DOI: 10.1097/naq.0000000000000605 ISSN:
Engaging Governance in Workforce Strategy and Performance
Carol Bradley- General Medicine
- Leadership and Management
This column is a call to action for health care leaders to ensure that their governing boards make workforce an important part of their governance responsibility and oversight. Health care leaders need to take an active role in educating their governing board, identifying and monitoring appropriate workforce metrics, and engaging the board in developing and implementing a workforce plan. Workforce development is an important leadership competency and essential to today's health care organizations success.