title: C-suite meltdown.
abstract: Personality dashes among senior managers can weaken leadership and wreak havoc on the entire hospital. What traits should raise red flags when hiring or promoting executives and how can conflicts be averted? The second part of our cover package looks at hospitals that nurture talent within their own ranks by creating leadership training programs.
authors.forename: Dagmara
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scalise
authors.forename: Terese Hudson
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Thrall
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D011361:Professional Competence; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States