Episode 137: Being a Transformational Community Leader During Times of Great Change with Tasha Blackmon

In this episode, we talk with our special guest Tasha Blackmon about transformational leadership and her lessons on leadership and the pandemic.

Tasha is a dynamic, collaborative leader, mentor, and coach who brings more than 20 years of business operations experience to her role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Michigan’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Cherry Health.

During her years with Cherry Health, she has championed health justice by aggressively disrupting healthcare disparities, leading numerous large-scale expansion and development projects, and holding six positions within Cherry Health before becoming CEO in 2018.

Tasha shares about Cherry Health and the role it serves in West Michigan, which provides integrated health care services to 70,000 patients.

We also talk about her leadership style and some advice for those emerging individuals who are stepping into leadership.

At the close of the interview, Tasha shares how COVID-19 impacted her as a leader and how she takes action to experience the positive outcomes of her professional and personal life.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

09:43 - Tasha’s takeaways about polarities in healthcare

13:59 - About Cherry Health and the role it serves in West Michigan

19:15 - About her leadership style as CEO of Cherry Health

23:29 - Tasha’s journey in becoming a transformational leader

27:16 - Some advice for individuals who are stepping into leadership

34:31 - How the COVID-19 pandemic impacted her as a leader

50:28 - What healthcare leaders need the most to balance their professional and personal lives

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasha-blackmon-a6481111/

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