[Competency requirements for executives in healthcare and social services organizations: Results of a Delphi study].

Background: Leadership in social services and healthcare organizations is marked by high levels of complexity and contradiction, which cannot be fully explained by politically, economically, and socially induced changes. Rather, it is the particularities of service provision in healthcare and social services that confront executives with specific demands.

Objective: This study aimed to capture and prioritize required leadership competencies in healthcare and social services organizations.