title: Leadership in challenging times: it starts with passion.
abstract: Leadership is paramount during these challenging times of healthcare reform, workforce shortages, economic conditions, and aging population. Leadership success comes from a combination of the following: passion, vision, quality outcomes, strong knowledge of the industry, the ability to critically think, perspective, adaptability, and ongoing learning.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital, The Woodlands, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sukin
mesh_terms: D057172:Economic Recession; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D006280:Health Workforce; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States