Leadership & Management

Healthcare leaders are often expected to compartmentalize emotion to make difficult decisions, drive results, and maintain operational focus. For many years, I led this way—fair, decisive, and outcome-oriented. Over time, however, I learned that performance and compassion are not mutually exclusive. In fact,…

Health system leaders are heading into 2026 with a familiar mandate — grow, stabilize margins and invest for the future — but this year seems especially unpredictable and transitional. From federal funding shifts and tariff pressures to workforce shortages and…

Leadership of health industry companies should consider the 2026 edition of the Edelman Trust Barometer an important resource on the concept of “trust,” a key intangible corporate asset. This, especially as trust increasingly impacts a company’s relationship with its workforce…

We have entered a decisive era for U.S. cancer care. Seventy percent of people now live at least five years after a cancer diagnosis, an unprecedented milestone founded on decades of scientific research. Yet these gains are not shared equally…

Becker’s Healthcare is delighted to highlight pioneering chief innovation officers from hospitals and health systems across the country. These forward-looking leaders help their organizations stay ahead in an evolving care landscape by championing inventive, strategic and future-focused solutions. From introducing…

Scientists, physicians, advocates, educators and policymakers landed on Time’s third annual Time100 Health list Feb. 11, highlighting the 100 most influential individuals in health. Four things to know: 1. Time correspondents and editors consulted sources and experts worldwide to select the…

For many hospital CEOs, the defining challenge of the moment is capacity. They’re not just managing today’s demand, but preparing for what is coming next. At SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital, that challenge is already the daily reality. The Syracuse,…

In December 2022, Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health combined to form Advocate Health, now the third-largest nonprofit health system in the U.S. But for CEO Gene Woods, the merger was about more than expansion. From the outset, the organization…

Leaders say some of their most important lessons about change management have come the hard way — learning that trust is built over time and that culture depends on leadership at every level. These lessons continue to guide how they…

Many people view innovation as the lifeblood of progress, especially in healthcare, where discoveries can transform patient outcomes and redefine care delivery. Yet innovation doesn’t happen by accident. Effective innovation that yields results requires deliberate focus, disciplined execution and, above…