Essential Skills for Influencing in Healthcare – A Guide on How to Influence Others with Integrity and Success

Citation

(2012), "Essential Skills for Influencing in Healthcare – A Guide on How to Influence Others with Integrity and Success", International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Vol. 25 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa.2012.06225eaa.014

Essential Skills for Influencing in Healthcare – A Guide on How to Influence Others with Integrity and Success

Essential Skills for Influencing in Healthcare – A Guide on How to Influence Others with Integrity and Success

Article Type: Recent publications From: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, Volume 25, Issue 5

Andrew Price and Andrew Scowcroft,Radcliffe Publishing,2011,ISBN: 978-1-84619-538-9

Keywords: Healthcare leadership skills, Healthcare leadership values, Improving healthcare systems

This highly practical book provides clinicians and managers with the knowledge and tools that will enable them to successfully influence their staff and colleagues.

Built on the conviction that the way to influence others is through respect and understanding – not threat or manipulation – it promotes an optimistic, confident approach to leadership where trust and respect is fostered.

The book guides readers through areas such as:

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  Self-awareness and personality.

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  Change management.

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  Organisational culture.

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  Influencing in formal settings.

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  Removing barriers to learning.

Accessibility and practicality are combined with sound theoretical foundations and strong values and the numerous case studies and examples illustrate key points and aid in real-world application.

For those intent on improving their workplace, making meaningful leadership decisions, and improving healthcare services and systems, essential skills for influencing in healthcare and its companion volume essential skills for managing in healthcare provide vital skills, understanding and inspiration.

Contents include:

1. 1.

   Preface.

2. 2.

   Acknowledgements.

3. 3.

   Introduction.

4. 4.

   Learning to influence.

5. 5.

   Learning about yourself.

6. 6.

   Organisational culture.

7. 7.

   Influencing organisational change.

8. 8.

   Influencing in formal settings.

9. 9.

   Being a role model.

10. 10.

    Summary and next steps.