PREPARING A NEW GENERATION OF NURSING LEADERS New York City has made us believe in the power of sharing ideas. Knowledge and experience are only useful when passed on, and sharing “best practices” within an organization has long been a common way to advance its larger purpose. Just as important as the information shared, however, is developing the leaders who guide its implementation. Because Continuum is committed to developing our hospitals into centers of best practice, we are equally committed to developing our employees into effective managers, executives and leaders. Through an affiliation with the Advisory Board’s Nursing Leadership Academy, Continuum is focused on elevating the performance of our nursing leaders at all levels. It is a robust program with a shared national curriculum, individual study modules, publications, on-site programs, and performance reviews to build the leadership ranks in hospitals across Continuum and across the country. Continuum participates in other Advisory Board programs from which nursing leaders and management can benefit. Through the Academy Fellowship, Continuum offers both the Executive Fellows Curriculum on Strategy and Enterprise Leadership, and the Management Fellows Curriculum on Advanced Business, Operations and Leadership Skills. Both are two-year programs that combine formal classroom education with on-site project work. The Executive Fellows program develops star performers in middle management, and the Management Fellows program serves exceptional performers in junior management roles.