In the ever-changing healthcare environment, the profession of healthcare management needs strong leaders who will rise to the challenges of today and carry organizations into the future.

The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide is an essential resource for those in the early stages of becoming a healthcare leader. Packed with tactics, tips, and illuminating straightforward examples, this book is an indispensable guide to building your career in healthcare leadership.

Honestly and authentically, authors Laurie Baedke and Natalie Lamberton offer practical suggestions and share anecdotes, personal stories, and important lessons learned from their own professional experiences.

The book covers:

• Developing self-awareness
• Practicing self-management
• Cultivating your personal brand
• Launching your career
• Understanding and refining your leadership style
• Learning and rebounding from failures
• Maximizing your internship opportunities
• Mastering the interview process

This second edition includes new chapters on emotional intelligence and successful onboarding. Valuable content on technology, social media, online presence, networking, and professional decorum has been updated and expanded. Four new "Notes to My 25-Year-Old Self" from distinguished healthcare leaders are sources of additional inspiration and insight for readers.

Whether you're a newcomer to healthcare management or transitioning into a leadership role,

The Emerging Healthcare Leader: A Field Guide provides the advice and ideas you need to advance your career.