Flexible, pragmatic leaders with deep respect for community needs.

Flexible, pragmatic leaders with a deep respect for community needs.

With many challenges facing the complex health care sector, including health reform, clinical best practice, patient safety, system integration and the race to keep up with medical innovation, exceptional leadership is more essential than ever. To succeed in the future, health care leaders must combine commercial acumen with a social conscience; a current understanding of the issues and challenges facing the sector with and the ability to embrace change.

With high standards of ethics and accountability for quality and safety, health care leaders must possess an in-depth knowledge in their specialist area, the ability to effectively engage with a range of stakeholders and to understand and meet community needs. Attracting and retaining exceptional health care leaders requires access to a deep and diverse pool of proven talent, combined with a the ability to recognise and develop potential leaders whose abilities underpinned by a true commitment to essential cultural values.