“What motivates me is forming close, working relationships with clients. When we’re working together in partnership and they achieve the results they want— it doesn’t get any better than that.”
Allison’s true passion is working side-by-side with physician leaders and their administrative partners to support leadership growth and development. She blends her coaching expertise with a wealth of hands-on experience leading physician strategy efforts within several healthcare organizations including practice management, physician and staff recruitment, new practice development, and provider retention.
Recent Posts and Articles
Where Is the Hidden Potential?
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com I love books – especially those that provide illuminating nuggets. “Hidden Potential” by Adam Grant offers many enlightening ideas on maximizing one's capabilities. It is now one of my favorite professional...
Why Investing in Middle Managers Is Good for Business
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Leadership challenges are rampant in healthcare organizations today. But one group of leaders- middle managers- may have the toughest job of all. Investing in professional coaching to support them in their...
Learning How to Manage Up is Critical to Physician Relations Success
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com The most frequently requested topic when I coach physician relations leaders is how to successfully work with executives and physician leaders. Whether learning to be more effective in managing these...
Leading with Empathy
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com In our everyday lives, our perceptions of the people we interact with are shaped by subtle and not so subtle cues – facial expressions, tone of voice, body language. The sum total of these cues defines our...
Understanding Your Leadership “Why”
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Simon Sinek’s book “Start With Why” makes a simple but profound statement about leadership: “People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it.” We are magnetically drawn to leaders who know what they...
Leadership Podcast: Leading Venture Capital Sponsored Practices with Angela Wayne
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Angela Wayne, MBA Guest Title: Chief Executive Officer Guest Organization: Advantia Health Distinctions in Leading Health System Versus Venture Capital Sponsored Physician Practices Many of...
Leadership Podcast: Creating Strong Teams with Jean Hitchcock
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Jean Hitchcock Guest Title: Interim Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Physician Relations Guest Organization: Phoenix Children's and Hitchcock Marketing and Communications ...
Leadership Podcast: Leadership Wellness with Alanna Fincke
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Alanna Fincke Guest Title: Certified Coach, Forbes Coaches Council Member Guest Organization: SVP, Director of Content and Head of Learning at meQuilibrium Leadership Wellness Burnout in...
Why Change is Hard
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com I remember the moment it kicked in. Post graduate school, my first position provided me with a strong mentor and protective boss. Even when I stretched away from her, other senior leaders helped to shore me up....
It’s All About Relationships
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com My holiday letter started with "It was the best of times; it was the worst of times…". It seemed the perfect way to describe the year. But as a few of my colleagues recommended in recent blogs, I took time to...