The Saint Mary's Talent Management Program (TMP) and Leadership Development Process are strategic initiatives designed to ensure the availability of talented leaders capable of providing the vision, compassion, leadership and technical skills necessary to make Saint Mary's a best in class health care provider. Our commitment to the TMP and the development of internal bench strength is balanced with an equally strong commitment to diversity and inclusiveness. Hiring and promotional decisions take into account the strategic importance of each of these commitments.

These tactical initiatives are designed to guarantee:

• Leadership development actions, which demonstrate our belief that people are our most valuable resource
• Key leadership positions are consistently filled with the ideal talent
• A willingness to share talent across the organization
• Continual improvement of our ability to foster performance excellence, as well as diverse leadership and talent pools

Leadership Opportunities. We are also dedicated to maintaining a continuous learning environment, as evidenced by the variety of opportunities we offer our nurses through workshops, seminars, professional associations, internal education and via our 360° approach to competency assessment - a methodology that includes interactive dialogue among peers, consistent patient input and consultations from within our nurse manager group.

Leadership offerings include:

• External education—retreats, workshops, seminars
• Internal education experiences—Foundations in Leadership, The Strategic Leadership Development Program, Essential Skills for New Leaders.
• A 360° approach to competency assessment
• Individualized development plans
• Mentoring relationships

In addition, we offer involvement in our Transformational Leadership Academy, a process designed to optimize human performance in support of mission, vision & values, business strategies, goals and objectives. Examples include, but are not limited to -Culture Transformation, Excellence in Care Experience, Best People Spiritual Workplace, Phyisican Alignment, Quality and Safety.