A Powerful Model for Leadership Success

Witt/Kieffer has developed an exclusive model of core processes and best practices in the assessment, onboarding, executive development and transitioning of healthcare leadership. Our Solutions for Exceptional Leadership portfolio enhances our existing core search practices and offers innovative, real world-tested services to ensure high-performing leadership.

The foundation for Solutions for Exceptional Leadership is an exclusive, research-based assessment model — specific to healthcare leadership — to evaluate an executive’s potential for success. The assessment process is based on the unique needs of our healthcare clients. It is grounded in 16 leadership competencies in the acclaimed book Exceptional Leadership: 16 Critical Competencies for Healthcare Executives by Carson Dye, FACHE and Andrew Garman, Psy.D.

The Exceptional Leadership Competency Model recognizes the specific leadership requirements that healthcare organizations need to adapt and thrive in turbulent times. It provides a picture of successful leadership behavior — an integrated set of attributes that make the biggest difference between good leadership and great leadership.

Our selection assessment process — developed by and for healthcare leaders — consistently achieves better results in predicting on-the-job success than a generalized approach. Our process results in fewer hiring mistakes because we use core competencies that align with our clients’ talent management programs. Organizational fit is based on clear, objective evidence rather than “gut feeling,” which leads to better retention rates.

The Solutions for Exceptional Leadership competencies are grounded in the four cornerstones of exceptional healthcare executives:

- Well-cultivated awareness — living by personal conviction, possessing emotional intelligence

- Compelling vision — being visionary, communicating vision, earning loyalty and trust

- Real way with people — listening like you mean it, giving feedback, mentoring others, developing teams, energizing staff

- Masterful execution — generating informal power, building consensus, making decisions effectively, driving results, stimulating creativity, cultivating adaptability

Richard Metheny is vice president of human resources/chief people officer and leader of the Solutions for Exceptional Leadership practice. Prior to joining Witt/Kieffer, Richard owned his own firm and has provided organizational & team coaching, executive coaching, succession planning, and leadership development services for private clients. He also served as Chief People Officer for a Chicago-based global marketing solutions agency.
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