Leadership Lessons for Health Care Providers

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Leadership and its Challenges; Leadership in time; Challenges to healthcare leadership and leaders; Changing healthcare; Healthcare costs and change; How to get started; Chapter 2 -- Profiles in Leadership: What Does it Mean to Be a Great Leader; Does Leadership Matter to Healthcare Professionals?; Who Should Lead in Healthcare?; Chapter 3 -- Deciding to Lead: When and Why to Begin to Take on Leadership Roles; Introduction; Making and standing by tough decisions: A business case study

The rapid changes in health care including novel technologies as well as the changing economic, political, and social landscapes are all forcing physicians as well as most types of health care practitioners to re-think their role in leadership. This is particularly true in the US in recent years, but the same issues are widely prevalent affecting health care workers around the globe. Developing capable medical leaders who can navigate these challenges will be essential. Physicians and other health care practitioners usually receive little or no leadership training in the course of their education. At the next steps in their training: internship, residency and fellowship, gaining clinical acumen takes precedence over developing other skills that are at the core of leadership training. Leadership Lessons for Health Care Providerswill allow all types of health professionals to gain a better understanding of what leadership is, how to develop their skills while still early in their careers, how to understand and handle common leadership conundrums and chart a path towards increasing their leadership capabilities as they reach mid-career and beyond. This book will provide a great start for those who are interested in learning more about leadership and includes recommendations for next steps at all stages in leadership work.Discusses and offers practical advice on a number of leadership development topics including levels of leadership, different styles and techniques, dealing with conflict, making hard decisions, and setting prioritiesIncludes valuable insight from leaders and specialists in the health care fieldDirects readers to additional leadership resources as next steps Frank J. Lexa, M.D., Chair, ACR Commission on Practice Leadership and Chairman of the Board of the Radiology Leadership Institute Project Faculty, Spain and East Asia Regional Manager, the Global Consulting Practicum Adjunct Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School, Philadelphia, PA, USA