Hiring great executives and managers into today’s small and rural hospitals is not for the faint of heart. However, it need not be the impossible task it’s so often described to be.

This article offers success stories of executive hiring in several of today’s most successful small and rural hospitals. It demonstrates how remote hospitals can actually leverage their unique surroundings and locations to bring top management talent aboard.

By Roger Payne, Chairman, Leaders For Today

Turnover, particularly among nursing staff, is a big challenge for many hospitals today. As the pool of talent grows smaller, hospital leaders must ask themselves if they are doing enough to make their institutions places where their people want to build satisfying careers over the long term. For some inspiration, we take a look at another service industry historically plagued by high turnover - restaurants - and explore what some successful establishments are doing to keep their employees happy and motivated.

By Judith McTiernan, MS, RN. (Leaders For Today)

Suppose a senior manager in your organization became seriously ill and expected to miss work for an extended period of time. How would you cover your leadership vacancy?

By Roger Payne, Chairman, Leaders For Today

In the right circumstances, interim executives can be excellent solutions to critical vacancies in the management ranks of healthcare organizations. If you are considering hiring an interim healthcare executive for the first time, here are four strategies that will help you get the best results.

By Roger Payne, Chairman, Leaders For Today

We asked four Leaders For Today clients for their perspectives on getting the best results from interim healthcare executives. Here are their thoughts.

By Roger Payne, Chairman, Leaders For Today

Each year Leaders For Today interviews many prospective interim healthcare executives to place with our client organizations. Here’s a brief introduction to hiring interim executives for your healthcare organization.