Title Bringing leadership to life in health : LEADS in a caring environment : a new perspective / Graham Dickson, Bill Tholl

Published London : Springer, 2014

Table of Contents
1.	LEADS: A New Perspective on Leadership in Health					1
	Introduction					1
	Bringing Leadership to Life: A Primer on LEADS					2
	Better Leadership, Better Health: The LEADS Approach					3
	Leadership Challenges in Canadian Health Care: Adjusting to a New World					4
	Leadership, Change, and Transformation					5
	The Context for LEADS: Reversing the Trend					7
	Bringing LEADS to Life: The Promise for Health Care Reform					8
	References					9
2.	Putting LEADS in Context					11
	The Foundations of Modern Leadership					11
	Public Sector Leadership and the Dynamics of Democracy					12
	But What Is Leadership?					13
	Defining Leadership in Health					17
	Personal and Strategic Leadership					17
	Distributed Leadership					19
	The Health Leadership Challenge in Canada					20
	Conclusions					21
	References					21
3.	The LEADS in a Caring Environment Capabilities Framework: The Source Code for Health Leadership					23
	LEADS in a Caring Environment					24
	Caring					26
	Environment					26
	Capabilities					27
	Framework					28
	The Validity of LEADS: Can You Depend on It?					29
	Construct Validity of LEADS					29
	Face Validity of LEADS					30
	The Reach of LEADS					31
	Knowledge Mobilization Strategies					32
	Similar Efforts in Other Countries: UK, Australia and the Link to LEADS					36
	The United Kingdom					37
	Australia					38
	Conclusions					40
	References					41
4.	Learning LEADS: A Lifelong Journey					43
	The Approach					43
	Learning Leadership: Why It's Different from Learning Anything Else					44
	Leadership Is Situational					44
	Effective Leadership Is in the Eye of the Follower					44
	Experience Is Both Practical and Emotional					45
	Growth Happens Through Learning and Unlearning					45
	Learning Leadership Is a Lifelong Process					46
	One Way to Learn Leadership: The Hero's Journey					47
	Experiential Learning and Leadership					50
	A Discipline to Learn Leadership					53
	Conclusions					54
	References					55
5.	The LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework: Lead Self					57
	Introduction					57
	Self-Awareness					60
	Manages Self					63
	Emotional Intelligence					64
	Leadership Mindsets					65
	Role Clarity					67
	Develops Self					68
	Personal Mastery: A Discipline for Self-Development					69
	A Strengths-Based Approach					70
	Demonstrates Character					71
	Conclusions					73
	References					75
6.	The LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework: Engage Others					77
	Foster Development of Others					82
	Contribute to the Creation of Healthy Organizations					84
	Communicate Effectively					89
	Deep Listening					90
	Dialogue					91
	Use of Social Media					92
	Build Teams					93
	Conclusions					96
	References					98
7.	The LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework: Achieve Results					101
	Set Direction					103
	Strategically Align Decisions with Vision, Values and Evidence					106
	Take Action to Implement Decisions					109
	Assess and Evaluate					112
	Conclusions					115
	References					117
8.	The LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework: Develop Coalitions					119
	Purposefully Build Partnerships and Networks to Create Results					122
	Building and Sustaining Trust					123
	Reciprocity: Sharing Risks and Benefits					124
	Clarity of Purpose					124
	Forms of Coalitions					125
	Lifecycle of a Coalition					125
	Mobilize Knowledge					126
	Demonstrate a Commitment to Customers and Service					130
	Navigate Socio-political Environments					132
	Large-P Political Astuteness					135
	Conclusions					136
	References					138
9.	The LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework: Systems Transformation					139
	Systems Transformation Capabilities					141
	Demonstrate Systems/Critical Thinking					142
	Encourage and Support Innovation					147
	Practical Ways to Encourage and Support Innovation					148
	Organizational Culture and Innovation					150
	Orient Themselves Strategically Toward the Future					151
	Champion and Orchestrate Change					155
	Leadership in Action					155
	Connectedness					156
	Large Scale Approaches to Change					158
	Simple Rules					160
	Conclusions					161
	References					163
10.	The LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework as an Operating System for Change					165
	LEADS as a Model to Guide Change					167
	LEADS as Simple Rules					170
	Conclusions					173
	References					173
11.	LEADS Learning: Epilogue					175
	Health LEADS Australia					177
	Implementation Support					178
	Embedding in Training, Education and Development					178
	Linking with Canada					178
	National Health Services (England)					179
	Implementation Support					180
	Linking with Canada					180
	LEADS in a Caring Environment: Canada					181
	Implementation Support					182
	Embedding in Training, Education and Development					182
	Conclusions					183
	References					183
	Index					185

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 190 pages) : illustrations (some color) Contents 1. LEADS: A New Perspective on Leadership in Health -- 2. Putting LEADS in Context -- 3. The LEADS in a Caring Environment Capabilities Framework: The Source Code for Health Leadership -- 4. Learning LEADS: A Lifelong Journey -- 5. The LEADS in a Caring Environment framework: Lead Self -- 6. The LEADS in a Caring Environment framework: Engage Others -- 7. The LEADS in a Caring Environment framework :Achieve Results -- 8. The LEADS in a Caring Environment framework: Develop Coalitions -- 9. The LEADS in a Caring Environment framework: Systems Transformation -- 10. The LEADS in a Caring Environment framework as an operating system for change -- 11. LEADS Learning: Epilogue Summary Like other international jurisdictions, the Canadian health sector faces significant demands for change and improvement to meet the needs of the 21st Century. To achieve that goal, highly sophisticated and capable leaders are required across all dimensions of the health system. Bringing Leadership to Life in Health: LEADS in a Caring Environment examines the essence of leadership itself and what it means to be a leader in today's world. The authors describe key challenges that demand reform in the health sector, examine why better leadership is the source code for better system performance, and look at the issues that stand in the way of getting that leadership. This book describes the five domains of the Caring Environment capabilities framework: Lead Self, Engage Others, Achieve Results, Develop Coalitions, and Systems Transformation. Bringing Leadership to Life in Health: LEADS in a Caring Environment is a simple, easily accessible, and research informed book which will explain the LEADS in a Caring Environment capabilities framework that has been adopted across Canada as the foundation for health leadership talent management. This book will illustrate this framework through supportive research, relevant stories solicited from health leaders at all levels as well as the inclusion of "learning moments" to help the readers reflect on their own experiences Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 20, 2014) Subject Health services administration -- Canada Public health administration -- Canada Leadership. Delivery of Health Care -- organization & administration Leadership POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. Médecine. Health services administration Leadership Public health administration SUBJECT Canada Subject Canada Genre/Form dissertations. Academic theses Academic theses. Thèses et écrits académiques. Form Electronic book Author Tholl, Bill, author. LC no. 2014930009 ISBN 9781447148753 1447148754 9781306541695 1306541697

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