There is a common and unfortunate scenario sweeping through the health and human services landscape: provider organizations are being catapulted into another period of uncertainty and without an executive team with the competencies, foresight, and frankly chemistry needed to lead through it.

No matter the pressures chief executive officers (CEOs) face—rapid technological advancement, workforce challenges,…

In today’s health and human services environment, the composition and strategic effectiveness of provider organization executive teams are central to an organization’s performance and resilience. A strong leadership team can help ensure an organization achieves everything it needs, from financial results and staff engagement to consumer outcomes and strong payer relationships.

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Building the executive team an organization needs requires intentional, long-term leadership development. Effective executive teams are not assembled through charisma or credentials alone; they are built deliberately to ensure the organization has the leadership capabilities required to achieve its strategic and operational objectives. (For more on making sure that strategic objectives are where they need…

Over my career, many chief executive officers (CEOs) have had a common misconception: if they simply assemble a group of highly talented executives, that team will naturally produce great strategic results. But even with lots of individual talent and experience, that assumption is often wrong. Without the right “team chemistry” to translate talent into effective…