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Season 4 | Episode 2 - May 18, 2023

Empowering the Next Generation of Women Leaders in Healthcare, featuring Liz Bickley

Featuring Liz Bickley, COO, Korn Ferry Health

Episode Description

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Relevant Roles:
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In this episode, Renee DeSilva sits down with Liz Bickley, the COO of Korn Ferry Health, to discuss how to empower the next generation of women leaders in healthcare. Liz walks us through the findings of their latest ‘Women CEOs Speak’ report, including progress towards representation goals for 2025 and the variety of career paths and experiences for today’s women CEOs. In addition, they cover the evolving skillsets for the CEO of the future, and what organizations need to do today to support their high potentials.

Highlights from the conversation:

• Liz’s background and the context of today’s talent challenges (2:50)

• A breakdown of the Women CEOs Speak report (8:40)

• The structural barriers that restrict opportunities and the talent pipeline (12:55)

• Why tomorrow’s successful CEOs need to transform and perform (16:05)

• Charting the non-linear career paths to the CEO position (20:20)

• Organizational responsibilities for ensuring advancement opportunities (24:50)

• Liz’s advice for women aspiring to become CEOs (24:40)

• Why Liz would invite Jacinda Ardern and Queen Elizabeth II to her table (29:50)

The full transcript of our conversation is also available to read. Show the Transcript.

About our Guest

Liz Bickley, COO, Korn Ferry Health

An ingenious, venturesome and compassionate leader, Liz Bickley is relentlessly driven to make a positive impact on the world. With 20+ years of experience having cultivated specialized talent in private and nonprofit sectors in the USA, UK, Europe, Middle East & India, Liz brings a unique viewpoint and knowledge of the global market in healthcare. Today, Liz serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Korn Ferry Health, where she is responsible for growth, strategic vision, and innovative organizational systems. She is determined for organizations to meet the needs of their patients and communities by ensuring talent can reach those organizations, focusing on working through barriers in policy to enable this to happen at a local, national and global level. Courageous and collaborative, Liz is constantly checking in to ensure her work is leading to impact that is purposeful, deliberate and intentional.

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