If An Organization Can Never Rise Above Its Leader, Then What?

Greetings from the 2021 OPEN MINDS Executive Leadership Retreat in Gettysburg. The focus of the week is all things leadership—and I kicked off the day with some perspectives on executive talent—and the competition for talent—from our Executive Talent Survey – Specialty Provider Organization Executive Compensation & Retention: The OPEN MINDS 2021 Survey. My conclusion? The competition for executive talent is almost as acute as the competition for direct care team members, although the market drivers are far different.

First, the big picture. Across all industries, executive turnover dropped by 11% in the first half of 2020. By the . . .