4. Cardinal Health Thrives on Culture of Reinvention
Taming Turbulence
Guiding a company through turbulent economic times takes tough leaders, but also creative ones. Having a healthy appetite for change also helps. For Cardinal Health—the $101-billion-a-year healthcare services company based in Dublin, Ohio—resilient and creative leadership has repeatedly revitalized the company as it navigated the twists and turns of the volatile healthcare industry.
Cardinal Health’s executives call it “constant reinvention,” and they will tell you that the very nature of their business demands it. Starting as a regional food delivery company more than 40 years ago, Cardinal Health has reinvented itself many times over, and in the process has turned into ...
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