The Data Standard

Empathetic leadership? with Chris Hutchins at Northwell Health

Chris Hutchins, VP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Northwell Health, joins The Data Standard to discuss how to practice empathetic leadership skills.

Episode Summary

Empathy is a right-brain activity, the kind that many people consider a touchy-feely discipline—a soft skill, as it’s called these days. But at its core, empathy is a valued currency. Sometimes leaders need to get out of their own shoes and put on someone else’s to truly understand what is happening around them. Cultivating empathy as a leadership skill allows you to create bonds of trust. It gives you insight into what others are feeling and thinking, and it helps you understand their reactions. At its foundation, empathy informs your decision-making by sharpening your perceptions and intuition.

Meet The Host

Darren Kaplan

Co-Founder & Board Member of HiQ Labs

Darren Kaplan is 2x Founder and recognized as one of the Top 20 Data Science Influencers in 2020. Darren is the co-creator of The Data Standard, the premier networking user-community for data-science, data engineers, and cybersecurity enthusiasts.

Meet The Guest

Chris Hutchins

VP, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Northwell Health

Senior health care analytics leader, with a strong technology background. Experience developing analytics teams and infrastructure. Extensive experience delivering solutions focused on patient experience, outcomes, cost, population health, quality, regulatory and risk based arrangements. Demonstrated success building data quality and governance programs. Experience integrating analytics, IT and Informatics teams across organizational lines to improve solution delivery. Actively engages colleagues across the enterprise, excelling in matrixed environments. Excellent communication skills, collaborative style, and customer service focus.