Leadership in Healthcare

This innovative book analyses the evolving nature of leadership, exploring an ever-increasing range of theoretical concepts and applying these to practices within healthcare organisations. A wide range of theories are covered, from behavioural to attitudinal, socio-cognitive to contingency, and social exchange to team. By identifying the common underlying characteristics that are present in leadership styles and approaches, the author successfully crafts a useful model that is adaptable to different scenarios and contexts within the realms of healthcare management. Offering a series of detailed case studies from around the world, this book proposes three crucial concepts for leadership within the health sector: leadership credibility, professional credibility and organisational dynamics. Both scholars and practitioners will find the theoretical framework provided in this book insightful and applicable in real-life situations.

Paul Turner has held Professorial appointments at universities in Leeds, Birmingham, Nottingham and Cambridge. His business career included Executive and Director positions in FTSE and Fortune companies, and he was Vice President of the CIPD. A prolific author, Paul has written numerous books including Employee Engagement in Contemporary Organizations (2020), Leadership in Healthcare (2019), Talent Management in Healthcare (2018), and The Making of the Modern Manager (2021), all published by Palgrave Macmillan.

1. Leadership in Dynamic and Diverse Health Sector Organisations.- 2. The Ecology of Healthcare.- 3. The Role of Leaders: The Importance of Leadership.- 4. Leading in the Health Sector: Research and Practice.- 5. A Model for Health Sector Leadership.- 6. Leadership Capability Through Personal Insight and Leadership Identity.- 7. The Importance of Professional Credibility.- 8. Understanding Organisational Dynamics.- 9. Linking Leadership and Succession Planning.- 10.Assessing Health Professionals for Succession and Leadership Roles.- 11. Leadership Development Practices.- 12. Twenty Important Conclusions About Leadership in the Health Sector.