John Couris, Tampa General Hospital’s president and Chief Executive Officer, shared segments of his upbringing and early life experiences.
John Couris is the president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tampa General Hospital (TGH). In his current role at TGH, John has continued to cement his national reputation as a thought leader in the space of organizational leadership. Today, John is recognized as a successful leader of one of the nation’s leading academic health systems. A two-person research team from the Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida focused on the lived experiences of John and the degree to which these experiences have influenced his leadership style. Utilizing phenomenological interview techniques (Seidman, 2019), they created questions that intentionally guided John to reflect on specific segments of his upbringing, early work and college experiences, marriage, and professional career to recreate these segments through the art of storytelling. The roles of the researchers interchanged between artists, translators, and transformers to gain new insights and perspectives on the various aspects of John’s life (Erickson and Kovalainen, page 297). Using firsthand evidence shared from John’s perspective, the researchers applied deliberate, rigorous qualitative research methods to give his lived experiences meaning.
Using John’s reflections, the researchers identified three primary themes that appear to underpin his professional success. Their findings revealed how John’s heritage, personal values, and beliefs helped him become a successful principle-centered leader within healthcare.
Authors: Sarah Combs, Tammy V. Smith
Link: https://doi.org/10.28945/5357
Cite as:
Combs, S. & Smith, T.V. (2024). The building of the man behind the thought leader – an inquiry into the life of John Couris. Muma Business Review 8(5). 55-65. https://doi.org/10.28945/5357