Chapter 13 Case study 3 - The Presidential Search Please answer the questions 1,2, and 3. Provide an assessment of how leadership theory impacts this case. Case Study 3 The Presidential Search Memorial Hospital is a 500-bed teaching hospital located in a thriving, medium-size city in the Mid-Atlantic region. In recent years, other hospitals in the area have reduced Memorial's market share. The outgoing president was preoccupied with issues of a deteriorating physical plant and loss of professional staff to other area hospitals and systems. The governing body formed an ad hoc search committee to find a new hospital president. The committee plans to use a national executive search firm but wants to develop a clear pic- ture of the person who will lead the HSO back to preeminence in the city before talking with the search firm. Mr. Adams, a hospital trustee and president of a large financial services company, is chair of the ad hoc committee. He has convened the committee to develop a list of capabilities the president should possess so that this information can be provided to the search firm. Assume that you are a member of this committee. Questions 1. What capabilities should the new president possess? Rank them in order. 2. Should this person be more skilled at the supervisor-subordinate interface or at organization-level leadership? How will the committee distinguish between skill at the two types of leadership? 3. Some committee members point out that the situation at Memorial is unique and that, therefore, finding a person who was successful at another hospital will not guarantee success at Memorial. What would be your position on this issue