Bringing Leadership to Life in Health: LEADS in a Caring Environment (PDF)

medical leadership. Graham has had articles on leadership published in many journals, including Leadership in Health Services, Healthcare Management Forum, and HealthManagement.org-the Journal.



Bill Tholl currently serves as senior executive consultant, mentor and thought leader in health policy and as Senior Policy Advisor to the Canadian Health Leadership Network (CHLNet). Until retiring in July 2017, he served as the Founding President and CEO of HealthCare CAN: the voice of Canada's health care organizations and hospitals. Prior to his appointment in March 2014, Bill was Founding Executive Director of the Canadian Health Leadership Network (2009-2014); CEO and Secretary General, Canadian Medical Association (2001-2008), and CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (1995-2001). Bill was co-Principal Investigator with Graham in a four-year cross Canada research project on the LEADS framework and has held a number of academic posts over the years, including as an Executive-in-Residence at Royal Roads University (2009-2014) and most recently as a lecturer and mentor in the University of Alberta Fellowship in Health System Improvement program. The Globe and Mail has described Bill as "Medicare's Mr. Fix-it" for the role he has played in the evolution of Canada's health care systems. He is a sought-after speaker, being billed by CHLNet as a "leader of leaders" on the Canadian health scene. He holds a graduate degree in health economics (from University of Manitoba), is a past president of the Canadian Health Economics Association and has written on many topics, most recently as the lead author of a monograph entitled: "Twenty Tips for Surviving and Prospering in the Association World" (Canadian Society of Association Executives 2010) and as co-author (with Graham) of the First Edition of "Bringing Leadership to Life in Health" (Springer, January 2014). Bill is the recipient of numerous national awards; most recently being appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is a Certified Corporate Director (ICD.D), serving on a number of for-profit and not-for profit Boards.