The world of healthcare governance has been undergoing enormous change and serving on a board of a hospital or health system is much more complex than in years previous. Increased demands on boards and their individual directors require that more attention be paid to recruitment, education, and development of the board. The formal leaders of the board have a critical role to play in creating effective boards and committees; yet, it seems that very few boards actually have in place a written, board leadership development and succession plan.

Strong board leadership is not something that happens by itself. The board must plan for and recruit the talent it needs to bring to its leadership positions. This Elements of Governance® outlines the main components of a comprehensive leadership development and succession plan for the board. It includes how to select and develop the people who will ultimately serve in key board leadership positions, and it describes the benefits of creating a formal, rigorous board leadership plan.

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