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Building Organizational and Personal Resilience c hriStopher d. V an g order , Fache Th e im p o r t a n c e o f leaders being able to demonstrate resilience and Christopher D. Van Gorder, FACHE, is president and CEO of Scripps Health in San Diego. Chr is t op he r D. Va n Gor de r , FAC H E * 25 C o m m e n t a r y build it within their organizations is well articulated in the compelling articles by Wicks and Buck and by Spake and thompson. their advice is especially timely, as healthcare leaders find themselves facing challenges they may not have faced or even anticipated during their careers, including how to build a culture capable of achieving operational excellence, overcoming hardships, embracing change, and remaining resilient. as Wicks and Buck state, healthcare leaders are never immune to the pressures of their complex jobs. indeed, if we are to be the leaders our organizations require in this time of flux, we must first understand what makes us and our organizations tick and be able to adjust our personal and professional practices to meet the challenge.

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Frontiers of Health Services Management - Winter 2013

Frontiers of Health Services Management - Winter 2013
Contents
Editorial
Riding the Dragon: Enhanching Resilient Leadership and Sensible Self-Care in the Healthcare Executive
Managing Resilience by Managing Purpose
Building Organizational and personal Resilience
Resilience: A Responsibility That Can't Be Delegated
Personal Resilience: A Gateway to Organizational Health and Progress
Response from Feature Aurthors

Frontiers of Health Services Management - Winter 2013