Introduction
Health care is a hard business. There are so many moving parts, and each of them has to be in perfect alignment for everything to work together as a whole. And yet, despite all the complexity, there are simple things we can do as leaders of health care organizations that will make it easier on ourselves and our teams. Here’s what I’ve learned from my years at the helm:
Lead
- Lead by example. As a leader of people, you should be a role model for them to follow. If you want good behavior from others, you must exhibit it yourself first.
- Be a good listener and communicator. You can’t lead if no one is listening to what you have to say! Listen carefully so that other people will have confidence in your opinion and advice later on when it matters most – during decision-making time!
- Be a good delegator and mentor/coach. Delegating tasks is important because it helps keep things moving smoothly at work; however, make sure that everyone knows exactly what their responsibilities are before assigning them any work so there won’t be any miscommunication between employees about who does what (or when). A mentor/coach can help improve performance within an organization by providing oversight and guidance on how tasks should be completed correctly (elevating overall job satisfaction).
Organize
Organization is key to all of the things that you do as a health care leader. How your team is organized, how they interact with each other, and how they work individually all impact your ability to get results. A good organizational structure will help everyone on the team be more productive and efficient
Collaborate
Collaboration is a skill, mindset and way to get things done. It’s also very important in health care.
Collaboration is a way for leaders to bring about change in an organization and leave behind a lasting impact.
When you’re collaborating with others, you’re gaining new perspectives from people who have different viewpoints than yours on the problem at hand. This helps generate innovative ideas that lead to better solutions than if you were working alone or only with your immediate team members.
Deliver
When you deliver, you impact all of your stakeholders. You’re delivering for your customers and patients, for the board of directors and shareholders who are counting on you to make their investment in health care pay off. Employees count on you to help them meet their goals – whether it’s a raise or a promotion, more vacation time or more flexibility in the workplace.
And so we arrive at the final pillar of high performance: Deliver. Deliver results. Deliver on time. Deliver on budget (and sometimes under budget). Deliver quality that meets or exceeds expectations—and then surpasses them when nobody is looking! And deliver scope beyond expectation—not only what was agreed upon but also things that weren’t even asked for because your people knew how awesomely capable they were at getting things done right the first time around!
To do all this successfully requires an organizational strategy that embraces change while remaining flexible enough to adapt quickly and efficiently as new challenges come up along the way – from changing regulations; evolving technology; shifting market conditions; shifting demographics …
Communicate
As a health care leader, you need to be able to communicate effectively. You will be communicating with your team members, patients, superiors and subordinates. You may also need to communicate with friends or family members that are not part of your workplace.
Effective communication is essential for a successful health care leader because it can help create an open environment where all parties involved feel comfortable sharing their ideas and opinions. In addition, it allows everyone involved in the process of making decisions from different perspectives as well as allowing them to agree on certain aspects before moving forward with any action plan that has been decided upon by consensus among all parties involved in making decisions together collaboratively rather than unilaterally imposed by only one party or group while ignoring others’ input entirely (an example being top-down leadership style).
Health Care is hard.
Health care is hard. Leadership is hard. Being a good leader is not just about being the boss—it’s about being a team player, communicating effectively and solving problems.
The best leaders I’ve worked with are those who inspire their colleagues to raise the bar on their own performance by making them feel valued, helping them learn new skills, and recognizing what they do well. When people see you as someone who supports them and cares about their success—not just yours—they will be more motivated to follow you wherever your vision takes them.
Conclusion
Health Care is hard. It’s a huge industry, it touches everyone in some way and it has a lot of stakeholders who all have different interests and needs. There are also so many different health care leaders in the world who are trying to do their best by their patients, employees, community members and shareholders alike. So if you’re looking for some tips on how to be successful as a Health Care Leader then hopefully we’ve given you something here!
