CARERSThe Management Springboard: Eight Ways to Launch Your Career as a Healthcare LeaderSchlosser, Jack FACHE Author Information managing director, Spencer Stuart, Los Angeles, California For more information about the concepts in this column, contact Mr. Schlosser at [email protected]. Journal of Healthcare Management 59(1):p 14-16, January 2014. Buy Abstract Senior leaders throughout the healthcare industry, including CEOs of health systems and members of Modern Healthcare's Health Care Hall of Fame, started where some of you are now—in their first management role. Through more than 25 years serving in an executive search capacity, I have observed the careers of executives who have achieved great success and of those who never fully realized their potential. Making the most of early management opportunities can mean the difference between accelerating the momentum in your career and being sidelined. Following are eight behaviors I have witnessed early and often in those leaders who have crafted successful careers. © 2014 Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives
