Len Carter
Chief Human Resources Officer FHN
Len has held several senior level HR leadership roles for 40 years. Since 1992 he has been the Human Resources Leader (Chief Human Resources Officer) for FHN in Freeport, Illinois where he has led the integrated healthcare system to achieve the Working Mothers Top100 and AARP Top 25 recognition. FHN also achieved the Employers’ Association award as the Non-Profit Employer of the Year in Illinois. FHN was honored as a top three finalist in the SHRM Human Capital Leadership Awards for its Leadership Excellence development program. In 2007 FHN received the official registered national designation of Employer of Choice. In addition to his current role, Len has led HR services for Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Fairfield Medical Center and Franklin Hospital District. He holds both a Bachelors and Master’s Degree. Len has been published on various HR topics, published author and has been an active presenter for both state and national programs, centering on relevant HR topics. He is also a previous recipient of the ASHHRA Communications Award. Len was recognized by Workplace HR & Safety magazine as a Who’s Who in the HR Profession. In 2021 and 2022, Len was honored with the OnCon Top 100 Human Resources Professional Award. He is a member of SHRM. Len is a past president of the Ohio Society of Healthcare Human Resources Administration, was a member of the SHRM National School to Work Committee, ASHHRA’s Learning and Business Development Committee and is past president of the Rockford Area SHRM Chapter. He is also active as an Illinois Compensation Trust Board member, former Chair of the Northwest Illinois Healthcare Collaborative, and as a local workforce development Board member
Seminars
In this quick-fire session, four people leaders will share a live challenge that they ae working through in their business. Each table will be hosted by an HR leader who will share the details of how they are approaching that challenge; you then get the opportunity to question the host and talk through solutions before moving on to your next table.
- Session I (With Natasha): Rethinking How to Build a More Integrated & Sustainable Employee Value Proposition Across Our Hospitals
- Session II (With Norma): Re-Imagining the CHROs Role in Delivering a New Workforce Plan Which Aligns with the Changing Direction of Our Organizations
- Session III (With Kimberlee): Transforming How We Engage & Retain Your Caregivers During Times of Budgetary Constraints
- Session IV (With Len): The New Approaches to Workforce Planning Enabling Us to Identify Stress Points Across Our Patient Facing Workforce
- Rethinking how we enable our clinically focused leaders to engage more in the leadership cultures our hospitals need
- New approaches to leaning on AI to provide leadership with more support whilst also freeing HR up to do more value-adding strategic work
- How FHN used AI to reduce the time spent creating seven playbooks for its leaders to streamline HR support to its leaders and provide more consistency in leadership across the system
Join a live Q&A exploring how FHN and UC San Diego are rethinking the way they develop the consistent leadership behaviors which will drive the employee experience.
This is your opportunity to ask questions, unpack key lessons, and gain practical insights into the case studies you’ve just heard.
