title: Broader range of skills distinguishes successful CFOs.
abstract: In recent years, healthcare CFOs have seen their role expand significantly beyond traditional financial duties. A series of trended surveys on CFO roles and responsibilities reveals that today's healthcare CFO requires a broad new range of traits and skills in the areas of leadership, operations, and healthcare strategy. CFOs regard strategic thinking and the ability to communicate clearly as the most important of their essential leadership traits and skills, respectively. Among operational and strategic skills, CFOs most often cite the importance of being able to improve organizational performance and benchmark. Healthcare CFOs can enhance their chances of success by focusing self-improvement efforts on five key areas: implementing the organization's vision; developing tactics that stimulate change; enhancing communication skills; focusing on managing and leading; and strengthening relationships.
authors.affiliation: miked@wittkieffer.com
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Doody
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003142:Communication; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011361:Professional Competence; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States