This time of year, kitchens everywhere are buzzing with activity; mixing, baking, tasting, and sometimes – improvising. In healthcare, building a productive department is not all that different from cooking up a holiday feast. It takes the right ingredients, teamwork, and a willingness to adapt when things get a little lumpy.
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Working to the Top of Your Title
In healthcare, successful leadership is both independent and collaborative. Effective leaders understand the importance of their unique role, but rely on the input and contributions of others to truly excel. Knowing the responsibilities associated with a specific management title or position distinguishes workload distribution and controls expectations.
The “Lucky Charms” of Leadership
The recent challenges to and changes in the delivery of healthcare have spotlighted the demand for more enhanced leadership development moving forward. Throughout the pandemic, staff have displayed their resilience and ability to adapt, made possible by the innovative leaders that guided organizations through recovery towards stability without any predetermined path. This “trial by fire” approach was necessary given the unprecedented situation at hand, but has, in hindsight, proven the value of certain traits that need to be cultivated in future leaders.