Climbing the Healthcare Management Ladder: Career Advice from the Top on How to Succeed

by Jim Aldrich

Overview

“If you’ve set your sights on a career in healthcare management, this book will be your personal guide to what it takes to succeed. Who better to learn from than today’s top executives who have scaled the ladder ahead of you.” —Kathyrn Ullrich, author of Getting to the Top, Strategies for Career Success“A great read for all who desire to enhance their healthcare career!” —Nancy K. Graebner, President & CEO, Chelsea Community Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Health System, a member of Trinity HealthIn today’s competitive marketplace, it takes more than degrees and aspirations to become a leader at a hospital or healthcare organization. Get the edge you need in Climbing the Healthcare Management Ladder, where you can learn from the direct experiences of today’s top healthcare executives about what it takes to achieve your highest aspirations in this field. Benefit from the collective wisdom and career secrets of 29 highly successful CEOs who have overseen a comprehensive array of healthcare settings and services. Through these executives’ hard-won advice, you will gain insight into the habits, actions, and skills required for advancement in the healthcare management field, including these key factors:• Creating and capitalizing on opportunities• Working smarter, not just harder• Using the power of networking• Cultivating the right relationships• Leveraging the assets of variety.Learn what it took to reach the top spot in both large and small organizations around the country and how you can do the same, whether you are just starting out or are trying to advance your existing career. Students and faculty in healthcare administration, career advisors, and those in the midst of their healthcare careers will benefit from the mentoring of these experts. Take the first step to elevating your career with Climbing the Healthcare Management Ladder.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938870194
Publisher:	Health Professions Press
Publication date:	06/05/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	750,862
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	17 - 18 Years

About the Author

Jim Aldrich, M.H.S.A., M.B.A., received a B.S. from the University of Michigan and went on to complete master’s degrees in business administration and then health services administration from the University of Michigan. He worked in various positions within the University of Michigan Health System throughout his education and began a fellowship at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in the Trinity Health System as the traditional stepping stone following completion of a Health Administration degree. Following his own career path up the healthcare ladder to what he hopes will become an executive position, he has served as Performance Improvement Specialist and subsequently Associate Director of Medical Staff Services.

Table of Contents

About the Author vii

Foreword David A. Spivey ix

Introduction 1

Section 1 Success Factors 7

1 Getting Started 9

2 Jump at and Create Your Opportunities 17

3 Work Hard and Work Smart 25

4 Relationships Are Key 37

5 Variety Equals Success 51

6 Learn the Business 59

Section 2 Managing Your Career 69

7 Being Vocal 71

8 Managing Career Transitions 83

9 Big versus Small Hospitals 97

10 Leveraging Your Experience 107

Section 3 Enhancing Your Success 121

11 Mentors 123

12 Working with Physicians 135

13 Professional Development 149

14 Life as a CEO 157

Notes 171

Contributor Gallery 173

Index 205

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Thomas A DiDonna, DHSc, MSN (Mason General Hospital)
Description: This book offers distinctive, real-world guidance and advice from an impressive group of CEOs to aspiring or evolving leaders in the healthcare industry.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide practical advice to those who are interested in pursuing leadership positions or evolving their careers in healthcare management. The book successfully provides the collective, highly diverse career experiences and skill sets of 29 successful and influential CEO healthcare leaders.
Audience: It is suitable for students of healthcare, those who are in the industry and aspire to become leaders, or current leaders seeking more diverse and/or influential positions in healthcare management. The author offers a wide range of personal experiences from a significant number of accomplished CEOs from a mentoring and sharing perspective.
Features: The most powerful part of this book discusses the "life of the CEO," which is a unique view of the vast array of leadership and nonleadership responsibilities and accountabilities not readily apparent. The personal experiences and accounts from the contributing CEOs offer a plethora of real-world and practical series of directions for those aspiring to the CEO level of leadership in healthcare. The author offers a contributor gallery, which is an overview of the 29 CEOs' background, education, and experiences. Each CEO has a powerful and influential presence throughout the book, which offers readers a broad view of perceptions and advice. The book is easy to read as it is well organized, written in clear and practical language, with key points and quotes from the contributors highlighted. The few are clear, concise, and pertinent.
Assessment: This is a superb collection of the experiences of a comprehensive assortment of CEOs in healthcare. Their collective know-how offers readers an excellent resource for expanding their understanding and knowledge of what it takes to be a leader in healthcare.

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