Health Care Leadership Intensive for Managers

Program Overview

Improve Your Management and Leadership Skills in Health Care

This management and leadership development program is designed to improve your skills and increase your knowledge, preparing you to tackle complex challenges, comprehend cost analysis, drive change, and effectively manage health care departments and divisions. With a strong focus on interactive learning, case studies and small group discussions, the format of this program ensures you will leave ready to maximize your strengths, build and engage strong teams, and position yourself for both short- and long-term success.

During the program, you will explore topics such as financial management, negotiation, patient experience, and innovative problem solving in health care. Whether you are leading a company or running a department, this program will help you maximize opportunities, build effective teams, and prepare you to make an impact.

Career Benefits—Why You Should Participate 

Gain insight into and develop the skills required to manage and effectively lead in the dynamic field of health care. Learn from distinguished Harvard faculty how to:  

• Understand and develop your personal leadership style 

• Improve your strategy, finance, and policy skills 

• Build and sustain high functioning teams 

• Sharpen your problem solving and change management skills 

• Engage in negotiation, conflict management and leading outside of your area of responsibility 

• Build a network of health care professionals from prominent organizations from across the globe 

Objectives & Highlights

Program Highlights

• Leadership sessions on negotiation, conflict resolution, financial management, team dynamics, and more
• Active discussion groups that facilitate the sharing of experiences, address specific challenges, and create workplace solutions
• Distinguished Harvard faculty members, complemented by health care industry experts
• Networking with fellow health care leaders from around the world who you can rely on for guidance as you return to your organization

Learning Objectives

• Identify leadership styles, strategies and approaches to improve personal navigation of challenges and opportunities
• Understand design thinking and how it can be used as a process for stimulating innovation in your organization
• Use interest-based negotiation, multidimensional problem solving, meta-leadership, and other effective techniques to build collaboration and manage conflicts across complex health care systems
• Gain a firm grasp of appropriate financial management for your department or organization
• Understand and leverage your skills to transform and lead groups into productive, high-performing teams
• Develop the crucial qualities, actions, and approaches necessary to be a successful leader
• Improve capacity to manage change in your organization
• Develop a leadership toolkit that can be implemented immediately on return to your organization

Practical Learning Format

The primary teaching method for this program consists of interactive learning with small group discussions, case studies, and in-class exercises. Morning discussion groups are scheduled to review readings, respond to content questions, and share reactions. This process provides an opportunity to work closely with your colleagues to solve real-world issues.

Credits and Logistics

Accommodations

Program Check-in

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
FXB Building
651 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617.432.2100

The program takes place at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, located in the heart of the Harvard Longwood Campus in Boston. Public transportation is also readily available to the city’s many shopping districts, museums, and restaurants.

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Continuing Education Credit

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 31.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found on the American Medical Association (AMA) website.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health will grant 3.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for this program, equivalent to 31 contact hours of education. Participants can apply these contact hours toward other professional education accrediting organizations.

All credits subject to final agenda.

All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation upon completion of the program.

Faculty

Current faculty, subject to change.

Louise Weed, MS

Program Director

May 5 – 9, 2025

Instructor
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Linda A. Cyr, MS, PhD

Faculty

May 5 – 9, 2025

Lecturer on Health Management
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Mary E. Fleming, MD, MPH

Faculty

May 5 – 9, 2025

President
Reede Scholars

Director
Leadership Development to Advance Equity in Health Care
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Michaela J. Kerrissey, PhD

Faculty

May 5 – 9, 2025

Assistant Professor of Management
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Leonard J. Marcus, PhD

Faculty

May 5 – 9, 2025

Co-Director
National Preparedness Leadership Initiative
Harvard University

Director
Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Lecturer on Public Health Practice
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

John E. McDonough, DrPH, MPA

Faculty

May 5 – 9, 2025

Director, Center for Executive and Continuing Education

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Professor of Public Health Practice

Department of Health Policy and Management

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Anne Occhipinti, MA

Faculty

May 5 – 9, 2025

Assistant Dean for Professional Education
Office of Education
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Laurie Samuels Pascal, MBA, MPH

Faculty

May 5 – 9, 2025

Senior Lecturer on Health Management
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

President
Pascal Coaching and Consulting LLC

Richard B. Siegrist Jr., MS, MBA, CPA

Faculty

May 5 – 9, 2025

Faculty Director, DrPH Program
Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Senior Lecturer on Health Care Management
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Director
Master in Health Care Management Program
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Ellen M. Zane, MA

Faculty

May 5 – 9, 2025

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management
Department of Health Policy and Management
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

CEO Emeritus, Tufts Medical Center and Tufts Children’s Hospital
Tufts Medical Center

Agenda

Who Should Participate

This program is well-suited for executives and emerging leaders in both clinical and nonclinical roles from across the health sector. Ideal participants include:

• C-Suite and Senior Executives
• Clinical and Administrative Managers
• Group Practice Executives
• Health Systems Executives
• Hospital Physicians and Administrators
• Medical Directors
• Nurse Executives
• Physician Managers
• Health Care Program Directors
• Dyad Partners in Health Care Organizations