“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
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...
Leadership Podcast: Onboarding Program Leaders
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Laurel Hopkins Guest Title: Director of Market Development Guest Organization: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Onboarding Program Leaders New physician onboarding has been a hot topic for...
Insights from The Power of Regret
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | ammcarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Regrets can be a powerful force for growth and development. That’s the premise made by author and researcher Daniel Pink in his most recent book, "The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward."...
Leadership Podcast: What Can We Learn From Entrepreneurs
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Gabriel Flores Guest Title: Provider Relations Manager, Oregon Health & Sciences University/Podcast Host, The Shades of Entrepreneurship What Can We Learn From Entrepreneurs There are a wealth...
Leadership Podcast: The Balance of Short and Long Term Thinking
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Gwen Sandefur Guest Title: Chief Executive Officer Guest Organization: Loud Minds The Necessary Balance of Both Short Term and Long Term Thinking Gwen’s coaching practice, following her twenty plus...