Category: Leadership & Management

Why 1 CEO encourages 'coffee badging'

Workers’ desire to have schedules that are flexible and create improved work-life balance has prompted various phrases in the workplace in recent years, often coined by Generation Z. One of these concepts, “coffee badging,” is embraced by Frank Weishau…

A cold glass of water for digital health hype

It’s a good time for healthy realism in how we think about healthcare outside of hospitals.

The CEO gender tenure gap (slightly) narrows

A gender tenure gap among CEOs is not a new topic of discussion, but recent research sheds light on where the issue stands today.

How Cleveland Clinic finds common ground with competitors

“Cleveland Clinic” is recognized around the world — but unlike its name, the health system doesn’t stand alone. 

How a CEO handled a $2B mistake

There were a “lot of eyes” on a recent financial press release from Lyft — but none of them caught an extra zero that temporarily sent the company’s stock soaring more than 60%. 

Job cuts touch healthcare leaders

Recent data showed hospital margins nationally moving toward pre-pandemic levels as organizations adjust and think strategically amid a new environment. However, it is unclear how hospitals will fare throughout 2024, and there is anecdotal evidence tha…

The unique perspectives of healthcare leaders under 40

Leaders of all backgrounds bring varying styles and perspectives to roles at hospitals and health systems. This includes the next generation of healthcare leaders, who bring their own approaches to the issues they focus on each day, including philanthr…

'Incivility' comes through healthcare's doors every day, Inova CEO says

The healthcare workforce is dealing with challenges that are more severe than they were even two or three years ago, Inova Health CEO J. Stephen Jones, MD, recently told Becker’s. 

CEO of American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living to retire

Mark Parkinson, the CEO of the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living, will step down in 2025, the organizations announced Feb. 20.

Viewpoint: Steward CEO's yacht 'symptom of a deeper problem'

The CEO of Steward Health Care has come under fire for purchasing a $40 million yacht as his health system owes approximately $50 million in rent, and Massachusetts officials grapple with the possibility of sudden hospital closures. According to one Ma…