Leadership for health professionals : theory, skills, and applications / Gerald (Jerry) R. Ledlow, James H. Stephens. (Text)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Leadership thought -- Determining your own leadership style -- Today's health leadership challenges -- Chronology of leadership study and practice -- Leadership competence I: professional competencies and personal skills and responsibilities -- Leadership competence II: application of skills, tools, and abilities -- Leadership assessment and research: individual, team, and organization -- Leadership models in practice -- Leadership and the complex health organization : strategically managing the organizational environment before it manages you -- Ethics in health leadership -- Measuring the outcomes of leadership initiatives -- Understanding the executive roles of health leadership -- Complexity, speed, and change: leadership challenges for the next decade -- Leadership: a critical factor for the future success of the industry -- Leading nonperforming employees: leadership responsibility -- The health leader, information, decisions, and creating a knowledge culture: the 4 Ps of health analytics adoption -- Responsibilities of mentorship and succession planning.