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Masterpieces in Health Care Leadership
Cases and Analysis for Best Practices

Author(s): Vincent Pelote, MBA
Lynne Route, RN, BSN, MEd
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763738808
  • ISBN-10:0763738808
  • Paperback    298 pages      © 2007
Price: International Sales $107.95 US List
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Overview

Masterpieces in Healthcare Leadership describes in vivid detail how leaders from nine successful healthcare organizations engage their staff to achieve extraordinary results. Insightful and revealing, the editors used stories to provide a real world framework for building and sustaining a high quality of care. The voices and the passion from the stories will captivate the reader and reveal key behaviors that set these leaders apart. The result is an environment in which leaders nurture and reward their staff and provide support structures that lead to high patient satisfaction and continuous quality improvement.

 

Features:

  • Includes a practical ten-step process for leaders to implement.
  • Provides a research-based approach in assessing successful leadership profiles.
  • Describes for senior leaders the differentiating behaviors that enable success.
  • Contains practical implementation strategies geared towards middle managers.
  • Defines the prerequisites for deploying healthcare leadership across a variety of settings.

The health systems profiled include The Brigham and Women’s Hospital (a Member of Partners HealthCare System), The Cathedral Foundation, Clinton Hospital (a Member of UMass Memorial Health Care), Fairview Hospital (a Cleveland Clinic Hospital), Geisinger Health System, Greenwich Hospital (a Member of the Yale New Haven Health System), Mountain States Health Alliance, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, and Sharp HealthCare.

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Chapter 1:  Background

Masterpieces in Healthcare Leadership

Exemplars

Identifying Masterpiece Organizations

Inviting Contributors

Determining Participants and Audience

Designing the Research Methodologies

Masterpiece Summit

 

Chapter 2: Research Methods

Healthcare Causal Flow Leadership Model

Behavioral Competencies

Data Collection

Interviews

Behavioral Event Interviews

Appreciative Inquiry Interviews

Interview Totals

Healthcare Leadership Inventory

Leadership Competencies

Leadership Style

Healthcare Climate Survey

 

Chapter 3: Data Analysis

Behavioral Event Interviews Analysis

BEI Conclusion 1

BEI Conclusion 2

BEI Conclusion 3

BEI Conclusion 4

BEI Conclusion 5

Leadership Style Analysis

Dominant Leadership Styles

Back-Up Leadership Styles

Seldom-Used Leadership styles

Climate Survey Analysis

Conclusions

 

Chapter 4: How to Read These Stories

How to Read the Stories
The Focus Area
TheVoices

Chapter 5: The Pilot

Clinton Hospital

Work-Life Balance

Patients First

Underlying Needs of Patients

Follow-Up Telephone Calls

Family

Employee Selection

Orientation Welcome

Leadership Sets the Tone

Coaching and Being Coached

Teamwork

Rewards and Recognition

Extending to Community

Above and Beyond

Warm Blanket

Editor Commentary

 

Chapter 6:  The Listening Business

Fairview Hospital: a Cleveland Clinic Hospital

People First

Believing in People

Extended Family

Being Present

Leadership Sets the Tone

Best in the Nation

Touching Lives and Hearts

Ministry of Caring

Accountability

Voices of the Patients

Heart and Soul of Housekeeping

Editor Commentary

 

Chapter 7:   A Culture of Coaching & Developing Others          

Geisinger Health System

Role Model

House Calls

Patients First

Shared Vision

Integrated Team Approach

Believing in People

Peak Experiences

Developing Others

Coaching and Being Coached

Loyalty to the Patient

Storytelling

Work Family

Editor Commentary

 

Chapter 8:  The Power of Storytelling

Mountain States Health Alliance

The Power of Storytelling

Connecting with Patients

Patients Supporting Each Other

Patients First

New Employees

Doing it Better

Soul Stories

The Unexpected

Believing in People

Work Family

Seizing the Moment

Coaching and Being Coached

Going Out of the Way

Editor Commentary

 

Chapter 9:  Lead or Get Out of the Way

The Cathedral Foundation

The Future of Aging

The Non Mission

Partnerships

Seizing the Defining Moment

Constancy of Purpose

Engaging Staff

The Right Fit

Get it Done

Positive Focus

Believing in People

The Unexpected

Editor Commentary

 

Chapter 10:  Establishing Trust Through Consistency

Greenwich Hospital, a member of the Yale New Haven Health System

Service Journey

The Essence of Leadership

The Patient First

Developing People

First-Class Service

Employee Initiative and Engagement

Defining Moments

Believing in People

Editor Commentary

 

Chapter 11: Connecting to a Vision

Sharp HealthCare

Communicating the Vision

Leadership Sets the Tone

The Right Fit

Five-Star Journey

Coaching and Being Coached

Believing in People

Work Family

Thanking Patients

Spirit of Caring

Editor Commentary

 

Chapter 12: Meritocracy

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Member of Partners HealthCare System

Becoming a Doctor
Selection
Meritocracy
Fierce Loyalty
Enduring Relationships
Dedication to Patients
Blame-Free Culture
Traditions
Nurturing Others
Editor Commentary

 

Chapter 13: Thinking Strategically

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton

Leadership Sets the Tone

Strategic Thinking

Doing it Better

Managing Up

Believing in People

Coaching and Being Coached

Acting Independently

New Employees

Engaging Staff

Healthy Community

Shapedown

Patients First

Editor Commentary

 

Chapter 14: Thematic Summary

High Patient Satisfaction

Favorable Healthcare Climate

Supporting Artifacts

          Definition

          Function

          Examples

 

References

Editor Biographies

Contributor Biographies


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Vincent Pelote, MBA

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Lynne Route, RN, BSN, MEd

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  • Praise for Masterpieces in Health Care Leadership


    “… a must read for leaders in the healthcare field particularly board members, administrators, and managers striving to make a difference in the field and be involved in work worthy of their best effort. 
              Reading about the rich experiences of so many wonderful organizations was a joy. I was inspired by the remarkable stories. In their own words, individuals shared their commitment to their work and their pride in making a meaningful difference in the lives of those served. 
              There are many organizational cultures which are transactional in nature and miss the opportunity to be rich with purpose and the attendant possibilities. This realization makes the Masterpieces case studies even more important … and on a personal level, gives me hope that my work makes a difference.”

    —Theresa M. Bertram, Chief Executive Officer (retired), The Cathedral Foundation


    Masterpieces is a remarkable piece of work. The modified case study method is nicely utilized to tell the stories of these institutions through the words of their leaders and staff. The approach is powerfully effective in revealing the essence of these organizations and the action oriented passion that drives their distinctive success. The authors were wise to include their model of effective healthcare leadership and a basic primer on organizational performance in the early chapters. It helps the reader take the most from the case studies that follow. This is a unique book that should be read by every student of organizational performance.”

    —Gerald Steinberg, MD, Senior Medical Director and Chief Medical Quality Officer, Cambridge Health Alliance


    “What healthcare manager doesn’t enjoy real life stories of regular men and women who fight the good fight every day and actually win some? Now, add to that clear, concise message points; tie it down with current research in human motivation, emotional intelligence and values based leadership— that’s what I call a Masterpiece.”

    —Alan Cormier, CEO, Leo P. LaChance Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing


    Masterpieces is a very easy read. It is not tedious or ponderous as some books in this genre can be. I like the way the editors set it up—short ‘sound bites’ that pack some powerful insights and ideas for improvement. The stories stay with you. Some even brought a tear or two to my eyes! Makes you think about how you can do things better, inspire, engage your staff.”

    —Deborah Cox, MBA, Manager, Patient Transportation and Mail Services, UMass Memorial Medical Center, and Chair, Executive Committee, National Association of Healthcare Transport Management

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