“When you have executives, moved to the extent of directly, immediately reaching out to you personally to share what they are committed to doing differently, based on a roundtable session led by Jim, you know you are working with a professional. Don’t let Jim’s understated way fool you; he is dealing impactful straight talk, straight from his heart to yours. You will be absorbed into listening to what he says, and excited to follow the suggestions he invokes.”
“Many thanks to Jim McKenna for his wonderful presentation to our hospital medicine group on recognizing and addressing burnout! His depth of experience, warmth, good humor and empathy were on full display. The process helped us notice where we were doing a good job organization-wise, and where we have opportunities to support staff better/differently. We learned so much that is valuable to our group and our leadership, plus had a bit of fun and enjoyed ourselves. During the interactive workshop, the participants’ collegiality came out often, which we recognize as a vital part of our future wellness success.“
“I served as the Medical Director of a large (50+) Adult Hospital Medicine group for three years. I worked with Jim as a leadership coach during this interval… the interactions with him were transformative. Jim helped me keep a broad perspective and identify growth paths that were mine and mine alone. His assessments and analysis of our group and of the leadership team gave me an unparalleled amount of clarity for our next steps. When I decided to step down from my position and take a leadership break, I sought Jim’s advice and expertise once again. The return from Medical Director to peer provider, was a soft landing, thanks to Jim’s advice and perspective. I feel fortunate that I had a chance to work with him and I am looking forward to doing so in the future.“
“I had the great opportunity to work with Jim through the Irish Cardiology Society. He provided excellent career and leadership coaching to several Specialist Registrars through webinars and workshops. He taught me how to reflect on my own stressors and develop resilience strategies to prevent burn out. He has a great way of making you feel relaxed, is a great listener and communicator. Jim taught us to look after ourselves and inspired us to strive for healthy, happy and successful careers.”
“It has been a pleasure to work with James over the past twelve months developing a wellbeing and resilience program for cardiology trainees in Ireland. James’s knowledge and insights on these topics coupled with his inclusive approach, facilitated the trainee group as they explored, developed and implemented a program driven by needs identified by themselves. His ability to guide both group and one to one session is very impressive and the Irish cardiology trainee group have benefited greatly from working with James and having exposure to his expertise.”
