Partnership of Equals: : Practical Strategies for Healthcare CEOs and Their Boards
I found McGinn s common-sense approach to be extremely compelling. He is right on target that the CEO needs to be a consultant to the board. The CEO s role is to point the way, educate, and provide direction, but ultimately the board must approve and support. McGinn s strategy of collaboration, consultation, and coaching is a recipe for success. --J. Thomas Jones, FACHE, President/CEO, West Virginia United Health SystemMcGinn s metaphor of the CEO as consultant resonates with me. The CEO, as the organization s content expert, does have the opportunity to serve as the most important consultant the board could have. McGinn cleverly enables the reader to imagine the board CEO relationship as a partnership of equals as the respective players use their complimentary skills and insight to advance the organization. I wholeheartedly recommend this book. --Ronald R. Peterson, President, Johns Hopkins Health System