Delivering an Interim Executive Solution to Stabilise Governance and Financial Performance for a Regional Health Network in Victoria
The Brief
Candidate net Promote Score
Future Leadership combines truly personalised relationships with innovative technology solutions to ensure an approachable and efficient process for all our Net Promoter Score across clients, successful candidates and unsuccessful candidates is well above industry standard.
Candidates supported every year
We maintain genuine relationships with past candidates and continue to support them with leadership solutions long term, after they land their role.
We maintain genuine relationships with past candidates and continue to support them with leadership solutions long term, after they land their role.
Over half of the executive search assignments undertaken by our team have resulted in the appointment of outstanding female or LGBTQI+ leaders to high profile roles.
Candidate Retention Rate for 12 months since 2002
Our thorough briefing process and ability to engage passive candidates mean that we go to great lengths to find the right person for the role – long term!
The Process
- Developed a clear 90-day stabilisation plan focused on financial control, operational alignment, and organisational morale.
- Secured emergency funding through the Department of Health to ease immediate financial pressures.
- Restructured executive reporting lines to improve decision-making speed and suspended non-essential projects to prioritise patient care.
- Maintained high visibility across sites, visiting hospitals, meeting staff, and hosting open forums to rebuild confidence.
- Strengthened governance by chairing weekly performance reviews with executive leads and Board subcommittees, embedding disciplined progress tracking.
Top 5 Capabilities
Adaptability and Resilience
Steered the organisation through extreme pressure and uncertainty, remaining calm and solution-focused while adjusting plans swiftly as challenges evolved.
Stakeholder Relations
Engaged staff, community members, and health authorities with empathy and transparency, rebuilding trust through frequent communication and collaborative problem-solving.
Commercial Acumen
Applied sharp financial strategy to secure emergency funding and implement cost controls, stabilising finances without compromising patient care.
Systems Thinking
Viewed the regional group holistically, understanding interdependencies between hospitals and services to restructure operations for efficiency and sustainability.
Communication and Influence
Combined transparency with calm authority to ensure staff and community stakeholders understood the plan and felt included in the solution.
