09 Oct Week 5: Behavioral/Style Perspective to Leadership
Week 5: Behavioral/Style Perspective to LeadershipWhat is more effective, a leader who speaks about action or a leader who takes action? It is almost incumbent upon leaders to possess excellent communication skills so they may clearly articulate thoughts and information. Consider for a moment a health care administration leader who is meeting with clinical staff to institute new policies on reducing hospital-acquired infections. If the health care administration leader communicates effectively, the clinical staff will provide input on how to institute these guidelines and collaborate with the health care administration leader to promote overall patient and staff safety. This then positions the health care administration leader as the authority on the subject and leader in social change. Yet what might happen if this health care administration leader, who spoke so eloquently, behaved in a manner that contradicts everything he or she said? Would the perception of the clinical staff be the same? Consider a similar scenario of a health care administration leader who manages a government health initiative. What if he or she speaks the right words, but his or her actions are contradictory? Is that person still considered an effective leader?This week, you continue your examination and analysis of leadership perspectives with the behavioral perspective of leadership. You also conduct a literature review and develop a problem statement as a component of your Scholar-Practitioner Project for this course.Learning ObjectivesStudents will:Learning ResourcesRequired ReadingsNahavandi, A. (2015). The art and science of leadership (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.Blake, R. R., Mouton, J. S., Barnes, L. B., & Greiner, L. E. (1964). Breakthrough in organization development. Harvard Business Review, 42(6) 133-155. This is a seminal article in the field that will serve as a foundation for additional resources.Borkowski, N., Deckard, G., Weber, M., Padron, L.A., & Luongo, S. (2011). Leadership development initiatives underlie individual and system performance in a US public healthcare delivery system, Leadership in Health Services, 24(4), 268 – 280. Derue, D. S., Nahrgang, J. D., Wellman, N., & Humphrey, S. E. (2011). Trait and behavioral theories of leadership: an integration and meta-analytic test of their relative validity. Personnel Psychology, 64(1), 7–52. Piper, L. E., & Tallman, E. (2015). The ethical leadership challenge for effective resolution of patient and family complaints and grievances: Proven methods and models. The Health Care Manager, 34(1), 62–68.The Ethical Leadership Challenge for Effective Resolution of Patient and Family Complaints and Grievances: Proven Methods and Models by Piper, L.; Tallman, E., in The Health Care Manager, Vol. 34/Issue 1. Copyright 2015 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. – Journals. Reprinted by permission of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. – Journals via the Copyright Clearance Center.Walden University: Writing Center. (2015). Common course assignments: Organizational tools. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/assignments/literaturereview/organization Walden University: Writing Center. (2015). Common course assignments: Literature reviews. Retrieved from http://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/assignments/literaturereview Walden University: Writing Center. (2012, October 30). Weathering the storm … of problem statements. Retrieved from http://waldenwritingcenter.blogspot.com/2012/10/weathering-storm-of-problem-statements.html What is needed today is an organizational culture of patient- and family-centered care. Creating a culture of patient- and family-centered care must be initiated and guided by ethical leadership. Only through the vision of ethical leadership will this change in culture be accomplished…The chief executive officer (CEO) and the board must believe that this culture change is imperative in the desire to become better in quality, safety, and satisfaction.—Piper & Tallman, 2015, p. 63For this Discussion, conduct a search in the library and select an article depicting a behavioral perspective to health care administration leadership. Think about particular strengths and limitations of this perspective. Consider how this perspective might relate to the Trait Theory or Skills Approach of leadership. In two pages Post a brief explanation of the behavioral perspective reflected in the article you selected. Then, explain the strengths and limitations of this perspective. Finally, explain how this perspective you selected relates to both Trait Theory and the Skills Approach. This week, you begin development of your Scholar-Practitioner Project: Health Care Administration Leadership Theory. In order to achieve success in this program and as a future leader in health care administration, developing your skills for effectively assessing current literature and evaluating problems is critical. One of the goals of the Scholar-Practitioner Project is to help you develop such skills.For this Project Assignment, think about common trends in health care administration leadership or critical areas of need for leadership in the field. Prepare a literature review of scholarly articles related to your topic. This review should contain a minimum of 10 peer-reviewed or scholarly resources. Additionally, based on your conducted review of the current literature, create a problem statement that addresses identified gaps while incorporating implications for positive social change. Located within the resources for the week, you may find the information from Walden’s Online Writing Center helpful for your completion of the Assignment.Organize the Project in the following manner (each section should be represented for a comprehensive overview):Literature Review and Problem Statement (5–7 pages):Support your Project with specific references to all resources and current literature used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course. Week 6: Situational Approach and Contingency TheoryThe influenza pandemic of 1918 was one of the most powerful pandemics in history: it killed nearly 100 million people. For the United States, it is more than a medical footnote in the field of health. Ironically, in the United States, the epidemic not only serves as a haunting reminder of health infrastructure problems, but also a reminder of triumphs. For example, as a result of the epidemic, Dr. Hermann Briggs, New York State Health Commissioner, developed the Rural Hospital Program that established hospitals and medical care in the hardest-hit areas of the epidemic—rural counties (Kohler, 2007). Understanding the situation, Briggs’s leadership highlighted key components of two other leadership perspectives—Situational Approach and Contingency Theory.This week, you examine situations and circumstances that may prompt action for a specific type of leadership. You examine situations to determine how a health care administration leader may adapt his or her leadership style to the group or organization’s situation or environment. Also, you analyze strengths and limitations with situational approaches for health care administration leadership.Learning ObjectivesStudents will:Learning ResourcesRequired ReadingsNahavandi, A. (2015). The art and science of leadership (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.Ayman, R., & Korabik, K. (2010). Leadership: Why gender and culture matter. American Psychologist, 65(3), 157–170. Ayman, R., Chemers, M. M., & Fiedler, F. (1995). The contingency model of leadership effectiveness: Its levels of analysis. The Leadership Quarterly, 6(2), 147-167. This is a seminal article in the field that will serve as a foundation for additional resources. Blanchard, K. H., & Hersey, P. (1996). Great ideas revisited. Training & Development, 50(1), 42-48. This is a seminal article in the field that will serve as a foundation for additional resources.Ferndandez, S., Cho, Y. J., & Perry, J. L. (2010). Exploring the link between integrated leadership and public sector performance. The Leadership Quarterly, 21(2), 308-323. Mayer, J.D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D.R. (2008). Emotional intelligence: New ability or eclectic traits? The American Psychologist, 63(6), 503-517. Mayer, J.D., Salovey, P., & Caruso, D.R. (2004). Emotional intelligence: Theory, findings, and implications. Psychological Inquiry, 15(3), 197-215. Optional ResourcesThe Art of Good Leadership. (n.d.). Contingency and situational leadership. Retrieved June 6, 2015, from http://leadership07.tripod.com/id9.html Gupta, A. (2009, April 25). Contingent leadership. Practical Management. Retrieved from http://www.practical-management.com/Leadership-Development/Contingent-Leadership.html Gupta, A. (2009, March 19). Situational leadership. Practical Management. Retrieved from http://www.practical-management.com/Leadership-Development/Situational-Leadership.html New Mexico State University. (n.d.). Sometimes the situation demands your leadership. Retrieved June 6, 2015, from http://business.nmsu.edu/~dboje/teaching/338/situation_and_contingency.htm As pressures and demands for more standardized business structures fluctuate in society, health care administration leaders may experience challenges in developing consistent methods for solving health care administration problems. Though consistency may be necessary for enacting change, within many areas and localities, consistency may not be an option. As a result, a leader must be able to use a systems thinking approach to evaluate the best method for leadership contingent upon the circumstance.For this Discussion, select a current event related to health care administration and leadership not previously discussed in earlier weeks. With the event you selected, reflect on how you might apply Fiedler’s Contingency Model. Consider the actions and interactions between leaders and subordinates with the application of this model.In two pages Post a brief description of the event you selected. Then, explain whether the leader’s interaction with his or her subordinates was task-motivated or relationship-motivated. Justify your answer based on Fiedler’s Contingency Model. This week’s self-assessment, located in your text (Chapter 4, p. 133), is a brief individual leadership assessment entitled “Emotional Intelligence.” Understanding one’s emotional intelligence may increase a leader’s effectiveness in interacting with others to achieve organizational goals.For this Professional Leadership Journal, take a few minutes to work through the instrument. As a scholar-practitioner in health care administration, what may the test reveal about your emotional intelligence in terms of leadership?The Assignment (2–3 paragraphs):Submit your Assignment.Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the Learning Resources for this course.
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