The chair sets the tone for the room, the conversation, and the partnership with the CEO. When the chair leads effectively, the board is focused, engaged, and productive. When expectations are unclear, even strong boards can drift. This session examines how the chair’s role is evolving and how chairs, vice chairs, CEOs, and board leaders can collaborate to get more out of the boardroom. We’ll talk about what’s working, what quietly hinders progress, and how great chairs elevate (not control) the board. This will be a highly interactive session with facilitated dialogue, real scenarios, and shared learning across the room. You’ll leave with practical ideas to strengthen meetings, relationships, and results – whether you sit in the chair, support the chair, or partner with one.
Registration Pricing
Member: $75
Non-Member: $125
Registration includes unlimited connections per registered facility.
Who should watch:
Hospital and health system board chairs, vice chairs, trustees of rural and community hospitals, hospital and health system board members, executive leadership teams, chief executive officers, governance committee members, governance professionals and board liaisons, foundation board leaders, emerging board leaders, and policy makers involved in health care governance, leadership development, and organizational strategy.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the evolving role of the board chair in guiding effective governance, fostering engagement, and supporting high-quality board decision-making.
- Apply techniques that improve board discussions and mitigate common decision-making biases, including the use of strategic questioning, diverse perspectives, and structured dialogue.
- Identify practices that enhance board meeting effectiveness, including agenda design, meeting facilitation, member participation, and alignment of discussions with strategic priorities.
- Recognize the importance of a strong chair-CEO partnership, including clear expectations, communication, role boundaries, and collaborative leadership.
- Evaluate governance practices that support long-term board effectiveness, including leadership succession planning, board development, performance evaluation, and culture-building.
Continuing Education:
American College of Healthcare Executives
By attending the 2026 The Chair’s Role in a Time of Change – Leading the Board for Maximum Impact Webinar, offered by Texas Healthcare Trustees, participants may earn up to 1.0 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.
Certified Healthcare Trustees and Leaders Education
The Texas Healthcare Trustees designates this continuing certified healthcare trustee and leader education activity for up to 1.0 contact hours. For more information about the CHTL program, please contact THT at 512-465-1015.
Speakers
Keith Wysocki, Vice President, The Governance Institute
Keith Wysocki is a speaker, facilitator, and governance expert with more than 16 years of experience supporting non-profit hospital and health system boards.
In his role as Vice President at The Governance Institute, Keith helps boards pinpoint the issues that matter most and turn those insights into meaningful education and development plans. He spends much of his time gathering input from board members, executives, and industry thought leaders to understand emerging needs and expand how TGI supports non-profit hospitals and health systems.
Keith has presented at numerous national and regional industry conferences including ACHE Congress, the Western Regional Trustee Symposium, and multiple state hospital and senior living association meetings. He has served as lead moderator and facilitator for events with up to 500 attendees, and his articles have appeared in Management In Healthcare and in various journals and newsletters published by The Governance Institute.
Previously Keith served as TGI’s advisor to healthcare boards throughout the Midwest. He has also served as a Manager for Veralon and VMG Health, and he founded Kedros Leadership, a consultancy focused on governance best practice adoption and strategic planning.