Creative Health Care Management Expands Leadership Academy with New Courses

BLOOMINGTON, Minnesota, Oct. 20, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Creative Health Care Management (CHCM) has expanded its Leadership Academy with new Leadership Development Courses aimed at healthcare leaders. The courses, which begin in February 2027, are designed to address the gap in leadership preparation that often exists for healthcare professionals who are promoted into leadership roles.

The new courses will be offered virtually and are designed to provide structured, multi-week learning experiences. The first four scheduled courses are as follows:

1. Building Bridges: Leadership Principles for Department Leaders (February 1, 2027) - Runs for five weeks - Combines independent learning with three live webinars - Awards 16.25 contact hours - Focuses on communication, relationship building, decision-making, goal setting, performance management, and other essential capabilities for healthcare leaders

2. Charting the Course: Staffing for Nurse Managers (March 14, 2027) - Runs for three weeks - Includes three live webinars - Awards 10.5 contact hours - Helps leaders strengthen their understanding of staffing responsibilities, including recruitment and selection, and make informed workforce decisions

3. Every Number Tells a Story: Budgeting for Nurse Managers (April 18, 2027) - Runs for two weeks - Includes two live webinars - Awards 8 contact hours - Builds the financial understanding nurse managers need to interpret information, participate in budget decisions, and connect resources with organizational priorities

4. RISE to Leadership: Emerging Leaders (May 1, 2027) - Runs for six weeks - Includes three live webinars - Awards 16 contact hours - Guides participants to explore foundational leadership and management concepts

CHCM's Leadership Academy now encompasses a broader range of offerings, including Leading an Empowered Organization® (LEO), Lead From the Wild™, Leadership Development Workshops, and Shared Governance and Professional Governance offerings. The addition of the Leadership Development Courses expands the academy with structured, multi-week learning experiences that complement its existing programs and workshops.

Mary Harper, PhD, RN, NPDA-BC, FAAN, Director of Innovation and Program Development at CHCM, emphasized the practical application of these courses.

Organizations can also work with CHCM to create customized virtual or in-person leadership development experiences through the Leadership Academy. Programs can support individual teams, leadership groups, or entire systems, with additional focus areas available in accountability, change leadership, decision-making, conflict management, resilience, and team effectiveness.

Creative Health Care Management partners with healthcare organizations to optimize excellence through a relational approach that elevates leadership, strengthens governance, engages teams, and improves the patient experience. CHCM provides consultation services, educational programs, and products to executives, leaders, and all clinical and support staff members, helping clients improve quality, enhance the patient experience, and achieve sustainable success by aligning people, purpose, performance, and national recognition.