Dr. Debbie Schardt, MBA-HCA, RN in

Dr. Debbie Schardt, MBA-HCA, RN

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Adjunct Professor at Purdue Global
📍 United States

Dr. Debbie Schardt is a healthcare executive and Registered Nurse with over 35 years of experience, holding a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership. She is the founder of One Word Leadership, a coaching firm, and serves as an Adjunct Professor at Purdue Global. Her expertise spans revenue cycle, utilization management, and developing emerging leaders.

As a breast cancer survivor, her personal journey has deeply influenced her professional focus on resilience, compassion, and purposeful leadership. She is a published author who writes on integrating faith and purpose into leadership, aiming to help others lead with conviction and self-awareness.

Unique fact: Her personal experience overcoming cancer directly shapes her coaching philosophy on resilience and leading through adversity.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Adjunct Professor
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United States
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Emotional Intelligence
Specializes in using emotional intelligence assessments to help healthcare leaders improve self-awareness, team dynamics, and decision-making.
Resilient Leadership
Draws from her personal journey as a breast cancer survivor to coach leaders on navigating adversity and fostering resilience within their teams.
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Career

Work history

9-2024
Adjunct Professor
Purdue Global
3-2024
Founder & CEO
One Word Leadership
5-2015
Assistant Vice President, Revenue Cycle & Utilization Management
MultiCare Health System
8-2005
Vice President
Executive Health Resources/Optum
8-2005
Senior Consultant
MedLearn
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Education
MBA-HCA
Mid-America Christian University
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Albany Medical Center School of Nursing
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