title: Succession planning and leadership development: critical business strategies for healthcare organizations.
abstract: As labor shortages intensify, succession planning and leadership development have become strategic initiatives requiring rigorous consideration. Traditional methods of replacing personnel will not accommodate the vacancies expected to plague healthcare organizations. Managers should focus on identifying potential gaps of key personnel and adapting programs to accommodate organizational need. Attention should be placed on capturing the intellectual capital existent in the organization and developing diverse groups of leadership candidates.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Management Program, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA. skcollin@siu.edu
authors.forename: Sandra K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Kevin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Collins
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D006268:Health Facilities; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007857:Leadership; D013192:Staff Development; D014481:United States