Hospital Leadership Development

The Power of Coherent Leadership

Building great healthcare organisations through great people

Developing leadership skill and effectiveness has never been more critical, and perhaps never more challenging. The speed of business, the pace of change within the healthcare industry, and the unpredictability of so much of it are creating pressures to perform at every level of organisations. Leaders now must not only manage physician, staff, and patient expectations, they must lead others with skill, compassion and grace, while at the same time managing themselves. In addition, many leaders face the difficult situation of being promoted to positions whose complexity challenges the very talents that got them where they are.

Through more than a decade of research, HeartMath has discovered that coherence is at the heart of both personal and organisational growth and success. Coherence is focus, clarity, and synchronisation. It is essential within the individual, within the organisation and within markets. At the individual level coherence is the synchronisation of mind and heart – intellect and emotion. At the organisational level coherence creates a balance between operational pressures with exceptional patient outcomes and staff satisfaction. With patients, it creates a sense of emotional connection and value. And, finally, coherence allows the leader to find clarity in the midst of chaos. It starts with the individual.

The Power of Coherent Leadership is a unique leadership development program, starting with a two-day workshop for executive teams and supported by ongoing coaching. It is designed to help leaders develop the key competencies and qualities required to lead now and in the future. Accomplishing this goal requires development along three integrated dimensions:

1. Emotional coherence

2. Relationship coherence

3. Strategic coherence

HeartMath's unique science-based model gives healthcare leaders skills to:

Build trust as a leader and learn how to trust staff and team members
Increase self-awareness and perceptual abilities for effective decision-making
Increase mental clarity for strategic planning and implementation.
Reduce mental, emotional and physical fatigue in order to initiate effective action
Achieve coherence across all organisational levels – administration, physicians, nurses, and staff – towards common and measurable organisational goals and outcomes

" The HeartMath programs have enabled our leaders to sustain peak performance, to manage more efficiently in a changing environment, and to maintain a work/life balance… I believe without HeartMath, we could not have reached our potential."

Tom Wright, COO, Delnor-Community Hospital, Chicago IL.

For Information
Telephone: (02) 9412 2500 (Australia)
Telephone: +61 2 9412 2500 (International)
E-Mail: info@macquarieinstitute.com

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