Keywords

health care executive development, health care leadership development, health care succession planning

 

Authors

  1. Collins, Sandra K. MBA, PhD
  2. McKinnies, Richard MSEd, RT(R)(T), CMD
  3. Lieneck, Cristian PhD, FACMPE, FACHE, FAHM, CPHIMS
  4. Watts, Sandra MHA, RT(R)

Abstract

A study was conducted to analyze the perceptions of chief executive officers in US hospitals regarding leadership development and succession planning. Results of the study were compared to identical surveys delivered in previous years for the purposes of identifying possible trends and changing perspectives related to how executives use succession planning in their facilities, what factors influence the identification of successors, what positions are the more likely to use succession planning efforts, and who specifically should be responsible for building the leadership pipeline.