PANEL: Strategic Healthcare Leadership: Self-Care, Mental Health, and Performance

Healthcare leaders are under increasing pressure to deliver results within tight margins while modeling the very best in mission, values, and behavior. As these demands intensify, personal wellbeing often takes a back seat, threatening burnout and diminished performance over the long term. Leaders must now navigate the delicate balance between driving business success and maintaining their personal wellbeing and happiness, developing new skills, and navigating the politics of leadership. 

This Session Will Examine:

• Wellbeing as a Leadership Imperative: As providers shift toward more people-centric approaches, leaders must be equally committed to their own well-being. Sustaining long-term performance requires leaders to integrate self-care and mental resilience into their daily routines.
• The Unseen Strain of Leadership: Healthcare leaders carry the often-unrecognized burden of guiding clinical and administrative teams through uncertainty, managing complex patient and payer relationships, and making high-pressure decisions, all of which can take a heavy personal toll.
• Navigating Competing Demands: Balancing short-term performance pressures with the need for personal growth is a critical challenge. Effective leaders must learn to prioritize their development while staying focused on immediate business needs.
• Adapting to Constant Change: The evolving nature of healthcare leadership today demands constant learning and adaptability. However, leaders often struggle to find the time or energy to invest in their own development amidst the pace of change.