Coffee Break: Breaking the Cycle of Bullying in Healthcare, One Cup at a Time

Renee Thompson

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Booking Overview

This is an interview-led healthcare leadership show focused on preventing workplace bullying and incivility, with external guests who are nursing executives, healthcare culture leaders, and workplace-wellbeing experts. PR agencies could credibly pitch chief nursing officers, hospital executives, nurse-wellness authors, patient-safety leaders, and specialists in psychological safety or team culture; booking difficulty is medium because guests typically hold senior healthcare positions or have recognized expertise.

Metrics

Episodes: 148

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.7k subscribers

Instagram: 279 followers

Contact Information

coffeebreak@outcomesrocket.com

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Host

Renee Thompson - Chief Executive Officer of the Healthy Workforce Institute, nurse, author, speaker, and specialist in workplace bullying, incivility, and healthy healthcare workplace cultures.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Chief nursing officers, hospital and healthcare executives, nursing leaders, patient-safety or workplace-culture specialists, authors, keynote speakers, and experienced consultants with direct healthcare leadership or workforce-wellbeing expertise.
Required Achievements:  
Senior leadership roles in hospitals or healthcare systems, Healthcare culture or patient-safety transformation, Published books or recognized professional expertise, Keynote speaking and consulting experience, Professional leadership or nonprofit board service

Recent Guest Discussions

Stacy Alves - Collaborative Leadership, Employee Engagement, Caregiver Support, Performance Improvement, Change Management, Healthy Workplace Culture, And Technology In Nursing Leadership.

Melissa Fritz - Psychological Safety, Workplace Culture Transformation, Professional Practice Compacts, Disruptive Behavior, Patient Safety, Employee Engagement, And Leadership Accountability.

Tim Cunningham - Systemic Approaches To Healthcare Well-being, Nurse Burnout Prevention, Professional Validation, Compassion, Resilience, Laughter, And Human Connection.

Recent Topics

Workplace Bullying, Incivility, Healthcare Leadership, Psychological Safety, Team Culture

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Coffee Break: Breaking the Cycle of Bullying in Healthcare, One Cup at a Time
:

EP 148: Why High-Performing Healthcare Teams Are Built on Competence, Not Familiarity

July 29, 2026

Strong teams are not built solely on familiarity; they are built on competence, confidence, and shared standards. In this episode, Dr. David Wyatt, CEO and Executive Director of the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN), discusses what healthcare organizations can learn from high-performing perioperative teams and why overall team experience may have a greater impact on patient outcomes than simply having the same people work together repeatedly. Drawing on his doctoral resea...

EP. 147: Throwback Episode: Collaborative Leadership in Healthcare: Putting People First

July 22, 2026

A thriving healthcare system begins with leaders who prioritize their people, ensuring that a supportive culture drives exceptional patient care and outcomes. In this episode, Dr. Stacy Alves, Chief Nurse Executive at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, shares her leadership philosophy that when leaders take great care of their staff, those teams are better equipped to deliver exceptional patient care. She explains how creating a positive work environment through collaboration, rec...

EP. 146: How to Build a Workplace Culture Where Healthcare Teams Speak Up

July 15, 2026

Healthy workplace cultures are built when leaders consistently address disruptive behavior, empower employees to speak up, and clearly define how team members are expected to treat one another. In this episode, Dr. Melissa Fritz, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Methodist Hospital, joins Dr. Renee Thompson to discuss how Methodist Hospital transformed its emergency department culture following significant turnover, workplace strain, and a serious patient s...

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