Leadership Resource Library

Below in our Leadership Resource Library, you’ll find articles, eBooks, and other resources on topics on building multidimensional, high-performing teams. Being committed to excellence in healthcare leadership means bringing together people with varied perspectives, lived experiences, and backgrounds to drive stronger business outcomes, higher employee engagement, and enhanced talent retention. 

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Read our latest article in Modern Healthcare:

Recognizing Leaders Championing Diversity and Health Equity

In an industry serving some of the most diverse populations, diversity and health equity are crucial in driving sustainable solutions and outcomes for all. Our heartfelt congratulations to the 2024 Diversity Leaders, who represent organizations from across the healthcare industry and have made significant contributions in this area. For more than 15 years, we have celebrated the significant accomplishments of leaders who tirelessly champion these causes through our sponsorship of the Diversity Leaders and Women Leaders in Healthcare programs.

Amid the pressing political and social challenges surrounding diversity and health equity, this year’s honorees continue to enact and support efforts to further progress. They continue to invite diverse perspectives into critical conversations to amplify positive impact. As a united front, our collective actions and support are crucial as we work toward systemic change without compromising our shared purpose and business imperatives.

While challenges persist, there is reason for hope. The recognition of these leaders and organizations underscores our ...

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Read our latest article in Modern Healthcare:

Recognizing Leaders Championing Health Equity

In an industry serving some of the most diverse populations, health equity is crucial in driving sustainable solutions and outcomes for all. Our heartfelt congratulations to the 2024 Diversity Leaders, who represent organizations from across the healthcare industry and have made significant contributions in this area. For 15 years, we celebrated the significant accomplishments of leaders who tirelessly champion these causes through our sponsorship of Modern Healthcare's leadership programs.

Amid the pressing political and social challenges surrounding diversity and health equity, this year’s honorees continue to enact and support efforts to further progress. They continue to invite multidimensional perspectives into critical conversations to amplify positive impact. As a united front, our collective actions and support are crucial as we work toward systemic change without compromising our shared purpose and business imperatives.

While challenges persist, there is reason for hope. The recognition of these leaders and organizations underscores our ...

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eBook: Leadership Playbook

Our Leadership Playbook is a powerful tool designed to provide you and your organization with best practices from healthcare industry trailblazers on building multidimensional teams. It offers tangible business strategies and tools to accelerate your organization’s impact, accountability, and alignment, ensuring the achievement of your business goals and sustainable growth.

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eBook: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Playbook

Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Playbook is a powerful tool designed to provide you and your organization with best practices from healthcare industry trailblazers. It offers tangible business strategies and tools to accelerate your organization’s impact, accountability, and alignment, ensuring the achievement of your business goals and sustainable growth.

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Leading While Black: Addressing Social Justice and Health Disparities

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Achieving Health Equity: A Guide for Health Care Organizations

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Change Makers: Dr Valerie Montgomery Rice on Healthcare Disparities and Moving from Talk to Action

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DEI Data Insights: Leadership and Governance in Hospitals and Health Systems

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Getting to Diversity: What Works and What Doesn’t

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How Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leaders Use Data to Drive Their Work

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Ingraining Equity into Quality and Safety: A System-Wide Strategy

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Kaiser Permanente: Free, Web- Based Community Health Data Platform

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10 Demographic Trends Shaping the U.S. and the World in 2016

Video: Better Recruitment through Practicing Conscious Inclusion

We are recognized for our long-standing, demonstrated track record of recruiting authentic, transformational leaders who are committed to having a positive impact on the world. By encouraging all search participants to utilize the strategies presented in our Conscious Inclusion video, we reduce bias in the search process, ensure robust candidate slates, and deliver an objective, equitable search process for all. This proven approach builds more effective teams with leaders who can execute and deliver results.

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Virtual panel with 6 executive diversity leaders discussing how to navigate the future of DEI in healthcare after the affirmative action reversal.

Virtual Panel Discussion:

An insightful panel discussion with leading healthcare executives explores meaningful ways to continue and accelerate progress as diversity becomes more polarized post the Supreme Court decision on Affirmative Action.
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Panelists have compiled articles, books, videos, and other resources related to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts that they have found useful.
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Building a Foundation for High-Performing Teams

Losing momentum is not an option. Representing and reflecting our population throughout all levels of our organizations must be a strategic priority.

Building a strong foundation for authentic teams means more than having a threshold or requirements for hiring talent. It means creating a strategy for systemic change, developing pathways for access and exposure, and establishing processes, tools, and metrics that encourage authentic, transformational leadership and building high-performing, multidimensional teams.

Many organizations have the desire and drive to cultivate more effective teams but are unsure of where to begin or where to go next. Transparent, open conversations are the ideal way to assess where you are and where you need to be. Ask the tough questions. Have vulnerable conversations. Explore the hard truths and know that being outside of your comfort zone is the only way to effect change.

Reviewing your recruitment and development practices provides the basis for creating a plan that is tied into your talent and business strategies. You can then measure the effectiveness of your efforts and hold leaders accountable for progress. This framework ensures leaders are setting the right example and creating solid expectations, which allows your organization to achieve positive strides and embrace the needs of your workforce and your community.

True transformation means a refocus on human-centered leadership. Challenge everyone in your organization to have tough conversations and lead with courage.

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eBook: Women Leaders Playbook

Our Women Leaders Playbook was created out of our inspiration to invoke action. How can each of us continue to close the gender gap? What actions can we take to be the next generation of courageous leaders? We don’t have all the answers, but together we will find many.

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eBook: Women Leaders Playbook

Our Women Leaders Playbook was created out of our inspiration to invoke action. How can each of us continue to close the gender gap? What actions can we take to be the next generation of courageous leaders? We don’t have all the answers, but together we will find many.


Excellence in Healthcare Leadership

Furst Group is committed to excellence in healthcare leadership by bringing together people with multi-dimensional perspectives, lived experiences, and backgrounds to drive stronger business outcomes, higher employee engagement, and enhanced talent retention. This proven approach builds more effective teams with leaders who can execute and deliver results while also advancing the mission and needs of their organizations and the communities they serve.


Our commitment to human-centered leadership means supporting organizational transformation through:

  • Creating pathways for meaningful connection and growth
  • Building teams that reflect and understand their communities
  • Supporting authentic, empathetic leaders and organizations
  • Measuring impact through both human and business outcomes

We are recognized for our long-standing, demonstrated track record of recruiting authentic, transformational leaders who are committed to having a positive impact on the world. Our approach consistently delivers:

  • Candidate slates with broad representation
  • Executive placements from varied backgrounds and perspectives
  • Strategic partnerships that advance organizational missions
  • Positive team and community impact

 

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Transforming Unconscious Bias into Conscious Inclusion

Learn a practical approach to enhancing relationships and cultures within your organization by practicing conscious inclusion.

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Support That Matters

As part of our commitment to excellence in leadership, we recognize the importance of engaging and supporting associations and organizations aligned with this mission, including:

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