1233: Rethinking Soft Skills as Essential Public Health Leadership Skills

1233: Rethinking Soft Skills as Essential Public Health Leadership Skills
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1233: Rethinking Soft Skills as Essential Public Health Leadership Skills

Public health leadership often depends on technical expertise. But in this episode, Angela Cochran, division director of Health Promotion and Community Services at St. Mary’s County Health Department, explains why skills such as empathy, communication, adaptability, and intellectual humility are essential to effective leadership. She discusses how leaders can build psychological safety, pause before reacting, anchor decisions in organizational values, and strengthen collaboration through the DELPH Program.

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