“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
Leadership Podcast: The Secret of Leading Through Change
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Jeffrey Brickman Guest Title: Founder and Managing Partner Guest Organization: Nexxt Health Advisors The Secret of Leading Through Change What does it mean to be a change leader? With different...
Leadership Podcast: Leading Today’s HR Challenges
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Elizabeth Conrad Guest Title: Senior Advisor Guest Organization: Conrad HR Advisors Leading Today's HR Challenges Elizabeth Conrad, is the Senior Advisor with Conrad HR Advisors - specializing in...
Leadership Skills Needed for Change
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com My father said a business is either growing or shrinking. It can never stand still. Either leadership is intentionally moving forward, or the environment is pushing the direction of change. Successful change...
Leadership Podcast: Assessments as a Leadership Tool
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Mary Beth Ray Guest Title: Founder, PCC, JD Guest Organization: MBR Coaching & Consulting for Growth Assessments as a Leadership Tool Assessments are a powerful resource in supporting...
Podcast: Building Trust Within an Organization
Host: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest Name: Mary Marran Guest Title: President and Chief Operating Officer for Butler Hospital in Providence, RI Building Trust Within an Organization Mary Marran, President and COO of Butler Hospital in...
Podcast: Having the Difficult Conversation
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Name: Shannon R. Sullivan Title: President and Chief Operating Officer for Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, RI Having the Difficult Conversation Every leader faces the need to have difficult...
Podcast: The Art of Developing Physician Leaders
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Name: Paari Gopalakrishnan, MD Title: Interim President/COO, Kent Hospital, Warwick, RI Developing Physician Leaders Increasing numbers of physicians are moving into health system leadership positions. What...
Managing Up: Critical to Career Success
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | ammcarthy@barlowmccarthy.com When we think about managing people our attention often defaults to those who report directly to us. What we don’t contemplate enough is how we manage the other key stakeholders that influence our success –...
Podcast: Leading During Challenging Times
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Name: James Fanale, MD Title: President/CEO, Care New England Health System, Providence, RI Whether you are leading an organization, department, program or team, getting through difficult circumstances can test...
Podcast: The “Why” Behind Becoming A Leader
By: Allison McCarthy, MBA | amccarthy@barlowmccarthy.com Guest: Mark Montross Title: Director of Practice Operations, Bronson Healthcare Description: “Anyone that makes decisions that impacts others is a leader” noted Nouman Ashraf, Asst. Professor, Rothman School of...