As any hospital leader knows, running a health system is no easy task. This blog post by Select International discusses research findings on this subject and gives evidence-based suggestions for improving leadership and collaboration.
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Select International's website.
It’s just plain redundant to say it at this point, but it’s true – healthcare continues to change at an unprecedented rate. Running a hospital or health system was never easy. Management guru, Peter Drucker, said, “A hospital is likely the most complex organization we deal with and managing one is as challenging as it gets.” That was BEFORE we decided to change everything about the task!
In past decades, a hospital could succeed by putting together a team of highly talented individuals who were experts in their own domains, each of whom could run their little part of the organization with the sum of the efforts resulting in success.
That’s no longer the case; the senior leadership team must work collaboratively. The challenges are too complex, and they cut across departments, functions, and specialties. Here are 3 strategies for building better senior leadership collaboration within your organization. Click here to continue>>
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