Leadership Development

Health Care

CEOs: The Making of Healthcare Leaders: The Insiders' Look

Twenty-two healthcare leaders participated in the first-ever Thought Leaders Forum, an invitation-only event held in conjuction with the annual Up & Comers and Trustee of the Year awards.

Diversity: Bridging the Leadership Development Gap for Minority Executives

A recent survey report of NAHSE members shows a gap in career development opportunities available and those received.

Hiring: How to Hire the Right Person

Selecting the best person for a high level executive position requires recognizing the difference between a great candidate and the right person for your organization.

6 Tips to Avoid Costly Hiring Mistakes

Effective assessment methodology can help healthcare organizations avoid costly hiring mistakes; an article by Carson F. Dye, FACHE.

Trustees: Selecting the Right CEO

When healthcare leaders need a new CEO for their hospital or system, they turn to this brochure that offers guidelines for selecting the right CEO.

Executive Excellence: Protocols for Healthcare Leaders, by Carson F. Dye, FACHE

What makes a truly good leader? This book answers that question by focusing on the effect of personal conduct on leadership. The concise text defines leadership, addresses its importance in health care today, and offers suggestions for improving and applying various qualities of leadership within health care. 176 pages, 2000, Health Administration Press. To order your copy, click here.

Winning the Talent War: Ensuring Effective Leadership in Healthcare, by Carson F. Dye, FACHE

Witt/Kieffer consultant Carson F. Dye, FACHE, has written a powerful 226-page book to help healthcare executives through every step of the leadership selection process. From tips on recruiting to sample position specifications, this new book helps to ensure today's executives achieve their expected results in today's tough market for talent. $63. To order your copy, click here.

Higher Education

Advancement: No More Revolving Door

Advancement divisions must cultivate and foster their staffs in much the same way donors are; an article by Jon Derek Croteau, Ed.D.

Enrollment: Develop the Next Generation of Enrollment Officers

Talented and experiences enrollment leaders are essential partners to institutions, particularly in troubled economic times. Enrollment leaders share their insights.

Succession Planning: Your Next Few Leaders

Succession planning in higher education should be a priority of institutions across the country. Dennis Barden discusses its importance in this article from Chronicle of Higher Education.

The People First Approach: A Guide to Recruiting, Developing, and Retaining the Right People by Jon Derek Croteau, Ed.D.

In this new book, search consultant Jon Derek Croteau, Ed.D., examines the importance of building - and retaining - development teams in healthcare organizations as well as higher education and not-for-profit institutions. To order your copy, click here.

Searching for Higher Education Leadership: Advice for Candidates and Search Committees by Jean Dowdall, Ph.D.