John Couris, President and CEO of Florida Health Sciences Center | Tampa General Hospital, speaks candidly about the failures that shaped his approach to leadership. While success is widely celebrated and easily discussed, setbacks are far less examined—and often avoided altogether. Drawing on Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena,” Couris pulls back the curtain to engage in the conversations leaders often avoid—examining failure with the same rigor typically reserved for success. He outlines how navigating adversity refined his judgment and strengthened his decision-making, demonstrating how effective health care leadership is forged through responsibility, resolve, and action under pressure