Robert Hess

Founder & CEO, Forum for Shared Governance

Dr. Robert Hess is the founder & CEO of the Forum for Shared Governance and webmaster for www.sharedgovernance.org. He is the author of the only instruments for measuring governance in healthcare organizations, used globally in 300 healthcare systems, and translated into 10 languages, and coauthor with Dr. Swihart of a new instrument, Council Health, which measures shared governance councils’ effectiveness.

Posts by Robert Hess

Shared Governance: 5 Tips to Boost Participation

When implementing governance innovations, every organization faces staff reticent to participate, yet quick to demand to know what’s in it for them.

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