About Trace Hobson

 I help healthcare leaders transform toxic teams into thriving, high-performing teams where staff choose to stay, teams excel, and leaders reclaim their impact and peace of mind—without carrying the constant weight of guilt, fear, and overwhelm.

From Overwhelmed Leader to System Transformation

For 25 years, I walked the leadership path you may know too. From team leader to operations executive, I lived in:

• Union constraints that bind your hands.
• Complex employee problems are everywhere.
• Operational targets increase while resources disappear.
• Never-ending ministry requirements that don't make sense.
• Constant change mandates and flavours of the month from above.

Along with a sense of constant urgency and waiting for the next problem or challenge to need my attention. You know this story because you're probably living in it right now.

On paper, everything looked perfect: Rising career. Hit metrics. "Successful."

But underneath? That success was breaking down everything that mattered—like my values and sense of purpose.

I kept telling myself: "Once we get through this project, this quarter, this year—things will be different."

That day never came. Can you relate?

Then the fractures started showing. Despite following every procedure, checking every box, working endless hours, the same problems kept repeating:

• Fighting rising absenteeism while already short-staffed.
• Watching your best people burn out and walk away.
• Dealing with toxic behaviour you can't seem to fix.
• Investing thousands in training to lose people.
• Feeling powerless to create real change.

The Moment Everything Changed

I was juggling 80-hour workweeks while being a single dad to three teenage daughters. Every leadership strategy I'd trusted was not working anymore at work or home. My daughters were going through massive storms at home, and my team was drowning in toxic stress at work.

And there I was, caught between worlds, carrying a truth I couldn't admit: My relentless drive to fix everything stemmed from bone-deep fear. Fear that I couldn't actually change what needed changing. Every recurring problem, every team member who left, every family event I missed—they all whispered the same message: Maybe I wasn't enough.

Sound familiar?

The System's Wake-Up Call

In 2008, during a vulnerable conversation about my struggles, a friend mentioned a course in Systemic Transformation. Though designed for clinical specialists, something pulled me to enroll—perhaps the same instinct telling you right now that there has to be a different way.

What I discovered transformed everything:

My constant reactiveness, my anxiety, my drive to control outcomes—these weren't leadership failures. They were system messages trying to show me a better way. The same patterns driving people away could become forces for connection when understood and transformed.

Because when people feel truly safe, something profound happens:

• Trust emerges naturally
• Teams shift from surviving to thriving
• Change flows instead of creating resistance
• Those "impossible" problems that keep you awake? They start shifting naturally.

The Journey to Systemic Leadership

Over the next years, I dove deep into understanding how to transform systemic patterns that keep teams stuck. Not through quick fixes or surface solutions but through fundamental change:

• Became a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) specializing in psychological health and safety
• Mastered systemic intelligence and trauma-informed practices
• Integrated these insights into executive leadership
• Developed Safe Space Systemic Coaching

By 2016, I knew it was time to share this work more widely. I left the corporate world to help leaders like you transform system challenges into breakthrough opportunities.

Why This Matters for You

Today, I help healthcare leaders decode the hidden patterns that keep their teams stuck in survival mode. Because here's what I know: That guilt you carry about your team's suffering? That fear that you're somehow failing them? These aren't signs of weakness—they're your system's most powerful messages waiting to be transformed.

When you learn to read these signals instead of fighting them:

• Staff don't just stay—they lead from purpose
• Teams transform from toxic to truly supportive
• You make the impact you've always known was possible
• Your leadership naturally extends beyond work into every area of life
• Most importantly? You stop carrying the weight of everyone's well-being alone

Ready to Transform Your Healthcare Reality?

I know you've tried everything—the leadership programs, the team building, the consultants who don't understand healthcare's unique pressures. This is different. This isn't about adding more to your plate or learning another framework that doesn't stick.

Your team's future shouldn't depend on your ability to keep pushing through exhaustion. Together, we'll create an environment where:

• Your people choose to stay because they feel seen and supported
• Your teams thrive because they finally feel safe to trust
• You lead with the impact you've always envisioned
• Stop carrying guilt or fear that you're not enough

Let's decode your system's signals and transform them into your most powerful breakthroughs—because you and your team deserve more than just surviving another day.

👉 Book Your System Reset Now

01 Reading System Signals 

Unlock hidden patterns in your team dynamics. Learn to identify and interpret the subtle cues that indicate underlying issues, allowing you to address problems before they escalate.

02 Building Psychological Safety

Create an environment where staff feel safe to express ideas and concerns. Foster trust and open communication to enhance team cohesion and performance.

03 Regulating Stress Responses 

Manage stress effectively in high-pressure healthcare settings. Discover techniques to regulate your nervous system, reducing burnout for yourself and your team.

04 Transforming Team Dynamics

Turn toxic interactions into collaborative relationships. Implement strategies that shift negative patterns and promote a positive, supportive team culture.

05 Retaining Top Talent

Develop a culture that naturally retains high performers. Learn approaches to increase staff engagement, satisfaction, and loyalty to reduce turnover.

06 Leadership Presence & Impact 

Enhance your leadership presence to inspire and influence your team. Become the leader you've always aspired to be by making a meaningful difference in your organization.