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Leadership training tip

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, July 22, 2004

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In healthcare, a certain give-and-take relationship exists between trainers and corporate management. In order to start and sustain training programs, educators must show evidence that the project is worthy of corporate funding and support. Leadership training is a hot topic for a lot of healthcare systems, and getting it up and running takes commitment from all parties. Below is a tip to keep in mind as trainers work with corporate executives to educate new and existing leaders.  

Leadership initiatives must align with the overall vision of the organization. Leadership education is successful if you provide a frame of reference for the learners. Connect the material, learning activities, and program goals to the facility's values and goals. This method makes it easier to have an impact on staff, whether the desired outcome is performance improvement, culture change, or increased recruitment/retention.  When a leadership development program has support from the corporate office and is relevant to the organization, the chance of surviving busy schedules, negative attitudes, and budget restraints significantly improves.

Editor's note: The above excerpt is adapted from the article, "Winning strategies for leadership development" by Michael Andrew, published in the e-newsletter Link&Learn, a product of Linkage, Inc. Click here to read six more strategies http://www.linkageinc.com/newsletter/archives/leadership/winning_strategies_andrew.shtml.
Michael Andrew is the head of Management Education Services, a company specializing in executive education and leadership training.



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