Leadership Development Office 2027 Goals
1. Expand System-Wide Organizational Development Impact
Increase leadership and organizational development consulting across UAB Health System entities by providing strategic support for leadership teams, culture initiatives, succession planning, and organizational change efforts, while continuing to strengthen system-wide collaboration and alignment.
2. Strengthen Executive Leadership Selection, Transition, and Success
Enhance executive leadership recruitment, assessment, onboarding, and transition processes to accelerate leader effectiveness, improve retention, and support successful leadership succession across the Health System and School of Medicine.
3. Advance Leadership Capability Across All Levels
Deliver high-impact leadership development experiences that strengthen leadership effectiveness, increase engagement, and prepare leaders to navigate complexity, change, and growth across the organization.
4. Scale Leadership Development Programs to Meet Growing Demand
Expand access to leadership development by increasing program capacity, enhancing program delivery models, and creating scalable learning experiences that serve leaders across all Health System entities.
5. Strengthen Physician and Clinical Leadership Development
Enhance leadership development opportunities for physicians and clinical leaders by providing targeted programs, workshops, coaching, and consulting that build leadership capability and support operational excellence.
6. Foster a Unified Health System Leadership Culture
Further embed the principles of systemness, collaboration, and shared accountability across development programs, retreats, workshops, and consulting engagements to strengthen organizational alignment and enterprise thinking.
7. Maintain Operational Excellence and Fiscal Stewardship
Continue delivering measurable organizational value while responsibly managing resources, leveraging existing investments, and identifying innovative approaches to maximize impact without significant budget growth.
Executive Summary Goal
The Leadership Development Office will strengthen leadership effectiveness, organizational capability, and enterprise alignment across the UAB Health System by expanding strategic consulting, enhancing executive leader success, scaling leadership development programs, and fostering a unified system-wide leadership culture while maintaining fiscal stewardship.