Here are three ways to adapt the role of CEO to suit the times:
1. Return to purpose.
Leading and establishing your company mission and purpose is critical moving forward to ensure staff stay motivated and consumers remain committed.
2. Balance empathy with hard decision-making.
CEOs had to make difficult decisions throughout the pandemic, taking courage and guts. They also had to become more empathetic than ever before. Moving forward, leaders will need to reconcile and balance these two skills.
3. Recognize this is the beginning of a change journey.
It is tempting to wish to return to normalcy and go back to the status quo before the pandemic disrupted it. However, the pandemic changed operations permanently, so CEOs need to look to the future to consider how to sustain change and what policies to maintain.
At Becker's 4th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable, taking place November 2–5 in Chicago, more than 1,500 hospital and health system executives tackle decisions that determine whether organizations thrive or merely survive: protecting margins under cost pressure, choosing where to grow, renegotiating payer relationships, stabilizing the workforce and proving real ROI on technology. This is where leaders work through them together, face-to-face. Apply for complimentary registration now.
