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Healthcare

In a hospital, each department asks for a different leader.

A nurse promoted to lead the ER and a technologist promoted to manage the lab take on different jobs. The map places five departments by how serious a mistake is and how predictable the work is. Each arena lists the Big Five traits P×E looks for there.

  1. Chaotic

    high threat · low stability

    • 98
      ER / traumaPatients arrive without warning, and the plan changes several times a shift.

    Rewards Fast decisions, quick changes of plan and recovery under pressure.

    What P×E looks for

    • ExtraversionTakes charge and states a position.
    • Emotional stabilityKeeps thinking clearly when several problems arrive at once.
    • ConscientiousnessStays organized, and changes the plan when it stops working.
    • OpennessWill try a route nobody has tested.
  2. Crucible

    high threat · high stability

    • 79
      SurgeryA mistake is severe, and checklists and protocols set almost every step.
    • 75
      DiagnosticsA wrong result is costly, and quality control sets every step.
    • 71
      OB/GYNMost deliveries follow the plan. A few become emergencies in minutes.

    Rewards Preparation, composure and precise execution.

    What P×E looks for

    • ExtraversionTakes charge and states a position.
    • ConscientiousnessBacks themselves to handle what they take on.
    • Emotional stabilityKeeps thinking clearly under a heavy load.
  3. Clouded

    low threat · low stability

    Rewards Curiosity, making sense of unclear signals, and small tests.

    What P×E looks for

    • Emotional stabilityStays relaxed when the deadline is close.
    • ConscientiousnessSets a high bar and pushes for it.
    • OpennessWill try a route nobody has tested.
  4. Cultivated

    low threat · high stability

    • 49
      Admin / HRA mistake can usually be fixed, and the work follows a yearly cycle.

    Rewards Consistency, steady improvement and systems that build on each other.

    What P×E looks for

    • AgreeablenessBalances cooperation with saying what they think.
    • Emotional stabilityStays steady under pressure.
    • ConscientiousnessFinishes what they start without prompting.
The number beside each department is how serious a mistake is in that department’s core job, out of 100: ER / trauma uses emergency medicine physicians; Surgery uses surgical technologists; Diagnostics uses lab and radiologic technologists; OB/GYN uses obstetricians and gynecologists; Admin / HR uses human resources managers. Fifty and above is high threat. Source for threat: O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor, Consequence of Error. Stability is our placement of each department.
Download the healthcare arena map (PDF) →

We measure the leader and the role before we build anything.

  1. The leader

    A Big Five personality measure, scored on five traits and thirty facets.

  2. The role

    Two conditions: how serious a mistake is, and how predictable the work is. Together they set the arena.

  3. The gap

    What the program works on. It is different for each leader, even inside one cohort.

How P×E works →

The Leadership Acceleration Program

Up to 20 supervisors from one company take eight weekly classes of 90 minutes and four individual coaching and assessment sessions. A cohort lasts 90 or 180 days, or follows a customized schedule we build with you. Between sessions, each leader works from their own plan on the P×E Development Platform.

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Where we work

  • Kansas City, Missouri
  • Kansas City, Kansas
  • Overland Park
  • Olathe
  • Lenexa
  • Leavenworth
  • Lawrence
  • Basehor

Summary Leadership Media, LLC
Basehor, Kansas 66007
(913) 735-7478

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