#245 What I get up to in my CEO week

The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphrey

Someone once said that, as a business leader, you are a Managing Director when you’re actively involved with the day to day running of your business and a CEO when you are able to take a more hands-off approach.

So, on the back of the success of my recent Diary of an MD recording, I thought I’d follow up with some commentary on what a typical CEO week looks like for me.

In this episode, I discuss:

• The value of clearing the diary and dedicating time to work through your own professional goals and development, as well as that of your business
• Learning to put the brakes on when something isn’t going well – and truly accepting that it’s fine to let things go
• Why saying no to meetings is okay
• Why pausing on projects is also okay
• How taking stock, re-evaluating, seeking the perspectives of other people (and working through any lessons learned) will enhance your growth as an individual, and as an organisation
• When a CEO week can allow your teams the opportunity to step up and grow

Mentions in this episode:

BoH episode #230 - Diary of a Managing Director

BoH episode #236 – Knowing when to let things go with Jacob Haddad of Accurx

The Hewitt Review Blog - What does this mean for primary care networks

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I’m Tara Humphrey and I’m the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I’ve worked with 11 Training Hubs and supported over 80 Primary Care Networks and 3 GP Federations.  I understand and appreciate the complexity of healthcare and what it takes to deliver projects across multiple practices.   

I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I’m also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 250 blogs.   

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