Title:
Exceptional leadership : 16 critical competencies for healthcare executives
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Series:
American college of healthcare executives management series
Publication Information:
Chicago, IL : Health Administration Press, 2006
Physical Description:
xxxii, 231 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9781567932522
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Summary
Summary
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. Book jacket.