Redefining Health System Leadership
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Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 12:00 PM CST – Wed, Feb 25, 2026, 01:00 PM CSTCost
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Redefining Health System Leadership
What Today’s Market Shifts Mean for Tomorrow’s CEOs
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
1 - 2 p.m. Eastern; noon - 1 p.m. Central; 10 - 11 a.m. Pacific
Health care organizations are operating in an environment defined by sustained financial pressure, workforce disruption, and rising expectations from boards, regulators and communities. These forces are not only changing how health systems operate — they are redefining what effective leadership now requires at the CEO level.
In this session, Aaron Sorensen, Ph.D., and John Putnam of SullivanCotter will examine how industry disruptions are reshaping the expectations, capabilities and attributes of future health system CEOs. Drawing on data from high-performing organizations, the presenters will explore the leadership behaviors most closely associated with success in today’s volatile environment, including decision quality, strategic foresight, enterprise accountability and cultural leadership.
Participants will gain a clearer understanding of how the CEO role is changing — and how boards and CHROs can better align leadership assessment and development practices to support sustained organizational effectiveness.
Attendees Will Learn:
• How market pressures and industry disruption are reshaping the health system CEO role.
• The leadership competencies and attributes most closely associated with high-performing health system CEOs.
• Data-backed methodologies to strengthen CEO assessment, selection and development decisions.
Speakers:
John Putnam
Managing Principal
SullivanCotter
Aaron Sorensen, Ph.D.
Senior Partner
LotisBlue
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