This paper explores some critical aspects of leadership in the context of multisectoral partnerships. It focuses on leadership in practice and asks the question “How do managers experience and perceive leadership in such partnerships?” The study contributes to the debate on whether leadership in a multi-sectoral partnership context differs from that within a single organisation. It is based on ...

Purpose – To address the increasing need for novel approaches to leadership that deal with the challenges organizations face as they flatten, diversify, and confront increasingly complex problems. Design/methodology/approach – A meso-level theoretical model is developed that outlines the relationship between selfand shared leadership, focusing on the intermediary processes of trust, potency, an...

This is an account of a novel approach to leadership development in the UK’s Creative & Cultural Industries. The Leadership Facilitation Skills programme [LFS] helps people to develop their skills in leadership through the unusual route of learning to facilitate action learning sets. The LFS is based on a Facilitative Leadership model that is proposed as well suited to organisations operating i...

Effective educational leadership can make a difference in the resolution of complex issues that impact today’s demand-driven educational marketplace. The ongoing professional and skill development needs of human health resources may be best managed through distributed strategic leadership blended with servant leadership. Together these two approaches may offer the critical bridge for effective ...

BACKGROUND Public health needs to adapt to the complex context of 21st century Europe. Unquestionably, leaders for health require new skills to face a myriad of wicked problems and challenges that are at a critical juncture for potential improvements. Public health curricula are traditionally oriented around core educational disciplines, and there is little room for developing students' leaders...

PROBLEM The healthcare system is plagued with increasing cost and poor quality outcomes. A major contributing factor for these issues is that outdated leadership practices, such as leader-centricity, linear thinking, and poor readiness for innovation, are being used in healthcare organizations. SOLUTION Complexity leadership theory provides a new framework with which healthcare leaders may pr...

A variety of changes are facing leaders in academic pharmacy. Servant and transformational leadership have attributes that provide guidance and inspiration through these changes. Servant leadership focuses on supporting and developing the individuals within an institution, while transformational leadership focuses on inspiring followers to work towards a common goal. This article discusses thes...

This article examines the use of action learning sets in a leadership module delivered by a university in south east England. An evaluation research study was undertaking using survey method to evaluate student engagement with action learning sets, and their value, impact and sustainability. Data were collected through a questionnaire with a mix of Likert-style and open-ended questions and qual...