Category: Leadership & Management

Corner Office: Why Nancy Howell Agee thinks healthcare needs a new path

Nancy Howell Agee, MSN, BSN, has served as CEO of Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic since 2011, and she brings a wealth of experience to the role. 

'Forever CEOs' are looking less evergreen

CEOs’ tenures are shrinking at S&P 500 companies, according to a recent study conducted by Equilar. 

Undercover boss: Why this C-suite leader silently became an EMT

By day, Linda Matzigkeit was chief administrative officer at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. By night, she was a student again, hitting the books to become an emergency medical technician. 

What healthcare leaders would do with the $1.25B Mega Millions prize

If you won the Mega Millions lottery, what would you do with the money? 

Meet the chief medical officers at US News' 2023-24 honor roll hospitals

U.S. News & World Report named 22 hospitals to its 2023-24 Best Regional Hospitals Honor Roll Aug. 1. 

Do Ivy League degrees matter for CEOs? It's complicated, reports suggest

Ivy leagues have long served as a symbol of prestige, marked by high costs and low admission rates. But this year, top universities have begun to question their own elite classifications, examining the relevance and practicality of chasing a “top-tier”…

Health system C-suites target productivity

Staffing and benefits costs continue to hamstring hospitals and health systems across the U.S.

What 5 hospital leaders have learned from failure

“When there’s failure, it’s tempting to take that as a sign that you should just give up,” Terry Shaw, president and CEO of Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth, wrote in a July 20 LinkedIn post. “But learning from failure can lead to growth, ins…

CEO role losing some luster

At one point, rising to the CEO position was considered the pinnacle of success in business. Now, a combination of factors has people setting out for other seats in C-suites.

More physicians adding MBA to leadership formula

Keith Gray, MD, has practiced surgical oncology at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville for 15 years, during which time he has held roles including executive vice president and chief medical officer, chief of the division of surgical onc…