Laurie Baedke is a faculty member and director of healthcare leadership programs at Creighton University. A well-regarded speaker and author with broad experience building companies and leading organizational change, Ms. Baedke has specific expertise in healthcare management, emotional intelligence and strengths-based leadership. She is an active mentor and adviser to senior executives, physician leaders, early careerists and entrepreneurs. She also hosts the weekly podcast “The Growth Edge Leadership Podcast.” Ms. Baedke holds a bachelor’s degree in human services and business administration and a master’s degree in healthcare administration. She is a board-certified Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives. She has been a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach since 2006. Ms. Baedke has received numerous awards. She has served on four national committees for ACHE and is a current member of the ACHE of Nebraska and Western Iowa Chapter board of directors. She also serves on various civic and community organizations’ boards and committees. Ms. Baedke holds dual faculty appointments at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business and School of Medicine, where she serves as director of the Executive Healthcare MBA program. Her first book, The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide, was published by ACHE’s Health Administration Press in 2015, and a second edition was published in 2018. She contributed a chapter; “The Clinician Entrepreneur,” to a book published by Oxford Press in April 2017 titled The Handbook of Private Practice. She is board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow...

Ms. Baedke serves as faculty for the following ACHE seminars:

• The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide Online Seminar

Books published by Health Administration Press:

• The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide, Second Edition