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Healthcare Plus Podcast

Healthcare Plus Podcast

By: Quint Studer and Dan Collard
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We are excited to share that the Busy Leader’s Podcast is getting a new look and feel. Now introducing…. The Healthcare Plus Podcast! Over the past three years, there has been overwhelming support for the Busy Leader’s Podcast – ranking it in the top 10% of podcasts in the U.S.

What began as a tool to learn from leaders as we navigated the pandemic has evolved in recent years to focus in on the changemakers moving healthcare forward. The podcast’s new look and feel is intended to reflect and embrace that evolution.

Each week, the Healthcare Plus Podcast will bring together healthcare leaders and changemakers to share industry insights, offer solutions to some of healthcare’s greatest challenges, and provide replenishment and well-being tools. Hosted by Quint Studer and Dan Collard, co-founders of Healthcare Plus Solutions Group, listeners will leave each episode with practical tools, techniques, and best-practices to reinforce the great work they’re already doing and address their unique pain points.

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Episodes
  • Ep129_Walk in Ready: How New Healthcare Leaders Build Trust, Break Silos, and Lead with Confidence

    Ep129_Walk in Ready: How New Healthcare Leaders Build Trust, Break Silos, and Lead with Confidence
    Jul 7 2026

    With an average CEO tenure now at 3.8 years, leaders are moving between organizations faster than ever. Cultures are shifting. Leadership structures are reshaping. The ability to step into a new environment and genuinely connect, not just perform, is a skill every healthcare leader needs to develop deliberately. That skill has a name: belonging. (Yes, we talk about belonging for employees all the time…but rarely for the leaders themselves.)

    In this episode of the Healthcare Plus Podcast, host Dan Collard sits down with Corrin McCloskey, vice president of heart & vascular and oncology services at Tanner Health in Carrollton, Georgia, to explore what it actually takes for leaders to belong in a new culture…and why that belonging is the foundation of everything else.

    Corrin brings her background in executive coaching, strategy, and physician leadership to a conversation about what that looks like in practice: building trust before pushing strategy; finding sponsors, not just mentors; crossing silos with confidence; and knowing when to lead with your skills rather than your expertise.

    Listeners will learn:

    • Why belonging is not a feel-good concept but a direct driver of leader effectiveness and team performance
    • How new leaders can earn trust and build connection in a new culture
    • The difference between mentors and sponsors, and why sponsors matter more as leaders move up
    • Why breaking down silos starts with personal security and a willingness to share, not just collaborate
    • What leaders get wrong when they expand their scope, including the expert trap and the right-thing-wrong-way problem
    • What the next generation of healthcare leaders needs to look like, and why culture-focused may matter more than credential-focused

    This is a conversation for any leader who has ever walked into a new role, a new team, or a new organization and wondered how to make it work without losing themselves in the process.

    About Corrin McCloskey:

    Corrin McCloskey is a healthcare executive, executive coach, and national speaker focused on leadership, culture, and change management in healthcare. She serves as vice president of heart & vascular and oncology services at Tanner Health, where she leads strategy, growth, and service line development. Passionate about helping leaders build trust and navigate complexity, Corrin frequently speaks on physician leadership, organizational culture, and leading change in healthcare. Over the past year, she has expanded her national speaking presence and contributed thought leadership focused on creating healthier, more sustainable healthcare systems.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/corrinmccloskey/

    https://corrinmccloskey.com/

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    29 mins
  • 128_Succession Planning Done Right: Culture, Continuity, and the CEO Transition at TriHealth

    128_Succession Planning Done Right: Culture, Continuity, and the CEO Transition at TriHealth
    Jun 23 2026
    In this episode of the Healthcare Plus Podcast, host Quint Studer sits down with Mark Clement, retiring president and CEO of TriHealth in Cincinnati, and Dr. Chris Reilly, industrial psychologist and founding partner of Sperduto & Associates, to pull back the curtain on one of the most intentional and successful CEO succession processes in healthcare.Clement spent 11 years leading TriHealth from the 26th to the 97th percentile in team member engagement and building the most trusted, most preferred healthcare brand in Cincinnati. He did not leave succession to chance. He started planning from day one, built a structured multi-phase process, engaged the board at every stage, and partnered with an industrial psychologist to assess and develop five internal candidates over a decade. The result: a seamless, board-endorsed promotion of COO Terri Hanlon-Bremer as his successor, with all five candidates still in the organization and stronger for having gone through the process.Dr. Reilly brings the assessment science behind the process to life, walking through how Sperduto & Associates uses structured interviews, psychometric testing, 360 feedback, and development planning to evaluate readiness and fit, not just current performance. Together, Clement and Reilly make the case that succession planning is not a one-time event but a sustained leadership discipline.Listeners will learn:Why succession planning should begin the first year in the leadership role, not just when departure is imminentHow to structure a confidential, non-competitive internal succession process that develops candidates without creating political frictionWhat industrial psychologists assess beyond the interview, including problem-solving, self-awareness, personality fit, and behavioral patternsHow to engage the board across three phases: awareness, formalization, and endorsementWhy over 80 percent of TriHealth leadership appointments are promotions from withinAbout the culture-monitoring tool Clement created to help organizations preserve core ideology and continuously improve, modeled on the Built to Last framework This is a masterclass in succession planning for any healthcare leader serious about leaving their organization stronger than they found it.Mark C. Clement is the president and chief executive officer of TriHealth. He joined TriHealth as president in May of 2015 and took on the larger role of president and CEO in January 2016. TriHealth is a $2.1B integrated healthcare delivery system, made up of six hospitals and over 140 ambulatory/outpatient sites of care. Named as the highest performing accountable care organization (ACO) in the state of Ohio and one of the highest performing ACOs in the country by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, TriHealth cares for more than 500,000 attributed lives. As Cincinnati’s fourth-largest employer, TriHealth has 12,000 team members, more than 700 employed physicians, and an independent medical staff of more than 1,800 physicians.Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, and jointly sponsored by CommonSpirit Health and Bethesda, Inc., TriHealth’s vision is to work together with physicians, hospitals, and communities to “get healthcare right” by delivering better care, better health, and better value while fostering physician and team member engagement. Mark also holds the position of CEO at all of TriHealth’s hospitals: Good Samaritan Hospital, Bethesda North Hospital, Bethesda Butler Hospital, and McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, which all serve the tri-state region of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. With a focus on population health and improving the health status of those it serves, TriHealth is an award-winning health system frequently recognized by industry organizations such as U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, IBM Watson, DiversityInc, The Joint Commission, the American Heart Association, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, and many more. Dr. Chris Reilly graduated summa cum laude with dual degrees in mathematics and psychology. He earned his Ph.D. in industrial and organizational psychology from Bowling Green State University in 1989. In 2012, he was honored to be selected as a SIOP Scholar, one of the highest forms of recognition for contributions to the field of industrial and organizational psychology. Chris has worked as a consultant for organizations in the healthcare, national defense, avionics, food distribution, nuclear power, and consulting industries. He has published and presented a number of technical papers in the areas of employee engagement, work scheduling, performance measurement, and decision-making.Chris has been with Sperduto & Associates since 1991. He has consistently partnered with Quint Studer, co-founder of HPSG, beginning in 1996, on selection, performance management, executive coaching, and engagement. Chris has worked with clients throughout Europe, Central America, South America, and Canada on projects related to employee engagement, selection, team-building, ...
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    48 mins
  • 127_Rewiring Healthcare: Human-Centered Leadership in Practice with Kay Kennedy

    127_Rewiring Healthcare: Human-Centered Leadership in Practice with Kay Kennedy
    Mar 10 2026

    In this episode of the Healthcare Plus Podcast, host Dan Collard continues the conference preview series for Rewiring Healthcare: Foundation to Future (April 28–29, Atlanta) with Kay Kennedy, co-founder of uLeadershipÒ and a leading voice behind the Human-Centered Leadership movement in healthcare.

    Kennedy shares updates on the newly released book, Human-Centered Leadership in Health Care: The Revolution Continues, published in partnership with the American Nurses Association. The book builds on the original theory of Human-Centered Leadership and extends it into practice highlighting real-world implementation, outcomes, sustainability, and research emerging from healthcare organizations across the country.

    The conversation previews Kennedy’s expanded role at the upcoming conference, where uLeadership will host breakfast and lunch breakouts, as well as a main-stage session. Together with colleagues Lucy Leclerc and Susan Campis, Kennedy explores what changes when leaders truly internalize the principle: it starts with you, but it’s not about you. When leadership becomes human-centered, how leaders spend their time, engage their teams, and make decisions fundamentally shifts.

    They also discuss the importance of staying “high touch in a high-tech world,” the power of peer connection and networking, and why bringing like-hearted leaders together accelerates learning and impact.

    Listeners will learn:

    • How Human-Centered Leadership has evolved from theory to practice
    • What organizations are seeing when they implement the framework
    • Why leadership behaviors, not just intentions, must change
    • How research, assessment, and reflection strengthen sustainability
    • What to expect from uLeadership’s sessions at the conference

    This episode offers a practical preview of a leadership approach designed to strengthen culture, connection, and care at every level of the organization.


    About Kay Kennedy, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ, FAAN

    Kay Kennedy is a nurse executive, educator, and entrepreneur. By combining a love for nurses, patients, and quality improvement, she has led large nursing teams to create healthy work environments, satisfied patients, and consistent, high-quality care. With experience ranging from bedside nursing to chief nursing officer, she also serves as adjunct faculty at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University, MGH Institute of Health Professions, and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University. She is the CEO of uLeadership, LLC, an internationally recognized professional development and research organization. Her passion as a leader is to ignite innovative problem-solving, develop others to be their best, and lead with empathy and service.

    Click here for speaking inquiries or to order books
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    10 mins
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