Leadership for the Future: Core Competencies in Healthcare

Develop the skills you need to succeed in the volatile healthcare environment. Strong leadership skills are crucial in today's environment. This book breaks down the skills a manager needs into two categories-system competencies, such as governance and strategy development, and personal leadership competencies, such as decision making and team building. Each competency is brought to life with a case or real-life example. The book also includes a discussion of the ten essential skills that executives use to lead and manage organizations. Use the end-of-chapter questions to assess your strengths and weaknesses in each area of leadership competency. The authors offer many specific suggestions for strengthening your leadership performance. This book will help you improve your skills in the following areas: Governance and organizational dynamics Human resources Financial Management and economics Strategic planning and marketing Information and information systems Communications and public relations Community health and managerial epidemiology Quantitative analysis and modeling Legal and ethical issues Organizational and healthcare policy This book is part of the New-to-the-Field Collection, a collection of three books that covers the essentials of healthcare management. Click here for more information. About the Author Austin Ross, LFACHE is currently professor emeritus in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of Washington. He was the first program director for the school's Executive MHA Program for physicians and clinicians. Austin is also a senior consultant with Arthur Anderson's Health Care Division and has also served as a project consultant with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Frederick J. "Fritz" Wenzel is Distinguished Service Professor and Academic Director of the MBA in Medical Group Management at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, MN. He was the Exe