Leadership in Healthcare: Essential Values and Skills (2nd ed.)

Citation

(2010), "Leadership in Healthcare: Essential Values and Skills (2nd ed.)", Leadership in Health Services, Vol. 23 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/lhs.2010.21123cae.001

Leadership in Healthcare: Essential Values and Skills (2nd ed.)

Leadership in Healthcare: Essential Values and Skills (2nd ed.)

Article Type: Recent publications From: Leadership in Health Services, Volume 23, Issue 3

Carson F. DyeHealth Administration PressISBN 13: 978-1-56793-355-0

Keywords: Leadership, Health services, Skills, Values

Leadership in Healthcare explains the connection between values and leadership. It defines the role of both personal and team values in improving behavior, performance, and morale. It also offers practical strategies for strengthening leadership and interaction skills and for enhancing overall effectiveness. Case studies, exercises, and self-assessment tools are included in the book to help readers internalize and apply the concepts.

Contents include:

1. 1.

   Leadership in healthcare:

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     the leadership imperative;

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     the values-based definition; and

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     the senior leader challenge.

2. 2.

   Personal values:

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     respect in stewardship;

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     ethics and integrity;

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     interpersonal connection;

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     servant leadership;

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     desire to make a change;

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     commitment; and

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     emotional intelligence.

3. 3.

   Team values:

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     cooperation and sharing;

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     cohesiveness and collaboration;

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     trust; and

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     conflict management.

4. 4.

   Evaluation:

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     evaluating team values;

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     evaluating team effectiveness;

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     self-evaluation at all career stages; and

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     maximising values-based leader effectiveness.

Please note these are not reviews of the titles given. They are descriptions of the book, based on information provided by the publishers.