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, there are titles for healthcare professionals at every stage of their career.
You can also connect with this month’s authors at the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership. Head to ache.org/Congress for full event and speaker information.
Every healthcare executive knows the U.S. health system is in desperate need of repair, yet the path to real change remains unclear. The shift to value-based care is a step in the right direction, but the move to control costs while enhancing quality will require a significant transformation in all sectors of the field. No single enterprise can address these challenges on its own—organizations must work together, and across sectors, to optimize the value of their services and address affordability, access and cost.
From Competition to Collaboration explains how healthcare leaders can navigate the difficult issues that arise when multiple organizations from different sectors and with different operating models, objectives and cultures work together toward a shared purpose. By using this book's health ecosystem leadership model, leaders can shift their mindset toward a broader purpose, focusing not just on healthcare but on health and promoting wellness.
Exceptional Leadership: 16 Critical Competencies for Healthcare Executives, Second Edition
There are good leaders, then there are exceptional leaders. Exceptional leaders use competencies—a set of professional and personal skills, knowledge, values and traits that guide a leader’s performance. In an era of change and uncertainty in healthcare, it is crucial that leaders learn not only how to be exceptional, but also what makes an exceptional leader. In this second edition of their best-selling book, the authors detail 16 competencies grouped in four cornerstone categories: Well-Cultivated Self-Awareness, Compelling Vision, A Real Way With People and Masterful Execution. Each competency is explored in its own chapter to define the competency, provide examples and advice, and explain the common skill deficits that prevent its mastery.
Through a clear and focused approach based on current research, Exceptional Leadership provides a solid understanding of the tools needed by great leaders. Included in this book is a self-development plan and interview questions to apply the knowledge learned.
As the U.S. population continues to diversify, the business case for diversity in healthcare leadership is becoming increasingly evident. However, racially and ethnically diverse leaders are still significantly underrepresented in today’s C-suite. How can healthcare leaders close this gap to enhance the cultural competence of their organizations and improve health equity for all?
Diversity on the Executive Path tackles this pressing issue by sharing the real-life experiences of 12 racially and ethnically diverse hospital and health system CEOs. Through in-depth, face-to-face interviews with this highly accomplished group of healthcare executives, readers can discover what it takes to become a leader at the highest level. From their experiences, individuals will gain insight and learn practical lessons that can be applied to their own career journeys, or the journeys of those they mentor, coach or sponsor.