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A CEO MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN AND HELL
In December 2014, I became the CEO of a publicly traded healthcare company based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, called Amedisys. At the time I was 53, and it was my first CEO job, pretty late by most standards.
I got the job because basically no potential CEOs worth their salt would take the position. The company was on the brink, toxic, and a real mess. Prior to my hiring, the board tried to give the company away for a song to one of our largest competitors. They refused the offer. Not being able to sell the company, the board was desperate to find a CEO willing to step into the role and try to reverse the company’s fortunes. Six months after I’d completed a consulting engagement that led to the founder/CEO’s ...
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