Leadership in Healthcare: Essential Values and Skills

Leadership in Healthcare: Essential Values and Skills, 3rd Ed. named one of Health Administration Press' Best Selling Books

Today’s healthcare leaders face constant challenge and change. Even as they cope with a rapidly evolving environment, they also must overcome existing obstacles inherent to running multifaceted operations. A solid value system will anchor leaders as they navigate these daily hurdles.

This highly regarded book examines leadership through the lens of such values. It provides a comprehensive overview of leadership principles specific to the healthcare environment and explores both personal and team values that drive appropriate and effective behavior. Case studies, exercises, and self-assessment tools facilitate teaching, dialogue, and self-reflection. A valuable resource for seasoned practitioners and their leadership teams, the book is also used extensively in academic courses in leadership.

Updates to this edition include:

  • Expanded coverage of academic theories and popular approaches to leadership

  • A new chapter articulating the need to identify and develop new types of leaders in healthcare

  • A new chapter on the extensive work of researchers who have examined the impact of leadership on organizational outcomes

  • Updated and expanded discussion of servant leadership, change makers, employee engagement, emotional intelligence, and groupthink

  • Fresh examples and cases featuring clinical leaders, including both nurses and physicians

The first edition of this book was named ACHE James Hamilton Book of the Year in 2001. It is widely used by programs in health administration, frequently used as a base textbook for physician leaerhsip degelopment programs, and has continued to be a much used book for practitioners.