Leader's career development

Democracy, Development, and Career Trajectories of Former Political Leaders

One of the obstacles to democratic development is the reluctance of political leaders to leave office. This paper argues that alongside democratic constraints and accountability, leaders’ career concerns — specifically, the possibility of post-tenure careers — is an important factor behind their rotation in office. While literature exists about leaders’ exit and fate, we lack a systematic under...

Physician leadership: enhancing the career development of academic physician administrators and leaders.

As the health care environment grows more complex, there is greater opportunity for physician administrative and management leadership. Although physicians in general, and academic physicians in particular, view management as outside their purview, the increased importance of physician administrative leadership represents an opportunity for academic physicians interested in working at the inter...

Career Development

Insights from nurse leaders to optimize retaining late career nurses.

In an effort to stem the loss of Ontario's late career nurses, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care introduced the Late Career Nurse Initiative (LCNI) to implement a 0.20 full-time equivalent reduction of physically or psychologically demanding duties of nurses aged 55 or over and repurposing this time to enriching and less demanding activities. Fifty-nine nurse leaders were interv...

Building a successful career: advice from leaders in thoracic surgery.

The contributors to this article have been recognized as outstanding leaders in thoracic surgery. Each has addressed particular elements that he or she considers to be important in developing a successful thoracic surgical career. These unique perspectives provide valuable insights.