title: Developing leadership talent in healthcare organizations.
abstract: Effective initiatives for developing and retaining leadership talent are built around five supporting elements: Identification of key leader competencies. Effective job design. A strong focus on leadership recruitment, development, and retention. Leadership training and development throughout all levels of the organization. Ongoing leadership assessment and performance management.
authors.affiliation: Noblis Center for Healthcare Innovation, St. Louis, USA. wendy.wells@noblis.org
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wells
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hejna
mesh_terms: D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*