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Leadership and Change for the Health Professional (Paperback)
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Leadership and Change for the Health Professional (Paperback)
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Leadership and Change for the Health Professional will provide
health professionals with the latest thinking on leadership theory
and research. It highlights the issues that can block successful
healthcare leadership initiatives, and explores ways of
constructively engaging with the opportunities provided by change.
Each chapter draws out practical lessons for effective and
efficient leadership of care that is compassionate and safe.
Leaders and students at all levels will be able to use this book to
expand their leadership repertoire in a text that engages with many
themes, including: * The basics of leadership and the idea of
leadership as a "calling" * Motivating employees * Implicit
leadership theory * Developing trust * Building learning
organisations * Gender and equality * Planning and organising
change in healthcare * Leading change The links between the theory
and practice of healthcare leadership are skilfully explored with
examples of research implemented in practice, and the textbook
further equips your study with helpful summaries and suggestions
for further reading. This is essential reading for all healthcare
professionals in clinical practice as well as students studying or
engaged in research on health care management and leadership. With
a foreword by Thomas Garavan, Edinburgh Napier Business School, UK.
"Amongst the vast number of leadership texts published every year
this book stands out. It has been edited with considerable care by
two highly respected scholars in the field to make it accessible to
all those interested in, and practising, leadership, whether
healthcare professionals or students. It is well organised and
moves seamlessly to address many important questions about the
nature of leadership, including important questions of ethics,
gender, trust, motivation, innovation, teams, and distributed
leadership. The final section focuses on leading change in
healthcare, a critical element of leadership practice in today's
world. Too many leadership books ignore context. This book,
however, is firmly rooted in the healthcare context, and aspires to
help professionals in this sector to reflect deeply on the
complexities of leading through uncertain times. Whilst each
chapter stands alone, the book's merit is in offering multiple
perspectives. Curtis and Cullen have encouraged the book's
contributors to address the big debates and themes in healthcare
leadership today, whilst keeping in sharp focus the practice of
leadership." Sharon Turnbull, Visiting Professor, Lancaster
University Management School, UK "In Leadership and Change for the
Health Professional, Elizabeth Curtis and John Cullen have crafted
an exceptionally timely collection of practically-based research
insights. As global healthcare systems face disruptive and often
uncomfortable forces for change, this book tackles complex topics
that health leaders must understand. While oriented toward
generative practice and creative leadership skills, Curtis and
Cullen do not shy away from engaging with controversial aspects of
leadership development, such as bias, gendered practice, or even
clinical failure, making it a valuable resource for educators and
practitioners alike. Accessible and lively, Leadership and Change
for the Health Professional is a successful blend of current issues
with a visionary future." Kathy Lund Dean, Board of Trustees
Distinguished Professor of Leadership & Ethics, Gustavus
Adolphus College, USA "Curtis and Cullen bring together a
comprehensive overview of leadership, from its historical
development up to its role within the current healthcare context,
presented by a variety of scholars. The particular challenges and
demands faced by leaders and those who aspire to lead are discussed
within and it addresses the many facets of leadership approaches.
Anyone interested in the development of leadership and change will
find this particularly stimulating and a valuable text for academic
and students alike." Alison H James, School of Healthcare Sciences,
Cardiff University, UK "This book covers many aspects of
leadership, which are timely in nature and directly relevant to
health professionals. The contributors are highly respected and
offer different perspectives on this complex issue. We need to
encourage practitioners to see themselves as leaders - this
evidence-based text will serve to guide them in this quest.
De-emphasising the individual leadership qualities and including
those of teams makes this book stand out from others. The NHS
features prominently but despite this, readers from other countries
should be able to easily transfer the content to their own health
services. The useful websites at the end of each chapter provide
further direction for readers. This is a text that is written with
a very positive stance, even though the difficulties of being a
leader are not ignored. It ends with a discussion on the vision for
leadership - at individual, team and organisational levels. Lots to
read, absorb and you can do this a chapter at a time which is
great." Professor Bridie Kent, Head of School of Nursing and
Midwifery, Plymouth University, UK "This book addresses an
important topic, where there is huge scope to add value. This is
partly due to the scale of the NHS. The language makes the text
accessible to professionals as well as academics. It is also good
to see that the issue of learning organisations is addressed, as
well as impact of leadership on patients." Professor John G
Burgoyne, Lancaster University Management School, UK "Leadership
and Change for the Health Professional is a timely and
authoritative academic and professional exposition of the
challenges for clinicians and healthcare managers in carrying out
their management roles in our modern medical and healthcare
systems. Its focus on change is both apt and relevant in the
context of the dynamic development of our healthcare structures."
Niamh Brennan, Michael MacCormac Professor of Management,
University College Dublin
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