Champion the delivery of superior education and training in this prestigious specialty medical College
The Brief
Future Leadership was engaged by a specialty medical college comprising more than 1,000 members in public and private health services organisations across Australia, New Zealand and overseas for a Chief Executive Officer.
The then Chief Executive Officer announced their retirement. In the many years they had been in the position they had grown the College in size, scale and influence. In searching for a new Chief Executive, the Board sought a highly capable and credible individual to provide ongoing leadership to achieve the College’s vision. They sought a strong leader with a sound understanding of the specialty medical college sector and familiarity with higher education, health services management and best practice trends in management and leadership within the health services and higher education field.
Candidate net Promote Score
Future Leadership combines truly personalised relationships with innovative technology solutions to ensure an approachable and efficient process for all our Net Promoter Score across clients, successful candidates and unsuccessful candidates is well above industry standard.
Candidates supported every year
We maintain genuine relationships with past candidates and continue to support them with leadership solutions long term, after they land their role.
Senior Women Appointed since 2002
Over half of the executive search assignments undertaken by our team have resulted in the appointment of outstanding female or LGBTQI+ leaders to high profile roles.
Candidate Retention Rate for 12 months since 2002
Our thorough briefing process and ability to engage passive candidates mean that we go to great lengths to find the right person for the role – long term!
The Process
Emerging Capabilities
Strategy and Purpose
Develops and leads strategy for the function/organisation, taking a broad and long-term
perspective. Understands and considers context. Communicates and gains buy-in to the
function/organisation goals, direction and vision, promoting change initiatives.
Stakeholder Relations
Establishes rapport with stakeholders, builds and sustains trusted and collaborative
relationships. Identifies and draws on relevant and diverse perspectives and integrates
them to support productive interactions
Governance and Compliance
Establishes, champions and measures the effectiveness of an organisation’s regulatory and
reporting systems. Identifies and evaluates risks, develops strategies to mitigate risk.
Commercial Acumen
Provides a deep understanding of relevant industry, marketplace and business drivers as
applicable to the organisation. Leverages the application of commercial tools and
frameworks to manage opportunities, conflicts and trade-offs.
Systems Thinking
Views situations in their entirety, understanding all the parts at play.
Identifies the interconnected factors and how they influence each other, impacting the
whole system. Takes a strategic perspective.
Sustainability, Ethics and Integrity
Prioritises the environment in making decisions and leading others. Operates with integrity
and aligns self to a high standard of social, cultural and professional standards of conduct.
Adheres to moral and ethical principles. Draws on values to inform behaviour.
The Outcome
The successful candidate was appointed and commenced in 2017. Following initial training as an accountant and then as a nurse, they built a successful career across the health and education domains. They were previously appointed as the Chief Executive Officer at independent statutory authority where they oversaw a staff of around 90 full time staff. They have a strong professional background in the regulation of various professions, having previously held senior positions with a state regulator, a self-funded statutory authority, and a a statutory body. The panel appointed the candidate on the basis of their high levels of credibility, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and demonstrated operational and strategic planning skills.
