OBJECTIVES To investigate the attitudes, experiences and beliefs of advanced-level public health nutritionists with respect to public health nutrition workforce composition, core functions, competency requirements and existing workforce capacity. DESIGN Qualitative study using structured interviews. SETTING Australia. SUBJECTS Forty-one advanced-level public health nutritionists employed ...

Health systems, particularly those in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), need stronger management and leadership capacities. Management and leadership are not synonymous, yet should be considered together as there can be too much of one and not enough of the other. In complex adaptive health systems, the multiple interactions and relationships between people and elements of the system me...

1 Emotional intelligence competency tests and metrics are needed and should be included in executive management assessment processes to maximize organizational performance and shareholder wealth over the long run Success stories of companies that have implemented succession planning and leadership development programs that include EIC assessment and development ..

The objective of the present study was to identify managerial competencies. This study reviewed existing managerial competencies in a cultural context resulting in the development of a broad based psychometrically sound leadership questionnaire. The unit of analysis of the research was a theoretical and experimental research related to managerial competencies, provided from seventeen Iranian an...

Acting as an EU member state and implementing new developments in the administrative system have also set great expectations and demands to the management of Estonian public service. In 2004 Estonian Senior Civil Servants Competency Framework was created to be used in the leadership development and succession planning of top managers. The main aim of this paper is to analyze, based on the empir...

PROBLEM The scope and scale of developments in health care redesign have not been sufficiently adopted in primary care residency programs. APPROACH The interdisciplinary Primary Care Faculty Development Initiative was created to teach faculty how to accelerate revisions in primary care residency training. The program focused on skill development in teamwork, change management, leadership, pop...

Air Force (AF)-certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) play an important role in the support of the global war on terror. The purpose of the investigation was to use an AF CRNA-specific modification of the Readiness Estimate and Deployability Index Revised for AF Nurses to assess readiness for deployment. Dimensions included clinical competency, operational competency, soldier/survival ...

A key product from the Enhancing Engagement in Medical Leadership project has been the development of a Medical Leadership Competency Framework (MLCF). This document defines the skills and competences needed by doctors to engage effectively in the planning, provision and improvement of health care services. It applies to all doctors and is intended to be acquired across the medical career at ea...

V chef Emeril Lagasse uses his trademark phrase “kick it up a notch” when he is about to enhance the flavor of a dish with a new ingredient. In a recently completed joint effort between the Catholic Health Association and members of the Catholic health ministry, a revamped competency model “kicks it up a notch” with a revised recipe that redefines mission leadership in the 21st century. where t...