129_Walk in Ready: How New Healthcare Leaders Build Trust, Break Silos, and Lead with Confidence
With an average CEO tenure now at 3.8 years, leaders are moving between organizations faster than ever. Cultures are shifting. Leadership structures are reshaping. The ability to step into a new environment and genuinely connect, not just perform, is a skill every healthcare leader needs to develop deliberately. That skill has a name: belonging. (Yes, we talk about belonging for employees all the time…but rarely for the leaders themselves.)
In this episode of the Healthcare Plus Podcast, host Dan Collard sits down with Corrin McCloskey, vice president of heart & vascular and oncology services at Tanner Health in Carrollton, Georgia, to explore what it actually takes for leaders to belong in a new culture…and why that belonging is the foundation of everything else.
Corrin brings her background in executive coaching, strategy, and physician leadership to a conversation about what that looks like in practice: building trust before pushing strategy; finding sponsors, not just mentors; crossing silos with confidence; and knowing when to lead with your skills rather than your expertise.
Listeners will learn:
- Why belonging is not a feel-good concept but a direct driver of leader effectiveness and team performance
- How new leaders can earn trust and build connection in a new culture
- The difference between mentors and sponsors, and why sponsors matter more as leaders move up
- Why breaking down silos starts with personal security and a willingness to share, not just collaborate
- What leaders get wrong when they expand their scope, including the expert trap and the right-thing-wrong-way problem
- What the next generation of healthcare leaders needs to look like, and why culture-focused may matter more than credential-focused
This is a conversation for any leader who has ever walked into a new role, a new team, or a new organization and wondered how to make it work without losing themselves in the process.
About Corrin McCloskey:
Corrin McCloskey is a healthcare executive, executive coach, and national speaker focused on leadership, culture, and change management in healthcare. She serves as vice president of heart & vascular and oncology services at Tanner Health, where she leads strategy, growth, and service line development. Passionate about helping leaders build trust and navigate complexity, Corrin frequently speaks on physician leadership, organizational culture, and leading change in healthcare. Over the past year, she has expanded her national speaking presence and contributed thought leadership focused on creating healthier, more sustainable healthcare systems.
