Leadership for healthcare / / Jean Hartley, John Benington.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-1995
• VerfasserIn: Hartley, Jean,; Benington, John,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of tables and figures --; Acknowledgements --; Introducing leadership --; Leadership concepts --; Characteristics of leadership --; The contexts of leadership --; The challenges of leadership --; The capabilities of leadership --; Consequences of leadership --; Leadership development --; Conclusions --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781847424884; 9783111196213
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jean Hartley, John Benington.

It is vital for healthcare leaders to have a clear sense of which leadership ideas and practices are rooted in sound theory and convincing evidence, and which are more speculative. This book provides a coherent set of six lenses through which to scrutinise the leadership literature relevant to healthcare - leadership concepts, characteristics, contexts, challenges, capabilities and consequences. It offers a view of leadership beyond the traditional focus on the individual, and argues instead that leadership has to be understood and developed as a complex set of practices by many people within specific organisational and inter-organisational contexts and cultures.