Build Leadership That
Understands The Bedside
This is not another talk about burnout.
It’s a conversation about what leaders are missing — and how to lead differently moving forward.
Helping Leaders Understand the Reality of the
12-Hour Shift
Healthcare organizations are investing more than ever into workforce wellbeing.
Employee assistance programs.
Wellness apps.
Engagement surveys.
Recognition initiatives.
Yet many hospitals are still seeing the same outcomes:
• Burnout continues to rise
• Staff turnover remains high
• Morale fluctuates but rarely improves long-term
• Patient care teams are stretched thinner every year
The problem is not a lack of effort.
The problem is that most strategies focus on resources outside the shift instead of addressing what healthcare professionals experience during the shift.
In this talk, Michal Renee’ helps leaders see that gap clearly.
Drawing from more than a decade in acute critical care, she brings a frontline perspective that helps leadership better understand the pressures shaping staff morale, retention, and patient experience — and how leadership decisions directly impact retention, resilience, and care outcomes.
This is not another talk about burnout.
It’s a conversation about what leaders are missing — and how to lead differently moving forward.
Behind The Bedside: Improving Retention, Morale, and Patient Care Through a Deeper Understanding of the Healthcare Workforce
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Healthcare organizations are investing more than ever into workforce wellbeing — yet burnout, turnover, and disengagement continue to rise.
This keynote challenges leaders to examine the gap between traditional workforce initiatives and the lived experience of healthcare professionals working inside high-pressure clinical environments.
Drawing from over a decade working in critical care, Michal Renee helps healthcare leaders better understand the emotional, cognitive, and cultural dynamics shaping today's healthcare workforce.
Because improving retention, morale, and patient care starts with understanding the people delivering it.
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Before becoming a leadership speaker and wellness strategist, Michal Renee spent over a decade working in critical care as a Sr. Lead Respiratory Therapist, even working on the frontlines through Covid-19.
She understands firsthand the pressures healthcare professionals navigate daily and helps leadership teams better understand the human dynamics shaping retention, morale, and patient care.
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• Healthcare leadership conferences
• Hospital executive teams
• Department directors and administrators
• Workforce development programs
Speaking Formats
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Keynote
Purpose: Inspiration & Insight to lead from a different perspective
What it looks like
45–60 minutes
Main stage presentation
Audience of 100–1000+ people
Limited audience interaction
Used for
conferences
leadership summits
annual meetings
hospital-wide events
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Leadership Training
Purpose: Learn how to apply the ideas.
What it looks like
60–120 minutes
Smaller group (20–80 people)
Interactive discussion
Leadership-focused exercises
Used for
nurse manager training
department leadership development
clinical leadership teams
hospital leadership retreats
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Workshop
Purpose: Deep dive into implementation and strategy.
What it looks like
2–4 hours or half day
Highly interactive
Problem solving with the organization
Exercises, frameworks, group work
Used for
hospital strategy days
workforce wellbeing planning
leadership development programs
retreats
Whole-Woman Wellness at the Bedside
An Interactive Workshop for Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare professionals are expected to care for patients, support families, work through constant pressure, and still show up composed shift after shift.
But very few conversations address how the emotional, mental, and physical demands of this work affect the people delivering the care.
Over time, chronic stress, emotional fatigue, and demanding schedules can quietly impact wellbeing, resilience, and long-term health.
This interactive workshop creates space for healthcare professionals to reflect on the realities of their work while learning practical ways to support their emotional, mental, and physical wellbeing.
Rather than adding more pressure to “do more self-care,” this session focuses on realistic strategies that healthcare workers can apply within the realities of demanding shifts.
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This interactive session includes guided discussion and reflection around:
• how chronic stress affects the body and emotional health
• recognizing early signs of burnout and overload
• practical ways to regulate stress during demanding shifts
• building sustainable rhythms of care in high-pressure environments
• reconnecting with purpose and identity beyond performance
Participants leave with a clearer understanding of how to support their wellbeing while continuing the work they care deeply about.
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• nurses and bedside staff
• respiratory therapists and allied health professionals
• clinical care teams
• women working in healthcare
Bring This Conversation to Your Organization
Michal Renee delivers this keynote for healthcare systems and leadership events seeking a deeper understanding of the workforce behind clinical performance.