Doctor Offered a $3.4 MILLION Bribe to Stay Quiet… But Walked Away. #podcastclips
Dr. Josh McConkey thought he had joined a thriving freestanding ER venture — until he uncovered everything:…
Should You Speak Up at Work? The Real Risk Calculation Employees Make #lean #webinar
Most people don’t stay silent at work because they don’t care. They stay silent because they’re doing a risk…
Why Pain Scores and Hospital Incentives Helped Spark the Opioid Crisis - Dr. Josh McConkey
Did pain scores and patient satisfaction surveys push doctors to prescribe more opioids? Emergency physician Dr. Josh…
GE CEO Larry Culp: “Tell Me the Bad News” — How Leaders Build Psychological Safety #lean
Culture changes don’t start with posters or slogans. They start with what leaders do when the news is bad. In this…
Dr. Josh McConkey's 20 Years in the ER: The REAL Causes of the Opioid Crisis #podcastclips
After 20 years in emergency medicine, Dr. Josh McConkey says the opioid epidemic didn’t start in exam rooms — it started…
Stop Telling Nurses to “Be Brave” — Psychological Safety Is a Leadership Responsibility #lean
In healthcare, we often tell nurses, techs, and frontline staff to “be brave” or say it’s their “professional…
Boss Ordered Me to Prescribe More Opioids… Then This Happened #podcastclips #emergencymedicine
Emergency physician Dr. Josh McConkey recalls a moment early in his career when a supervisor told him to prescribe…
From Medicare Fraud to Military Leadership: Dr. McConkey’s Hard-Won Wisdom on Mistakes and Courage
In this episode of My Favorite Mistake, I talk with Dr. Josh McConkey — emergency physician, Air Force Reserve…