Inside a CNO Assessment: What It’s Like, and Why It’s So Valuable
with Laura Robertson, CNO, Banner Heart Hospital

A good chief nursing officer holds the quality of patient care—and satisfaction—in his or her hands. Through efforts to retain and motivate nurses or control costs while maximizing care, a good CNO is invaluable. Yet, a good CNO is hard to find. How can you ensure your pick has (or will have) the leadership skills, financial or business acumen, and strategic savvy necessary for success?

Day-in-the-life assessment is a powerful tool to assist in both the development and selection of top clinical health care leaders. Simulating decision making, financial aptitude, and tolerance of stressful situations, assessment has long been a best practice for top organizations in the business realm. And, it’s beginning to gain attention in the health care community.

One of those leading health care organizations, Banner Health System, uses CNO assessments to develop CNOs at affiliate hospitals across the country. Learn what the assessment experience is like—and what kind of results it garnered for the CNO who participated. Read Banner Health System’s account of CNO assessment.

 
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A Strong Leadership Pipeline Begins at the Frontline: Profiling a Successful Frontline Leader
by Rich Wellins, Sr. VP, DDI

Very few organizations would say they are close to cracking the talent pipeline. With the global war for talent heating up, your leaders will be the competitive advantage you need to meet your current and future business needs. So what do you need to do to ensure you are priming your Leadership PipelineSM with the right talent from the frontline to the C-suite?

According to DDI’s 2008/2009 Global Leadership Forecast only one in four leaders had high confidence in first-level leaders in the long term. Many leaders in the lowest organizational rungs need considerable help and guidance in advancing from a workforce identity to their leader role. This means that priming your leadership pipeline is every bit as important at the frontline as it is for your more strategic leaders.

The first step is figuring out what a successful frontline leader, or people leader, looks like. In this article and the accompanying position paper and white paper, we take a closer look at the Success ProfileSM for a people leader. The papers provide additional guidance around the next steps: identifying potential and assessing readiness, assessing performance, and developing your new leaders. Read the article.

 
Download the Position Paper
Optimizing Your Leadership PipelineTM: Aspiring and Incumbent People Leaders

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Optimizing Your Leadership Pipeline                                                            

Listen to a Podcast on optimizing your Pipeline                                
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