Leadership Insights: Collaborative Leadership—The CEO-CHRO Partnership in Healthcare

The healthcare CHRO's agenda is increasingly broad and complex. Human resources leaders are being asked to do more, elevating their role and heightening the importance of their relationship with their CEO. Today's CHROs wear many hats, including those of HR functional experts, talent strategists, culture ambassadors, change agents and, in coordination with their CEO, business strategist.

This session brings together the CHRO and CEO of a major health system to share experiences and insights around the nature of their relationship, inherent challenges and tensions, and secrets of what makes it successful. They consider how healthcare is evolving and the factors impacting the CHRO's and CEO's ability to succeed, ranging from financial constraints to shortages of clinicians and skilled talent. The discussion will delve into the elevated role of the CHRO, who is now seen not just as a human resources leader but as a key business strategist working closely with the CEO. This partnership is essential for navigating the complexities of the healthcare industry, where strategic alignment and collaborative leadership can significantly impact organizational success. Time will be dedicated to considering healthcare's future and how the CEO-CHRO tandem can play a central role in the industry's continued evolution.