Check out this month’s selections for our “What’s On Your Bookshelf?” series from Health Administration Press, the publishing division of the Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives. As one of the largest publishers in the field of healthcare management, Health Administration Press offers titles for healthcare professionals at every stage of their career.
Preventing Burnout and Building Engagement in the Healthcare Workplace, Second Edition
Healthcare workers have been experiencing the ripple effects of increasing strain, staffing shortages and anxiety since early 2020. Undoubtedly, stress and burnout are having substantial systemic, financial and human impact on healthcare organizations. This new edition addresses these concerns and offers ways to foster your employees’ engagement in their work.
The book describes how to identify common underlying stressors that lead to employee burnout, tactics for shifting the attention away from individuals and toward improving the stressful environment in which they work, and techniques for evaluating interventions. Healthcare leaders can use this practical guide to help their staff recover from burnout and regain a sense of passion for their work.
Addressing burnout is the right thing to do by the healthcare professionals you employ, work with and contract with. It also can dramatically benefit your organization in terms of better systemwide functioning and bottom-line performance.
Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders
Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders demonstrates that you can embrace humility and still be excellent at your job.
The author is a healthcare professor, executive coach and consultant, and he gleans evidence and insights from researchers, executives, philosophers and thought leaders. The book offers an engaging exploration of evidence-based practices from an array of leaders in different settings. Its stories, interviews and research findings will appeal to readers of every stripe and career stage, from undergraduate students in healthcare administration to early careerists and seasoned CEOs.
The book explores many questions such as, Is humility viewed as weakness? Can leaders balance kindness with a strong personality? Are there generational differences in how leadership is perceived?
The book concludes that high performance in leadership can be achieved when humility is combined with ambition, and when compassion is combined with strength.
The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide, Second Edition
In the ever-changing healthcare environment, the profession of healthcare management needs strong candidates to rise to the challenges of today and carry organizations into the future. The Emerging Healthcare Leader is an essential resource for those in the early stages of becoming a healthcare leader. Packed with tactics, tips and illuminating straightforward examples, this book is an indispensable guide to building your career in healthcare leadership. Honestly and authentically, the authors offer practical suggestions and share anecdotes, personal stories and important lessons learned from their own professional experiences such as developing self-awareness, practicing self-management and more.