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TO EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
Finding the Right Leaders Crucial to Institutional Success
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new resource
designed to guide the academic leadership search and recruitment
process, Searching for Leadership: Best Practices for Academic
Institutions, has been released by the Association of Academic Health
Centers (AAHC). The guide concisely illustrates the steps necessary to
increase the potential for a successful choice through a structured
search process that speaks to the values and needs of each
institution.
Developed with the advice and insight of academic leaders and leading
search firm executives, this resource offers a clear and efficient
approach to finding the "right" candidate by breaking down the search
process into three coordinated phases as well as providing detailed
best practices for those involved in the search process. "Recruiting
and sustaining the wide portfolio of leaders that work within an
academic health center is paramount to institutional success. However,
I have observed first hand that the search process to fill these key
leadership roles can be less than optimal," said the guidebook's
author, AAHC President and CEO Dr. Steven A. Wartman.
Because the process of searching for new leaders and key faculty
cannot be separated from the characteristics of successful leaders,
the guide also presents a straight-forward analysis of leadership
skills. This unique and valuable resource can assist academic
institutions in developing, strengthening, and improving the search
process for high-level appointments and key faculty positions -
including but not limited to Presidents, Chancellors, CEOs, Vice
Presidents, Deans, Institute/Center Directors, and Department Chairs.
"Recruiting and sustaining new leaders and faculty is one of the most
important actions to be undertaken by an institution," said Wartman,
"I felt compelled to research and explore the elements of successful
leadership and the processes institutions undertake to find leaders."
This guide is the result of more than a year of research, surveys, and
meetings with individuals with first-hand experience.
Searching for Leadership can be ordered from the AAHC website or by
contacting the association directly: 202-265-9600.
The AAHC is a non-profit association dedicated to advancing health and
well-being through the vigorous leadership of academic health centers.
SOURCE Association of Academic Health Centers
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