Barbara Mackoff

Dr. Barbara Mackoff is a consulting psychologist, author and leadership educator with a strong focus on the demands of nursing practice. She is a visiting professor at the Adelphi University School of Nursing in New York and a core faculty member of The Nurse Management Fellowship program of The American Association of Nurse Executives

She was the principal investigator of a national research study of Nurse Manager Engagement funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She is on the faculty of The University of Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Leadership Program and has been a scholar in residence at both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s hospital in Boston.

Her bold approach to leadership is in demand by healthcare organizations across the country including The National Organization of Nurse Executives, The Nursing Leadership Academy, The National Association of Healthcare Executives, Baylor Healthcare, US Healthcare, Providence Hospital, University of Washington Hospital, AtlantiCare, Portland Children’s Hospital, Jackson Hospital, Baltimore Franklin Square Hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital, and the MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Dr. Mackoff’s research has been published in the Journal of Nursing Administration and Nursing Leader. She is the author of five highly praised books that have been published in five languages including the Art of Self- Renewal and co-author of The Inner Work of Leaders: Leadership as a Habit of Mind. Her

Dr. Mackoff graduated cum Laude from Tufts University, received a Master of Arts in teaching from the University of Massachusetts, a masters and doctoral degree from Harvard University. She has held educational and clinical appointments at Tufts University, Northeastern University, The University of Washington Medical School and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Dr. Mackoff’s perspectives on leadership and productivity in her appearances on The Today Show, CBS Morning News, CNN and All Things Considered and her work has been profiled in The New York Times, USA Today and the Washington Post.