Going beyond the hero in leadership development: the place of healthcare context, complexity and relationships; Comment on "Leadership and leadership development in healthcare settings – a simplistic solution to complex problems?"

Ford, J.

Abstract

There remains a conviction that the torrent of publications and the financial outlay on leadership development will create managers with the skills and characters of perfect leaders, capable of guiding healthcare organisations through the challenges and crises of the 21st century. The focus of much attention continues to be the search for the (illusory) core set of heroic qualities, abilities or competencies that will enable the development of leaders to achieve levels of supreme leadership and organisational performance. This brief commentary adds support to McDonald’s (1) call for recognition of the complexity of the undertaking.

Citation

Ford, J. (2015). Going beyond the hero in leadership development: the place of healthcare context, complexity and relationships; Comment on "Leadership and leadership development in healthcare settings – a simplistic solution to complex problems?". International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 4(4), 261-263. https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2015.43

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 26, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Mar 1, 2015
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 12, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 25, 2018
• Journal: International Journal of Health Policy and Management
• Print ISSN: 2322-5939
• Publisher: Kerman University of Medical Sciences
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 261-263
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2015.43
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1345166