Greenslopes Private
Hospital CEO becomes
CEW scholar
The CEO of Greenslopes Private Hospital is the first
Queenslander to win a prestigious scholarship to MIT
Sloan through the renowned Chief Executive Women
scholars program.
Christine Went is travelling to the USA
in May to study Leading Change in
Complex Organisations at MIT Sloan in
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The course is designed to help senior
executives harness the leadership
skills, political resources, and cultural
understandings needed to guide
successful organisational change.
CEW member Gail McGowan said,
“CEW scholarships provide talented
women with the opportunity to sharpen
their leadership skills, enrich their
experiences and advance their careers.”
The scholarship is part of the 2018 CEW
Scholars program, which is providing
18 talented Australian women the
opportunity to take their careers to
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at work
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the next level by supporting executive
education at internationally acclaimed
business schools.
Ms Went said, “I am looking forward
to the opportunity to broaden my
perspective of change management
principles and hone my leadership skills
together with international peers across
industry sectors.”
Chris Went was appointed in 2017 as
CEO of Greenslopes Private Hospital,
one of Australia’s largest private
teaching hospitals. She leads the
executive team managing the 650 bed
hospital employing more than 2000
staff. For the previous seven years
she was CEO of St Andrew’s Ipswich
Private Hospital.
Recent statistics showed women made
up 79% of the workforce at Greenslopes
Private Hospital, which gave staff
extra reason to celebrate International
Women’s Day this year.
The figures revealed females accounted
for 88.7% of Registered Nurses,
89.5% of Enrolled Nurses, and 92%
of Clinical Nurses.
Other examples of roles predominantly
occupied by women included:
72% of catering attendants, 76% of
physiotherapists, and 64% of HIS
administrators.
There were approximately 180 different
job classifications across the hospital.
About CEW Scholars
The CEW Scholars program
enables women leaders by
supporting them at critical
junctures in their careers, from
their first management roles to top
executive positions. More than
150 women have been awarded
scholarships to business schools
in Australia and internationally
since CEW commenced its
executive program for women
leaders in 1992.
Neurosurgeon Dr Sarah Olson (front)
with nurses Sarah Stormborn, Kristin Jones
& Emily Gaeta