Leadership and Organization Development in Health Care: Lessons from the Cleveland Clinic

Abstract

Leaders in health care today are faced with a wide array of complex issues. This chapter describes an innovative physician leadership development program at the Cleveland Clinic intended to enhance the leadership capacities of individuals and the organization. Propositions regarding the program's impact on organizational innovation, organizational commitment, social capital, and the human element of physician practice are offered for future examination.

Citation

Hopkins, M.M., O'Neil, D.A., FitzSimons, K., Bailin, P.L. and Stoller, J.K. (2011), "Leadership and Organization Development in Health Care: Lessons from the Cleveland Clinic", Wolf, J.A., Hanson, H., Moir, M.J., Friedman, L. and Savage, G.T. (Ed.) Organization Development in Healthcare: Conversations on Research and Strategies (Advances in Health Care Management, Vol. 10), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 151-165. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1474-8231(2011)0000010015