Clinical Leadership

The definitive guide to clinical leadership, by Dickon Weir-Hughes, the Chief Executive of the NMC. Dickon takes a unique slant on the teaching of Leadership and Management through an A-Z format, making this subject very accessible. The book provides a helpful and practical summary of the key leadership principles within healthcare. Dickon has drawn on his personal experience of the ‘sharp end’ of clinical leadership in a number of organisations. Utilising his experience as a leadership programme facilitator, mentor and coach. he understands the need for students and practitionners to grasp leadership concepts and terminology, to assess their competence against such a framework and to have some suggestions for taking forward personal development. This book fulfils that in and accessible and novel way.

Dickon Weir-Hughes

Introduction How to use this book Acknowledgements Authenticity Behaviour Change Management Delegation Engagement Feedback Goals Humanity Influence Judgement Knowledge Listening Mentorship Networking Organisational memory Power and politics Quality assurance Relationships Strategy Theory Unethical leadership Vision Worklife balance eXcitement You Zenith Further reading