TY - JOUR
T1 - Leadership by design
T2 - intentional organization development of physician leaders
AU - Swensen, Stephen
AU - Gorringe, Grace
AU - Caviness, John
AU - Peters, Dawn
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
PY - 2016/5/9
Y1 - 2016/5/9
N2 - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is: first, to present a qualitative descriptive case study of the Mayo Clinic leadership and organization development philosophy and approach; second, to summarize a strategy for using intentional organization design as a foundation for culturally aligned physician leadership development and third, to describe the Mayo Clinic Leadership Model. Design/methodology/approach – This manuscript is a qualitative descriptive case study of the Mayo Clinic leadership development philosophy and approach. The authors reviewed the organization design and leadership development programs of a leading healthcare institution. In the systematic appraisal, the authors sought to understand the key features and elements of team-based leadership development and the supporting organizational characteristics that guide development with the use of a customized institutional leadership model. Findings – The authors identified four intentional characteristics of the multi-specialty group practice structure and culture that organically facilitate the development of leaders with the qualities required for the mission. The four characteristics are: patient-centered organizational design, collaborative leadership structure, egalitarian leader selection process and team-based development system. The authors conclude that organization culture and design are important foundations of leadership development. Leadership development cannot be separated from the context and culture of organizational design. Mayo Clinic’s organizational and governance systems are designed to develop culturally aligned leaders, build social capital, grow employee engagement, foster collaboration, nurture collegiality and engender trust. Effective organization design aligns the form and functions of the organization with leadership development and its mission. Originality/value – This qualitative descriptive case study presentation and analysis offers a unique perspective on physician leadership and organization development in healthcare.
AB - Purpose – The purpose of this paper is: first, to present a qualitative descriptive case study of the Mayo Clinic leadership and organization development philosophy and approach; second, to summarize a strategy for using intentional organization design as a foundation for culturally aligned physician leadership development and third, to describe the Mayo Clinic Leadership Model. Design/methodology/approach – This manuscript is a qualitative descriptive case study of the Mayo Clinic leadership development philosophy and approach. The authors reviewed the organization design and leadership development programs of a leading healthcare institution. In the systematic appraisal, the authors sought to understand the key features and elements of team-based leadership development and the supporting organizational characteristics that guide development with the use of a customized institutional leadership model. Findings – The authors identified four intentional characteristics of the multi-specialty group practice structure and culture that organically facilitate the development of leaders with the qualities required for the mission. The four characteristics are: patient-centered organizational design, collaborative leadership structure, egalitarian leader selection process and team-based development system. The authors conclude that organization culture and design are important foundations of leadership development. Leadership development cannot be separated from the context and culture of organizational design. Mayo Clinic’s organizational and governance systems are designed to develop culturally aligned leaders, build social capital, grow employee engagement, foster collaboration, nurture collegiality and engender trust. Effective organization design aligns the form and functions of the organization with leadership development and its mission. Originality/value – This qualitative descriptive case study presentation and analysis offers a unique perspective on physician leadership and organization development in healthcare.
KW - Leadership
KW - Organizational behaviour
KW - Organizational citizenship
KW - Organizational design
KW - Organizational structure
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U2 - 10.1108/JMD-08-2014-0080
DO - 10.1108/JMD-08-2014-0080
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84964528822
SN - 0262-1711
VL - 35
SP - 549
EP - 570
JO - Journal of Management Development
JF - Journal of Management Development
IS - 4
ER -