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Competencies for Mission Leaders

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Personal Qualifications

The Mission Leader Role in Catholic Health Care

Mission leaders provide executive leadership in promoting the mission and core values of their organizations. Their leadership both shapes and supports the strategic goals of their organizations. It bears fruit in the demonstrated integration of the elements of Catholic identity into organizational operations. These elements include respect for human dignity, holistic care, care for the poor and vulnerable, concern for the common good, promotion of justice, stewardship of resources, and unity of purpose with the Catholic Church.

The mission leader role is clearly defined in relationship to important organizational processes, including strategic planning and hiring for key positions. This executive role relates to organizational bodies such as sponsors, a governing board, medical and nursing leadership, and other groups that exert important influence over organizational operations.

Mission leadership is marked by a demonstrated grasp of both the complexities of health care as a business and the unique moral, ethical, and social expectations placed on a health care provider that claims Catholic identity. The mission leaders establish a credible leadership role alongside other colleagues on a senior leadership team with the ability to identify theological, ethical and moral issues embedded in day-to-day operations. They translate these issues in a way that engages the energy, talent and imagination of their team to identify directions and solutions. The mission leader has the capacity to oversee specific areas of responsibility in support of the organization's stated strategy. This includes accountability for the use of resources and the achievement of agreed upon outcomes and goals.

This leadership is exercised in a direct relationship to the CEO, through active participation on the executive management team and in interaction with staff at all levels of their organization. It is also exercised in effective interaction with the organizational sponsor, Catholic Church leadership and community shareholders.

Mission leaders are talented, faithful and competent executives who embody holistic and healthy qualities which enable them to make a positive and lasting impact on their organizations. Effective mission leaders are:

Well formed in the Catholic Tradition
Persons of faith who model a collaborative style of servant leadership
Committed to the mission and values of their health care organization as a ministry
Capable of establishing mutually beneficial relationships with diverse groups of people
Living a practical integrated spirituality
Knowledgeable about contemporary health care delivery systems and about ethical issues facing the field
Manifesting personal presence characterized by honesty, integrity and caring
Inspiring and motivating others to be committed to the organization's mission, values, vision and goals
Engaging in life-long learning, self reflection and development

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Competencies for Mission Leaders

Competencies for Mission Leaders

The Mission Leader Role in Catholic Health Care

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