TLD Group launches Health Ecosystem Leadership podcast

The Leadership Development Group (TLD Group) has introducedits new Health Ecosystem Leadership podcast series. The podcast featuresinterviews with leaders from various sectors of the health industry who discusshow they have successfully built partnerships to deliver on criticalimperatives such as affordability, access and value.

“We thank leaders from Intermountain Healthcare, ReThinkHealth, Uber Health, Sanofi, Providence St. Joseph Health, Hackensack MeridianSchool of Medicine, and Jefferson Health for their incredible insights thatwill shape the future of the healthcare industry,” said Tracy Duberman, PhD., presidentand CEO of TLD Group and host of the podcast series.  “The behaviors and competencies these leadersdemonstrate form the basis of our Health Ecosystem Leadership Model (HELM).These leaders are capable of generating cross-sector solutions by envisioningthe future, aligning diverse stakeholders, managing boundaries and obstacles,and continuously acting and learning.”

Following are excerpts from the interviews. The full interviews are available by subscribing to TLD Group’s HELM Podcast Series. The next podcast interview will be with Nancy Howell Agee, president and CEO of Virginia-based Carilion Clinic and current past chair of the American Hospital Association.

“Health leaders need to recognize that the industry is goingthrough large-scale transformation and start building for that future today,”said Dr. Stephen Klasko, president, Thomas Jefferson University & CEO,Jefferson Health. “Partnering with organizations both within and outside thehealth ecosystem can lead to innovative solutions to addressing the socialdeterminants of health.”

“To support collaborative solutions, four key areas requirefocused attention: (1) creating a sound strategy, (2) clarifying values amongstakeholders, (3) broadening stewardship across silos, and (4) creating sourcesof sustainable financing,” said Laura Landy, president and CEO of the RippelFoundation who guided the creation of ReThink Health and FORESIGHT: Designingthe Future for Health, the Foundation’s two flagship initiatives.

“A future-focused strategy is a key ingredient to remaincompetitive. Understanding the health and wellness needs of the communitybrings clarity to partnership opportunities,” said Robert Allen, senior vice presidentand COO at Intermountain Healthcare. “It is our goal to create teams focused onimpact, align the team’s mandate to improvements in care and value.”

“As a social determinant of health, access to reliabletransportation is pervasive through the ecosystem and requires cross-systemcollaboration,” said Lauren Steingold, head of Strategy for Uber Health atUber. “We seek to align with diverse stakeholders from multiple industries,specifically those who share their passion for solving patient access and arewilling to learn and manage challenges together.”

“Today’s healthcare leaders need a high level of learningagility, courage, and the safety to fail fast and recover faster,” saidNicolette Sherman, vice president, Global Leadership Development, Sanofi.“Focusing on health ecosystem leadership is a necessary investment to createopportunities for better outcomes for all sectors.”

“Health ecosystem leaders are working with partners andrecruiting talent from new places, all contributing to where healthcare isgoing. Engaging with the ecosystem involves continued learning, comfort withchange, and thinking about what’s possible,” said Rod Hochman, MD, presidentand CEO of Providence St. Joseph Health. “Health ecosystem leadership must reflectthe communities we serve and be centered around the individual with a focus onteam-based, whole-person centered care.”

“To promote health ecosystem leadership, medical educationshould stress cross-disciplinary training to enable clinicians to learnapproaches to health and wellness and prevention of preventable disease,” saidDr Bonita Stanton, founding dean of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicineat Seton Hall University. “Initiatives to promote it are best led by ademocratic/collaborative leadership style in which all key stakeholders areviewed as partners to drive positive change.”