Cheryl Foss

Succession Planning 2.0: Building, Strengthening and Engaging Your Leadership Bench

Succession Planning 2.0: Building, Strengthening and Engaging Your Leadership Bench

By Cheryl Foss and Kathy Gibala A client of ours, a Chief Nursing Officer who has been in healthcare for 30 years, recently said, “I was planning on retiring in three years, but given the state of healthcare and the savings plan we have in place, I have moved up the...

Art of Appreciation

Art of Appreciation

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity... It makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ~ Melody Beattie During the pandemic, in our work...

Navigating Conflict to Create Coordinated Movement

Navigating Conflict to Create Coordinated Movement

Over the past several months I have listened to clients who have struggled with more conflict in their organizations than ever before. In one conversation, Doug (not his real name), a CMO in the Midwest, mentioned that he was having conflict with his CEO. Because they...

COVID-19: Wisdom from the (Healthcare) Trenches

COVID-19: Wisdom from the (Healthcare) Trenches

Over the past two weeks, I have had the honor and privilege of coaching some amazing healthcare leaders across the country. As conversations unfolded, I witnessed wisdom, trends and strategies emerging as these leaders talked about what they were doing to navigate the...

Guiding the Way You Lead: Your Values

Guiding the Way You Lead: Your Values

What are values? Values are the very root of our existence and are the guidepost to our interactions, relationships, decisions, and behavior. Most of us, off the top of our heads, don’t know what our values are and are not intentional about living out of our values....

Leveraging Happiness to Drive Results

Leveraging Happiness to Drive Results

Six Practical Tips for Finding Happiness There is an abundance of driven executives in healthcare. Leaders who engage with me have a high work ethic. They are willing to put in many hours and have a strong vision for themselves and their organizations. They are...