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How we can take a wiser approach to the pandemic

Published in the Globe and Mail: July 30, 2022Author: Jaason Geerts, PhD, Director of Research and Leadership Development at the Canadian College of Health Leaders In his Globe and Mail article, Jaason points out that public fear of COVID-19 has largely […]

Health leader and leadership development priorities in 2022

Published in Hospital News: January 4, 2022Author: Jaason Geerts, PhD, Director of Research and Leadership Development at the Canadian College of Health Leaders The landscape of leadership development is resettling after the seismic shift that began in the early months of […]

Canada is suffering from a health care system resourcing crisis – and the solution will require time and patience

Published: December 7, 2021 Stéphane Brutus is the dean of the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa. Jaason Geerts, PhD, is the director of research and leadership development at the Canadian College of Health Leaders. Together, they […]

Imagining health leadership after the pandemic

Published in Hospital News: May 28, 2021Author: Jaason Geerts, PhD, Director of Research and Leadership Development at the Canadian College of Health Leaders We’re at mile marker 35 (of 26.2) in the marathon of COVID-19 response and the finish line continues […]

The lost years or a spectacular 2021: Health leadership in 2021

Published in Hospital News: December 28, 2020Author: Jaason Geerts, PhD, Director of Research and Leadership Development at the Canadian College of Health Leaders The early months of 2021 will define health leadership as it advances. The recent approval and distribution of […]

Changing Health Organizations with the LEADS Leadership Framework: Report of the 2014-2016 Leads Impact Study

Research Partners:Canadian College of Health Leaders, Fenwick Leadership Explorations, Royal Roads University, Mitacs Elevate Health systems are complex. They face constant change, including responding to new technologies, shifting standards of care, and increasing demands for more sophisticated care. They face […]

Effective Performance Systems: A Review of Selected Literature

Authors:Shauna Fenwick and Erna Hagge Many health systems across Canada have adopted LEADS in a Caring Environment (LEADS) as their leadership development framework; some are now looking for a complementary system that measures leadership effectiveness. Given the vision, mission and […]