Looking Out for LeadersLooking Out for LeadersHEABC Conference 2005HEABC Conference 2005

Planned Career Progression Planned Career Progression A Leadership Development StrategyA Leadership Development Strategy

Seven key initiatives to address the Seven key initiatives to address the emerging leadership capacity gapemerging leadership capacity gap

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Simultaneously address Simultaneously address recruitment and retentionrecruitment and retention

Broader systems thinkingBroader systems thinking Planned career progressionPlanned career progression Inter-sectoral partneringInter-sectoral partnering

Work/life balanceWork/life balance Pay compressionPay compression Involuntary retirement policiesInvoluntary retirement policies Insidious criticismInsidious criticism

Career Planning TodayCareer Planning Today

Personal responsibility.Personal responsibility.Uncommon to use mentors and coaches.Uncommon to use mentors and coaches.Few internships.Few internships.Opportunistic career development.Opportunistic career development.Vertical career progression.Vertical career progression.Little focus on broader health system experience.Little focus on broader health system experience.Limited exchange with other sectors.Limited exchange with other sectors.

Planned Career ProgressionPlanned Career Progression

Involves:Involves:Joint personal and system responsibility.Joint personal and system responsibility.

Health system as a complex interaction of multiple interests – some Health system as a complex interaction of multiple interests – some not often regarded as mainstream “health system”.not often regarded as mainstream “health system”.

System capacity-building - thinking beyond traditional employer or System capacity-building - thinking beyond traditional employer or sector boundaries.sector boundaries.

Coaching and mentoring as developmental support processes.Coaching and mentoring as developmental support processes.

Customized academic and experiential opportunities.Customized academic and experiential opportunities.

Multiple cohorts to assure continuous supply of future leaders.Multiple cohorts to assure continuous supply of future leaders.

Seven InitiativesSeven Initiatives

1.1. Governance & senior executive Governance & senior executive awarenessawareness

2.2. Coaching & mentoringCoaching & mentoring3.3. Inter-sectoral experienceInter-sectoral experience4.4. International learning setsInternational learning sets5.5. Gateway programGateway program6.6. Mid-age cohortMid-age cohort7.7. Graduate fast trackGraduate fast track

1. Governance & senior 1. Governance & senior executive awarenessexecutive awareness

Increase governance, political and public understanding Increase governance, political and public understanding of, and support for current leaders and the need for of, and support for current leaders and the need for investmentinvestment in future leadership. in future leadership.

Enhance governors’ capacity as leaders.Enhance governors’ capacity as leaders.

Promote understanding of “post-Enron” governance Promote understanding of “post-Enron” governance accountabilities.accountabilities.

Support to eliminate negative stereotyping of health Support to eliminate negative stereotyping of health leaders.leaders.

2. Coaching and mentoring2. Coaching and mentoring

Beyond individual employers.Beyond individual employers.

Identify future leadership competenciesIdentify future leadership competencies

Build on CCHSE mentoring program and pre-qualified Build on CCHSE mentoring program and pre-qualified coaches.coaches.

Integral to “planned career progression” concept.Integral to “planned career progression” concept.

3. Inter-sectoral experience3. Inter-sectoral experience

Encourage large scale systems thinking.Encourage large scale systems thinking.Build and develop relationships.Build and develop relationships.Variety of short- and long-term attachments in multiple Variety of short- and long-term attachments in multiple sectorssectors– Different health systemsDifferent health systems– Provincial governmentProvincial government– Municipal governmentMunicipal government– Non-profit sector organizationsNon-profit sector organizations– Private sector corporationsPrivate sector corporations– MilitaryMilitary– etcetc

4. International learning sets4. International learning sets

Develop understanding of different leadership and Develop understanding of different leadership and management solutions.management solutions.

Encourage large scale systemic thinking.Encourage large scale systemic thinking.

Partner with “learning set” teams from other health Partner with “learning set” teams from other health systems to address leadership and management issues.systems to address leadership and management issues.

5. Gateway program5. Gateway program

Attract proven and emerging leaders from other sectors.Attract proven and emerging leaders from other sectors.

Provide fast-track orientation and assimilation.Provide fast-track orientation and assimilation.

Customize academic and experiential opportunities.Customize academic and experiential opportunities.

6. Mid-age cohort6. Mid-age cohort

Recognize that this age group is the logical cohort for Recognize that this age group is the logical cohort for future leaders.future leaders.

Develop strategies to attract new leaders (including Develop strategies to attract new leaders (including addressing disincentives).addressing disincentives).

Participate in system-wide planned career progression.Participate in system-wide planned career progression.

7. Graduate fast-track7. Graduate fast-track

Long term succession planning.Long term succession planning.

Best and brightest graduates.Best and brightest graduates.

Planned career progression into leadership positions in Planned career progression into leadership positions in 10 years.10 years.

Logistical support from NHS staff.Logistical support from NHS staff.

System-wide coordination.System-wide coordination.Partnering in action??Partnering in action??

Planned, system-wide, career progression for future health Planned, system-wide, career progression for future health leaders requires a focus that is broader than current leaders requires a focus that is broader than current employers and sectors :employers and sectors :

Consortium? Consortium? Ministry?Ministry?Health authorities?Health authorities?HEABC?HEABC?Government Leadership Centre?Government Leadership Centre?HCLABC?HCLABC?Academia?Academia?