Leadership Awards
2008 Trustee of the Year Award Winners
Witt/Kieffer and Modern Healthcare celebrate the accomplishments of healthcare trustees. Four-page document.
2007 Up & Comers Award Winners
Witt/Kieffer and Modern Healthcare congratulate these 12 healthcare Up & Comers. Eight-page document.
Industry Surveys/Reports
The Making of Healthcare Leaders: The Insider's Look
A cross-section of healthcare leaders: different ages, organizations, geographic locations and career levels participated in Witt/Kieffer's Thought Leaders Forum. Here are their observations. An eight-page report.
Follow the Leaders: How Healthcare CEOs Mentor and Develop New Executives for Leadership Succession
Power in mentoring: Mentored healthcare CEOs frequently train new leaders. Eight-page report.
When Healthcare Organizations Cultivate Diversity, Outcomes Improve
Diversity Q&A session with Witt/Kieffer president and CEO Jim Gauss and panelists Sonja Boone, M.D., Director of Diversity at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago and Juana Slade, Director of Diversity and Language Services at AnMed Health, Anderson, SC. Six page report.
CEO Leadership Study, March 2006
As baby boomers near retirement age, there is a growing concern by CEOs about leadership continuity for their individual healthcare organizations and for the industry as a whole. An 8 page report.
Executive Placement Study, July 2007
Each year, Witt/Kieffer provides an overview of its work in health care, education and insurance/managed care. This study features Witt/Kieffer placements by organization, job type and compensation and benefits. Six pages.
View from the Top: CEO Perspectives on Leadership Talent, Executive Development and Succession Planning in Healthcare Organizations
How is leadership development taking root in successful healthcare systems? Eight-page report.
Emerging Trends in Senior Care Executive Compensation Practices
These executive compensation survey results in senior care also feature a listing of the top senior care challenges today and in the future. Cover letter and slides.
Leadership Succession and Transition Practice
Talent management is among the most important work a hospital or system or a college or university does. Four-page fact sheet.
Preparing Future Leaders in Health Care: A Confidential Witt/Kieffer Study
Read more about barriers to developing future leaders in health care in this eight-page report, with an introduction by Witt/Kieffer Chairman and CEO Jordan Hadelman.
The Board's Role in Developing a Diverse Leadership Team
Board members can exercise considerable influence in advancing diversity at the top. A four-page article from Trustee magazine.
Advancing Diversity Leadership in Health Care
Hospitals and health systems need to do more to develop diverse senior management teams, according to a recent national survey. To find answers to what aids and hinders the recruitment and retention of minority leaders, read this 16-page report.
How Premier Member Human Resources Executives Position Their Organizations for Success
What are the pressing challenges for HR executives? How do they position themselves successfully? Four-page report.
Chief Nursing Officers: Their Role and Keys to Effectiveness
Enhancing patient care quality is the single most important indicator of CNO success. Read more about CNO effectiveness, compensation and demographics in this eight-page survey report.
Eight Keys to Effective Healthcare Governance
This two-page article is must reading for healthcare trustees. Two-page article.
Performance Indicators, Benchmarks and CEO/Board Evaluation
Every organization can monitor success through performance indicators and CEO/board evaluations. Twelve pages.
How HR Executives Make the Transition to Senior Management
Positioning tactics, methods for breaking into senior management and compensation trends are featured in this four-page report.
Caring for the Caregiver
Leaders: Do you champion a caring culture? Learn how in this four-page report.
Characteristics of Effective Governing Boards
CEOs at a national alliance overwhelmingly have faith in the abilities of their board members to play effective leadership roles. Twelve-page report.
Leadership and the Workforce: Megatrends for the 21st Century
Healthcare delivery, cost pressures, technology, policy and recruiting/retention are key features. Four pages.
Influencing the CEO and the Board: The Healthcare Strategist's Role
Healthcare marketing strategists, planners and public relations executives can play significant roles in influencing the CEO and governing board. Four-page report.
Physician Executive Leadership in Health Care
There are new opportunities and roles for today's physician executives in health care. Eight-page report.
Book a Witt/Kieffer Speaker
Book a Witt/Kieffer search consultant for your next seminar or special event.
Leaders' Profiles
Witt/Kieffer Places Two Trustees for the California HealthCare Foundation
Oakland foundation enhances diversity representation on its board. Two-page profile.
Daniel L. Wakeman and Richard Hiltz
"It will become more popular, but it's unique right now," Daniel L. Wakeman says of the succession planning model. "I think it's a great model; it's worked very well for us." Two-page profile.
Health System CEO Meets Expectations
David L. Dunlap takes charge at Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Charleston, SC. Two-page profile.
Jewish Home of San Francisco CEO Makes a Mission of Daily Respect and Care
Daniel R. Ruth sees how senior care offers quality of life and customized care. Two-page profile.
Focused UIHC Director/CEO Keeps Her Vision on Patients and High Performance
"My philosophy is to stay focused and try not to lose sight of the patients." --Donna Katen-Bahensky
Medical Director Sees Gains by Ensuring Physician Performance Matches System's Vision
When Primary Care Practices Medical Director Eugene Wright, Jr., M.D., saw each of 12 physician practices operating independently, . . . . Two-page profile.
Michael Rosenblatt, M.D., Takes the Helm as Dean at Tufts Medical School
Trusting in his community of colleagues, Tufts Medical School dean finds success.
Faith is CEO's Driving Force for Mission of Healing, Leadership and Stewardship
"Being CEO of a faith-based organization is a good fit for me." --Ruth W. Brinkley
Teresa L. Edwards
EVP gets new hospital up and running with a vision, plan and unified voice.
This Corporate Chairman/CEO Has a Gift for Governance
When board members at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, IL, began speaking in healthcare acronyms, Ken Hull stopped the conversation. Two-page profile.
Matthew Jett Hall
Vanderbilt University IT executive balances cost and risk, patience and kindness.
VHA Pennsylvania Executive Officer Engineers Success Through Solid Negotiation
Renee S. Frazier gathered administrators, physicians, labor leaders and others to begin a dialogue on cost, quality and access. Two-page profile.
New Technology Opportunity Enables Executive to Foster New Vision
What goes through a leader's mind when making a decision whether to accept a new job? Two-page profile.
HR-VP Switches to Medical Device Supplier
Here, a vice president and her company live by a creed. Two-page profile.
From Nurse to CEO, This Executive Took It One Step at a Time
Not every nurse can become a CEO and manage a 200-bed hospital, but Nancy J. Bitting can. Two-page profile.
Feedback Leads to Focused Decision-making
What's CEO John Solheim's vision for St. Peter's Community Hospital? Two-page profile.
Physician Services Executive Represents a Popular Niche
Here's a two-page profile of a chief executive of a Physician's Services Division of a prominent health system.
Cancer Center Vice President Steers Toward Strategies That Drive Revenues
Guy B. Giesecke is one vice president and administrator who works quickly to build rapport and trust. Two-page profile.
Edith Hunter
Clear vision guides Catholic system CIO toward creating a computer-literate workforce.
News Releases
Advancing Diversity in Health Care
Developing diverse leadership teams not only enhances the culture of hospitals and health systems, it's also good for business. Two-page news release.
James W. Gauss named new Witt/Kieffer President and CEO
Witt/Kieffer has named Jim Gauss as the firm's new president and CEO. Gauss' selection as CEO is the result of the firm's strategic three-year succession plan. Two-page news release.
Chief Nursing Officers Deliver Quality Care
CNOs believe quality care delivery is crucial for success. Two-page news release.
Health Care 'Drives Away' Future Leaders
CEOs say health care misses opportunities to mentor future leaders -- and actually drives them away from the profession. Two-page news release.
Witt/Kieffer Recognized by NAHSE as Outstanding Diversity Partner
Witt/Kieffer has been awarded the Outstanding Organization of the Year Award by the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE).
Tools to Support the Search Process
Association and Not-for-Profit Search Practice
Witt/Kieffer consultants are ready to identify and recruit visionary leaders for associations and not-for-profit organizations.
How to Hire the Right Person
Researching your "organization's personality" will reap benefits long after making the right hire. Four pages.
Information Technology Practice
Here is the latest information about Witt/Kieffer's IT search practice. Two-page fact sheet.
Leaders on Call: Developing a Succession Plan
The unexpected has happened. Your health system CEO has just resigned. Fortunately, your organization's succession plan prevented leadership gaps from dragging down the system. This four-page article by Witt/Kieffer Senior Vice President Michael F. Doody offers succession planning tips for healthcare trustees.
Enhancing Cultural Competency in Health Care
Many of today's healthcare organizations are focusing on diversity and cultural competency issues within the workplace. Howard Jessamy, from Witt/Kieffer's Bethesda, MD office, offers his perspectives on cultural competency and offers helpful questions for healthcare providers to consider as they plan their own diversity and cultural competency programs. Two pages.
Selecting the Right CEO
When healthcare leaders need a new CEO for their hospital or system, they can turn to this brochure that offers guidelines for selecting the right CEO. 12 pages.
Questions for Evaluating Search Firms
Here's how you can evaluate search firm performance. One page.
How Witt/Kieffer Assists Search Committees
Search committees rely on Witt/Kieffer to assist them in identifying leaders who can advance the organization's goals and objectives. Five pages.
Career Development Tools
What a Candidate Ought to Know
This candidate primer explains how to work with Witt/Kieffer consultants. Six pages.
Succession Planning Tops Healthcare Leadership Strategies
Formal planning ensures future leadership development. Perspectives, Winter 2004. Eight-page newsletter.
Health Care's Top Ten Recruiting Mistakes
Healthcare employers: Enhance your likelihood for success by avoiding these 10 common pitfalls. Four pages.
Perspectives, Summer 2007
Read about Witt/Kieffer's national study on advancing diversity leadership in health care and a profile of a university and medical center CHRO in this eight-page newsletter.
Twenty Steps to Advance Your Career
Healthcare executives will find this four-page report of interest as they investigate new career opportunities.
Does Your Resume Work as Hard as You Do?
Witt/Kieffer offers these resume suggestions when you're ready to review and update your resume. Two-page document.
Maximizing Recruiting Successes and Minimizing Recruiting Mistakes, by Carson F. Dye, FACHE
It's more than just "fit" and "chemistry." The challenge of hiring the best executive for the job involves excellent sourcing, interviewing, screening and referencing. Eight pages.
The Impact of Strategic Healthcare Leadership
To celebrate the firm's 30th anniversary, this white paper focuses on 10 trends for healthcare executives. 24 pages.
Executive Performance Books
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.
Leadership in Healthcare: Values at the Top, By Carson F. Dye, FACHE
In short chapters and direct language, Carson Dye makes leadership qualities come alive and provides healthcare executives and physicians with a firm understanding of where they stand in the leadership continuum. Personal values are key to success, and this book puts that key into the hands of readers. It's a "must" for any executive's library and a handy leadership reference.
234 pages, 2000, Health Administration Press.
$50. 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.
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