How to Get There Faster: New Approaches to Closing Critical Leadership Gaps to Accelerate Performance

  Imagine a newly appointed nurse executive having a dedicated, tenured Nurse Executive Advisor to fast-track the newly advanced nurse leader’s executive development and accelerate C-suite readiness. Side by side, they work together through a customized leadership development curriculum to conquer the real-life challenges of today while building broader competencies that will last a lifetime.   [continue reading…]

How Kirby Bates’ Nurse Executive Gateway to Knowledge® Accelerates Leadership Competencies

One of the more significant ways to assure the future stability of any healthcare organization is to pass down core leadership competencies to the next generation of healthcare executives. Knowledge transfer, whether through sponsorship and mentorship programs or otherwise, is one of the keys to developing internal talent and assuring the future of the leadership  [continue reading…]

4 Ways to Elevate the CNO-CFO Relationship

  As senior management team members, CNOs and CFOs work together to provide and manage care clinically and financially. A collegial relationship and knowledge and insights that each party needs for operational, strategic, and organizational success are essential.  Today’s most successful nurse executives clearly understand how the CNO areas of responsibility impact the organization’s overall  [continue reading…]