CEO and board member succession planning are essential governance functions for hospital trustees and executives as they lead health services in their communities.
Board Member Succession Planning
Increasing demands for performance, transparency and accountability in a complex and rapidly changing health care environment have heightened the importance of governing effectiveness. Securing and retaining trustees with targeted experience, skills and leadership capacity is vital to your success.
Board composition should reflect the combination of experience, expertise and diversity needed to successfully govern in today’s complex and transforming healthcare environment. Board succession planning and recruitment are essential to strengthening board capacity, not just filling an empty seat on the board.
RecruitWell will help you assess the skills, knowledge and required expertise of new trustees, aligning those capabilities with the board’s future governance needs.
Customizable Resources – recruitWell™
CEO Succession Planning
A well thought-out succession plan includes job specifications with desired CEO qualities tied to the strategic plan, CEO performance expectations, and key performance indicators used to measure both organizational performance and for inclusion in the CEO compensation equation. The succession plan should also include the necessary skills, qualities and characteristics required of the organization’s chief executive, a clear step-by-step process for selecting a new CEO, analysis of issues and challenges that may be encountered during an executive transition period, and an emergency plan to be undertaken in the event of a sudden and unexpected loss of the chief executive.
LeadWell includes customizable resources for hospital and health system board to develop and carry out a well thought-out CEO succession plan, whether the transition in leadership is an anticipated retirement or an unexpected event.
Customizable Resources – leadWell™
| CEO Candidate Profile – Template |
| CEO Candidate Interview and Assessment |
| CEO Job Description – Template |
| CEO Onboarding Strategies and Template |
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