Pressure & Performance: How Crisis Reshapes the System with Dr. Saleh Altamimi - 2026 Cosmic Conference LinkedIn Live Session
- Cosmic Centaurs

- Apr 16
- 1 min read
What does it take for an organization to not just withstand pressure, but become stronger because of it?
In this session from Week 3: Thrive of the 2026 Cosmic Conference, Dr. Saleh Al-Tamimi shares what it means to lead at scale through both systemic transformation and acute crisis.
Drawing from his experience overseeing one of Saudi Arabia’s largest healthcare systems, this conversation explores how capability is built under pressure, and how leaders can sustain and evolve it over time. From doubling ICU capacity during COVID-19 to rethinking healthcare delivery through proactive outreach and AI partnerships, this session offers a grounded look at how systems adapt, scale, and strengthen.
In this conversation, we explore:
What crisis reveals about true organizational capability
How to scale systems rapidly without losing coherence
Why innovation and efficiency are not competing priorities
The role of leadership presence in unlocking trust and performance
How to build systems that can operate and evolve beyond the leader
About the Speaker Dr. Saleh Al-Tamimi is a pediatrics emergency medicine consultant and national healthcare leader. He is the CEO of Riyadh First Health Cluster, overseeing a system of 17 hospitals, 160+ primary care centers, and over 28,000 employees, playing a key role in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare transformation under Vision 2030.
About Cosmic Centaurs
Cosmic Centaurs is an organizational and leadership development consultancy helping leaders and leadership teams make better decisions and drive sustainable change.
The Cosmic Conference is our annual, open platform for learning, reflection, and connection, bringing together leaders, thinkers, and practitioners to explore the questions that matter most to leadership today.
You can listen to this session as a podcast here.
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