Health Care Executives

What are the 16 critical competencies for health care executives?

The 16 competencies for health care executives explain those areas that health care executives should excel in for competent health care administration practice. General guidelines such as clear communication, trust, ethical leadership, and mentorship, help health care executives acknowledge that they are the leader at the helm of mobilizing change and leading their health care organization toward success. Poor management, ineffective leadership, and unclear directions can have dire consequences for health care executives and their health care organizations.

For this Assignment, you will complete a self-assessment and self-development plan in relation to the 16 critical competencies for health care executives. You will identify your strengths and weaknesses among these 16 competencies and identify opportunities to engage in future professional development.

The Assignment

• Complete Appendix A and Appendix B in Dye & Garman (2015).
• Appendix A questionnaire is more of a reflective exercise that prepares us for the written assignment in Appendix B. Take the appendix A “quiz” on our own (do not need to submit written responses) and apply the results as a comprehensive assessment when completing B.

Dye, C. F., & Garman, A. N. (2015). Exceptional leadership: 16 critical competencies for healthcare executives. (2nd ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.

• Chapter 6, “Competency 6: Listening Like You Mean It” (pp. 67–79)
• Chapter 7, “Competency 7: Giving Great Feedback” (pp. 81–90)
• Chapter 8, “Competency 8: Mentoring” (pp. 91–100)
• Chapter 9, “Competency 9: Developing High-Performing Teams” (pp. 101–111)
• Chapter 10, “Competency 10: Energizing Staff” (pp. 113–121)
• Appendix A, “Self-Reflection Questions” (pp. 197–202)