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How Virsys12 Created Company Values to Inspire and Guide Employees by Tammy Hawes, CEO and Founder, Virsys12 As Gallup Principal Louis Efron stated in a December 2022 article, while most organizations have company values displayed on their website and in marketing materials, if you ask an employee about those values — what they mean or…

Healthcare leaders gathered on February 8th, 2023, for Leadership Health Care’s executive briefing event to hear Patrick R. Leddin, Ph.D., Author of The Five Week Leadership Challenge, on becoming an impactful leader. Molly Vice, Vice President of Member Engagement and Programming, Nashville Health Care Council, introduced the conversation, moderated by Drake Jarman, Senior Vice President…

Healthcare leaders share the best advice they have ever received. Employees who have mentors are happier and more productive. Mentors motivate, listen, and act as a North Star, providing principles that help guide their mentees toward career success and fulfillment. Despite these obvious benefits, one pre-pandemic survey found just over one-third of U.S. workers have…

Healthcare executives gathered January 19, 2023, for the Nashville Health Care Council’s signature event, “Wall Street’s View on Prospects for the Healthcare Industry,” to hear industry analysts discuss the investment outlook for the coming year. Teresa Sparks, executive advisor, Valtruis, introduced the conversation, which was moderated by David Dill, Council board chairman and chairman and…

Nashville Health Care Council Announces Inaugural Conference for Healthcare Leaders and Innovators The Nashville Health Care Council today announced its inaugural Nashville Healthcare Sessions conference, a weeklong series of events designed to gather forward-thinking healthcare, finance and innovation leaders in an engaging environment. Slated for Sept. 18-22, Nashville Healthcare Sessions will allow attendees from Nashville…

Four Ways to Shape the Future of American Healthcare    Preventing disease cannot only be the province of public health, especially after the pandemic revealed the impact that gaps in healthcare access and equity have on cities, states, and the country. U.S. healthcare companies and community health leaders must work together to shape the future…

Nashville Health Care Council Looks Ahead to 2023 Earlier this year, Apryl Childs-Potter took the reins as president of the Nashville Health Care Council. Nashville Medical News connected with Childs-Potter about issues facing Nashville’s $67 billion healthcare ecosystem industry in 2023.  

New Nashville Health Care Council president met with 30 local execs. Here’s what they told her. If the Nashville Health Care Council is the camp fire around which the city’s health care leaders convene, Apryl Childs-Potter has been eating a lot of s’mores. The former Greater Memphis Chamber executive says she has met with 30 former…