Ensuring Leadership Continuity—The Coleman Health Services Case Study

This;OPEN MINDS;Executive Roundtable was delivered on July 10, 2025, by;Coleman Health Services chief executive officer and president, Hattie Tracy, and Vice President of Clinical Operations and Chief Clinical Officer, Dawn Carter. They discussed how they aligned their organization’s succession planning with its strategic plan. This included how to fill executive positions to support organizational growth, the difference between external hires and internal talent development, and supporting ongoing staff leadership development.

Executive attendees of this session learned how to:

Align succession planning as part of a strategic plan

Provide communication and transparency about retirements . . .