THE GAP BETWEEN THE DESIRE AND THE CAPACITY TO CREATE CHANGE

A survey of 50 healthcare senior executives was conducted by Cejka Search and The Center for Creative Leadership, focused on unconscious bias and its impact on healthcare leadership hiring practices and diversity goals. Respondents included board of director members, c-suite executives, human resource executives, and other senior healthcare leaders. The data was collected online, on an anonymous basis, from October to December of 2019.

The purpose of the survey was to:

• Gauge the degree to which healthcare organizations are embracing formal diversity leadership initiatives.
• Gain insight on a broader scope of biases that can stagnate work culture and performance, including race, gender, age, education, global experience, industry experience and geography.
• Explore the role of social media in screening healthcare leadership candidates and its influence on unconscious bias in hiring practices.

The survey findings provide the foundation for recommendations on best practices and an assessment to assist organizations in identifying where they fall on the spectrum of diversity.