#282: Peter Wharton-Hood, CEO, LIFE Healthcare Group – Pick team players over individual performers
About this episode
Peter Wharton-Hood discusses his team-first leadership philosophy as CEO of LIFE Healthcare Group during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peter Wharton-Hood became CEO of LIFE Healthcare in August 2020 – right in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic – with no healthcare experience. He was an accomplished banking executive, but he had zero context for what it takes to run a hospital. And it was his job to lead 16,000 healthcare workers through a generational crisis. But Peter stepped into the role with a team-first philosophy that’s shaped his whole career. His people are his priority. He puts the team’s best interest before his own, and he isn’t afraid to cut a top performer if they aren’t a team player. This episode will help you think differently about what really matters when building a team, and it’ll give you the courage to make the hard calls that great team culture requires. You’ll also learn: The most important factor when making a career move (most people miss it) A fun exercise you can use to bring your team into the vision and strategy process How to have a tough personnel conversation Why you may NOT want to be a tech trailblazer Take your learning further. Get proven leadership advice from these (free!) resources: The How Leaders Lead…
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