Every leader eventually enters a culture they didn’t build, where history and unwritten rules shape influence. Succeeding as an outsider means balancing respect for what exists with the perspective you were hired to bring.
An analysis of nearly one million workers across 1,500 firms in Singapore demonstrates that companies with aligned and complementary talent strategies achieve dramatically higher employee loyalty and earnings, while those relying on single, progressi...
Women are a growing force in U.S. medicine but face challenges like caregiving. Supportive workplace policies are key to retaining them and ensuring care access.
Every leader eventually enters a culture they didn’t build, where history and unwritten rules shape influence. Succeeding as an outsider means balancing respect for what exists with the perspective you were hired to bring.
Modern lifestyles challenge health with rising obesity, chronic diseases, and stress. A holistic approach to diet, exercise, sleep, and stress aids well-being.
Explore how Leonardo da Vinci's seven principles can inspire modern physicians to embrace curiosity, creativity, and lifelong learning.
An analysis of nearly one million workers across 1,500 firms in Singapore demonstrates that companies with aligned and complementary talent strategies achieve dramatically higher employee loyalty and earnings, while those relying on single, progressi...
Physician shortages, burnout, and responsibility overload demand solutions. This article suggests streamlining metrics, communication, and tasks to optimize their role.
Companies are pouring money into AI but failing to translate that investment into workforce capability, largely because traditional training methods don’t help employees retain or apply complex skills. Extended reality—virtual reality, augmented real...
Dr. Daniel A. Handel shares his path from emergency medicine to healthcare leadership, focusing on HALM education, physician leadership, and system-wide care improvement.
Patients reliant on ventilators face significant barriers in the U.S., from insurance hurdles to limited specialized care options, highlighting systemic healthcare gaps.
Healthcare Insights: Curated for HALM January/February 2026
Professional recruiters are playing a larger role in C-suite hiring processes. Candidates vying for senior roles can prepare using five key strategies.
Applying restaurant service principles in healthcare—personalized communication, trust-building, and accountability—can enhance patient experiences and loyalty.
In today’s hyperconnected world, the public conversation moves quickly, and traditional advertising cycles can’t keep up. Fastvertising—rapid-response, culturally relevant ads—offers brands a way to not only capture attention but also build authentic...
Adaptability and learning agility have become the foundation for business transformation, innovation, and people leadership. The challenge is that most leaders say they’re adaptable, but few know how to demonstrate adaptability consistently.
Geopolitical fragmentation, economic volatility, technological advances and more have led to unprecedented levels of uncertainty. Businesses often retreat inwards during these times, focusing on strategies like cost-cutting and hoarding cash. But thi...
Leadership theory suggests CEOs should focus on high-level issues such as strategy and resource allocation. These authors challenge this conventional wisdom by spotlighting CEOs who dive deep into day-to-day execution rather than hovering at the stra...
Today’s leaders face many complex, high-stakes decisions that can’t be managed through traditional risk frameworks alone. When leaders feel paralyzed by ambiguity, they need a framework that balances operational, legal, reputational, and cultural fac...
This review analyzes 51 studies and AAPL assessments to identify key physician leadership competencies, highlighting strengths in collaboration and gaps in financial acumen.
When strategies don’t work, people blame the C-suite for lack of clarity or follow-through, middle managers for blocking progress, or frontline employees for not playing their part. Yet the real influence often sits with a different group entirely: t...
Healthcare organizations face billions in revenue losses from Medicare cuts, halted value-based care models, and reduced federal funding. Traditional siloed leadership cannot tackle these interconnected challenges. This white paper emphasizes the cri...
Enterprise negotiations often falter not because the negotiators lack skill but because they’re constrained by two structural problems: agency and alignment. Frontline negotiators are typically incentivized to close deals (the agency problem) and are...
Hospitals do not need a Medicare payment boost for 2027 beyond the update to be provided in the statutory formula, MedPAC says.
Cross-functional teams in healthcare address complex challenges, but guidance for physician leaders is limited. This article offers practical insights for success.
Motivating employees involves meeting intrinsic and extrinsic needs through autonomy, recognition, and purpose, using strategies like collaboration and empowerment.
New research from Gartner finds that in many companies, the C-suite team isn’t acting like one. Surveys show that just 31% of C-suite executives consider the C-suite to be their primary team. When senior leaders are asked about their team, they’re mo...
From closing knowledge gaps in finance and AI to building emotional intelligence and peer communities, the future of healthcare demands bilingual leaders fluent in both medicine and strategy.
“Profiles in Success”: Certified Physician Executives Share the Value and ROI of their CPE Education
AAPL believes physician leaders who are pursuing leadership education and training — and the organizations that are supporting their effort — should be able to clearly see the value of their time, money, and effort.
Women are a growing force in U.S. medicine but face challenges like caregiving. Supportive workplace policies are key to retaining them and ensuring care access.

