healthcare professionals especially at risk.

What are the signs of Imposter Syndrome? What steps can you take to recognize the gremlin, acknowledge it and get on with your life: (Hint: moving on from Imposter Syndrome is a team sport.)

Learning...
LeadershipEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

Leading in a Polarizing World: Moving Beyond Either/Or to Both/And Thinking

Which comes first, your professional life or your personal life? Clinical Excellence or Research Excellence? Clinician Satisfaction or the Electronic Health Record? Mission or Margin?

They both do. Our thinking skills tend toward linear/technical problem solving that breaks issues into parts to solve them. Systemically leading people and change requires supplementing "Either/Or" technical thinking with "Both/And" adaptive thinking. It's not that our challenges are too...

LeadershipAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing

What to Take on Your Leadership Expedition (women audience)

Transform Your Career Journey into Your Leadership Expedition

Learn from the curves, mountains and valleys of your career to create your straight-line Leadership Expedition. This keynote is customized and personalized for your organization, with a pre-engagement questionnaire and telephone interviews of key participants, executives and vendors. Highly interactive, with a handout for participants to create their Leadership Expedition.

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LeadershipAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changingHumorous / Funny

Get to the Heart of the Matter - Lead with Questions

Learn how a coaching approach to leading expands your influence, adds to your knowledge and increases satisfaction. Join Margaret Cary, MD, MBA, MPH, called the "Doctor Whisperer" by her clients, for a fast-paced, highly interactive workshop on "Executive Coaching for Success," which includes the evidence for coaching's effectiveness, what to look for in a coach and a real-time coaching demonstration. 

Learning objectives: after the presentation, participants...

LeadershipAudience ActivityEducational / InformativeInspirational / Life-changing