Exceptional Leadership:
16 Critical Competencies for Healthcare Executives
Carson F. Dye, FACHE
Andrew N. Garman, PsyD
ISBN 13: 978-1-56793-252-2
Softbound, 231 pp, 2006
Imprint: ACHE Management Series Book
Order code: WWW1-2058
Price: $75.00 |
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There are good leaders, then there are exceptional leaders. The answer to, “What makes a leader exceptional?” is simple: competencies. Competencies are a set of professional and personal skills, knowledge, values, and traits that guide a leader’s performance. This book focuses on the 16 key competencies that distinguish good leadership from great leadership.
Each of the 16 competencies is explored in a chapter that:
Defines the competency, and why it is important
Provides examples of the competency in action
Explains the common skill deficits that prevent mastery of the competency
Discusses how the competency can be misused or overused
Offers advice on how to develop the competency
Exceptional leaders take responsibility for their own development. This book includes tools to help you build your skills and advise your direct reports. It provides self-reflection questions to help you prioritize skill-development needs; advice on approaching a mentor; tips for screening executive coaches; and techniques for eliciting useful feedback from direct reports, colleagues, and superiors.
Carson F. Dye, FACHE, is a search consultant and partner with Witt/Kieffer. His experience includes executive search, leadership assessment, and leadership development. Before his consulting career, Mr. Dye served 20 years as chief human resources officer at various healthcare organizations. He speaks frequently for state and local hospital associations and has written several books and professional journal articles. |
Andrew N. Garman, PsyD, is associate chair in the Department of Health Systems Management at Rush University in Chicago. In his practitioner role, Dr. Garman provides a variety of leadership assessment and development services to Rush University and other organizations, including competency model development, developmental assessments, performance improvement surveys, and workshops. An active contributor to evidence-based practice, Dr. Garman has been published in more than 25 peer-reviewed journals and books. |
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“Dye and Garman’s book should be on the bookshelf of every healthcare executive!
Each of the 16 competencies is covered in a straightforward, succinctly written chapter
supported by an excellent reference list and helpful advice on what to do to pursue
personal development in that particular competency. This book is a ‘one-stop shopping’
guide for bringing out the best in all of us!” —Edgar J. Curtis, FACHE, Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer, Memorial Health System
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“This superb book outlines the areas that leaders need to improve on if they aspire to be
exceptional leaders. At a time when leadership is often mistaken for power, it is great to
have a book that focuses on developing character, which is and must be the fundamental
element of leadership.” —Thomas E. Beeman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Lancaster General (from the Foreword)
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“While each competency is a critical element of the whole, I was drawn to the chapters
on energizing staff and stimulating creativity. These are two of the ‘higher arts’ you see
in leaders who have risen up through the ranks and truly fulfill their calling to care for
others.” —Gene Miyamoto, Chief Operating Officer, Battle Creek Health System–
Trinity Health
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