Amidst headlines of fear and frustration, COVID-19 has also surfaced profiles of health workers demonstrating great courage, a value that we at the Johnson & Johnson Center for Health Worker Innovation believe is an integral trait of frontline leadership. Millions around the world are newly aware of how we rely on health workers' trusted counsel and life-saving care. At the Center, we are intent on strengthening the leadership skills of nurses, midwives and community health workers so patients’ and communities’ best allies are empowered with the tools needed to strengthen health systems.