Impact and Innovation in Aging Services: CEO Stories and Strategies (Part II)

Part II: Creating Culture, Connection, and Community

Three experienced, respected Chief Executive Officers in the aging services field recently took time to connect and share ideas and innovations with WittKieffer Senior Partner Lisa DeSimone Arthur, leader of the firm's Aging Services, Home Health and Hospice Practice. The executives include:

• Jan Hamilton-Crawford, CEO of Oakwood Village in Wisconsin
• Tyler Kendall, CEO of Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge (WCBR) in Virginia
• Adam Marles, CEO of Missouri-based EverTrue, formerly Lutheran Senior Services

In the first segment of the two-part series, the executives focused on growth and innovation in turbulent times. In this second installment, they focus on leadership and their secrets of success. Topics include:

 

• Fundamentals of leading in aging services today
• Engaging the board as collaborators and partners
• Attracting and retaining a dynamic, quality-focused workforce
• Creating an authentic, participatory culture
• Advice and words of wisdom for today's CEOs and executives in aging services

 

It's a special, honest conversation about finding meaning and embracing mission as an individual leader and collectively with one's entire organization.