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A Successful And Societally Beneficial Healthcare Organization

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A successful and societally beneficial healthcare organization must have a leader who has a sense of right and wrong, exhibits restraint, dispenses wisdom, and is a visionary that guides the organization to reach its maximum potential. The role of a successful leader is dependent upon employees that embrace the organization’s culture, mission, and direction. An effective leader rallies employee support and allegiance to the organization’s cause. An influential leader can elicit employee positivity and dedication, and has the ability to engage employees in achieving goals set forth by the organization and leadership. The organizational structure in the health care setting should be clearly defined, with each leadership role placed on a structural chart for easy comprehension. The highest leadership role of the organization can have a variety of names; president, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chairman, but the role is the same regardless of the title. The CEO (the title that will be used throughout the paper) is responsible for the direction, culture, vision, and mission of the organization. The CEO is responsible for the high-level managerial decisions and the implementation of the organization’s short-term and long-term plans. The CEO performs as a liaison between the organization’s Board of Directors and the management. In most cases the CEO reports and communicates to the Board of Directors on behalf of the organization’s management (Glick, 2011, p. 175-179) The

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