Exceptional Leadership: 16 Critical Competencies for Healthcare Executives

by Carson F. Dye, Andrew N. Garman

Elevate your leadership skills There are good leaders, then there are exceptional leaders. The answer to, “What makes a leader exceptional?” is competencies. Competencies are a set of professional and personal skills, knowledge, values, and traits that guide a leader’s performance. This new book focuses on the 16 key competencies that distinguish good leadership and great leadership. Each of the 16 competencies is explored in a chapter 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 Provides advice on how to develop the competency

Genres: Leadership

231 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2006

Reviews

[Kasie Sherman · Rating 4 out of 5]

The second edition of this book was assigned to a class I've been taking, and what I can absolutely say is this:

This is an exceptional textbook for anyone interested in reflecting on their leadership roles and characteristics both within and without the healthcare field. The structure of the chapters facilitates quick reading and easy comprehension, while also stimulating situational responses and self-reflection. The authors clearly define each of the sixteen competencies, showing the good, the bad, and the possible. Then, the final section of the textbook is about application and what to do next.

I never thought I would read a text book from front to back of my own happy free will...

Never say never.

[Diana Heldenbrand · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book! It pretty much covers all the bases of healthcare leadership.

[Rachel Schwantes · Rating 4 out of 5]

A school read that was informative and taught me a lot about how to improve my leadership skills.