Lead Your Way
Practical leadership skills, real conversations, and a trusted circle of women physicians moving from overwhelmed to grounded.
Reserve Your SpotA space to lead with clarity, confidence, and connection.
Women physicians are expected to lead in clinics, teams, and institutions—often without formal leadership training and rarely with a room full of peers who truly understand the stakes.
Lead Your Way is a small-group coaching program designed to change that. Co-facilitated by Gretchen Rickards, MD, and Diane Shannon, MD, MPH, it blends practical skill-building with the kind of real conversation that only happens when women physicians are in a room together. You'll leave each session with something you can use immediately—and a circle of peers who have your back long after the program ends.
Not another webinar. A working cohort.
Lead Your Way is small, intentional, and skills-based. We spend time in real conversation—not listening to slides—so you leave each session with frameworks and language you can use at your very next meeting, difficult conversation, or leadership decision.
Every session is designed around the actual leadership challenges women physicians navigate: visibility without overextension, boundaries without burning bridges, influence without apology.
Because leadership shouldn't feel this lonely.
Frameworks you'll actually use—not theory.
A small circle of women physicians who get it.
Less overwhelm. More grounded leadership.
What You'll Walk Away With
Real skills, not just insights. Here's what changes by the end of the program.
Clarity on your leadership voice
A clearer sense of how you want to lead—and the confidence to lead that way in high-stakes moments.
Tools for hard conversations
Practical language and frameworks for boundary-setting, feedback, advocacy, and speaking up.
Strategies to reduce overwhelm
Ways to protect your time, prioritize what matters, and stop operating at the edge of burnout.
A trusted peer circle
Relationships with women physicians who understand the work—and become long-term allies.
Built for women physicians at a leadership turning point.
You might be formally titled, informally leading, or somewhere in between. If any of these sound familiar, this program is for you.
Sample Topics
A mix of the practical and the personal. Final topics are shaped with the cohort.
Leading through transition and change
Finding and using your leadership voice
Navigating difficult conversations with skill
Boundaries, visibility, and sustainable yes/no
Building influence without overextending
Leading yourself through overwhelm
Everything you need to show up, stay engaged, and grow.
Eligible participants can earn CME credit for this program. Details and documentation provided on enrollment.
Two physicians. Two perspectives. One shared mission.
Gretchen and Diane bring decades of combined experience in medicine, leadership coaching, and supporting women physicians through transition.
Gretchen Rickards, MD
Gretchen Rickards, MD, is a physician, leadership coach, and consultant who supports high-achieving professionals—particularly women in medicine—through transitions, career inflection points, and leadership growth.
Drawing on her clinical experience and coaching practice, Gretchen helps clients lead with clarity, communicate with confidence, and navigate change without losing themselves in the process.
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Diane Shannon, MD, MPH
Diane Shannon, MD, MPH, is a physician coach, author, and former primary care doctor dedicated to supporting women physicians through career transition, burnout recovery, and sustainable leadership.
Her work combines evidence-based coaching with deep empathy for the realities of medicine, helping women physicians reclaim agency, redefine success, and lead in ways that feel aligned and whole.
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Two simple ways to join.
Choose the option that works best for you. Both include full access to the program.
The practical details.
Ready to lead your way?
Spots are limited and reserved on a first-come basis. Reach out and we'll share enrollment details, payment options, and the full cohort schedule.
diane@dianeshannon.comPrefer a conversation first? Email us to schedule a quick fit call.