title: Side by side. Communication is key to a successful side by side CEO-board chair partnership.
abstract: Great partnerships require hard work, and that goes double for the health care board chair and CEO, whose relationship is complicated by a whole host of issues. But the effort will pay off in organizational success. One essential element: frequent, two-way communication.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006075:Governing Board; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D024382:Professional Role