Assessment 3
Strategic Leadership

Instructions: Prepare a strategic leadership report for the new leadership describing the organization's mission, vision, goals, and objectives and its relationship to the external environment.

Introduction

For this assessment, prepare a strategic leadership report for the new leadership describing the organization's mission, vision, goals, and objectives and its relationship to the external environment. Include the importance of strategic leadership and effective communication for alignment with the strategic direction.

Overview

Professionalism, social accountability, and community stewardship are essential qualities in a healthcare administration context. Communication styles can differ, with differing outcomes. Understanding one's interpersonal communication style and the ways in which it affects the vision, mission, and goals of the organization can impact the organizational outcomes and the effectiveness of communication with stakeholders.

Vila Health's organizational leadership has recently changed. For this assessment, prepare a strategic leadership report for the new leadership describing the organization's mission, vision, goals, and objectives and its relationship to the external environment. Include the organizational culture, environment, communications, and financial forecasts.

Instructions

Prepare a strategic leadership report that addresses the following:

• Explain the importance of strategic leadership and methods to a healthcare organization.
• Describe methods a leader may use to align the mission, vision, and goals of individual stakeholders to the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of the organization.
• Describe effective communication strategies a leader may choose to employ when communicating the strategic vision of the organization to key stakeholders.
• Explain why leaders must align the organizational culture with the internal and external environments. How can leaders accomplish this?
• Describe ways an organization can use financial forecasts to guide organizational leadership.

Additional Requirements

The deliverable for this assessment applies professional skills in HRM to workplace situations that you will likely encounter in your day-to-day work. As part of your learning, focus on the development of effective professional communication skills for the workplace. Your assessment should meet the following additional requirements:

• Length: Your writing should be 3–5 pages plus a reference page.
• Organization: Make sure that your writing is well organized, using headings and subheadings to organize content for the reader.
• Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12 point.
• Resources: Include provided scenario information and references that support your analysis.
  • References must provide insight into the relationships between the scenario's common competencies and objectives.
• Evidence: Support your assertions with data and in-text citations. See Health Administration Master's Program (MHA) Library Guide for initial searching ideas.
• APA formatting: Format resources and in-text citations according to current Evidence and APA citation standards.
• Written communication:
  • Convey purpose in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
  • Use spell-check and other tools to ensure correct spelling and grammar.

Competencies Measured

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Analyze organizational vision, mission, culture, and strategy relative to the external environment.
  • Explain the importance of strategic leadership to a healthcare organization.
  • Describe methods a healthcare leader may use to align the mission, vision, and goals of individual stakeholders to the mission, vision, goals, and objectives of the organization.
  • Explain why leaders must align the organizational culture with the internal and external environments and describe methods for completing that alignment.
• Competency 2: Assess personal leadership competencies relative to the organizational need.
  • Describe effective communication strategies a leader may choose to employ when communicating the strategic vision of the organization to key stakeholders.
• Competency 4: Examine how financial forecasts guide organizational leadership.
  • Describe how an organization can use financial forecasts to guide organizational leadership.
• Competency 5: Communicate effectively using professional standards embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Demonstrate effective communication through writing and proper use of APA style with no significant errors.

Use the resources linked below to help complete this assessment.

Resources

Complexity, Speed, and Change

• Ledlow, G. R., Bosworth, M., & Maryon, T. (2024). Leadership for health professionals: Theories, skills, and applications (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.
  • Read Chapter 8, "Leadership Models in Practice," pages 183–212.

Leadership Theories

• Click Leadership Theories to view the multimedia piece. This piece provides a comparison of several leadership theories as well as a self-assessment of your own leadership characteristics. Be sure to complete the self-assessment.
• This resource examines leadership failures in healthcare amidst the COVID‐19 pandemic and reassesses leadership strategies moving forward.
  • Assessment 3: Leadership TheoriesLinks to an external site..

Leadership Competency

• Ledlow, G. R., Bosworth, M., & Maryon, T. (2024). Leadership for health professionals: Theories, skills, and applications (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.
  • Read Chapter 5, “Leadership Competency I: Professional Competencies and Personal Skills and Responsibilities,” pages 95–136.
  • Read Chapter 6, “Leadership Competency II: Application of Skills, Tools, and Abilities,” pages 137–158.

Influencing Leadership

The resources in this reading list examine soft skills and leadership development.

• Assessment 3: Influencing LeadershipLinks to an external site..