Leaders and Health Care Organizational Change Art, Politics and Process
[Book]
Stewart Gabel.
New York Springer Science+Business Media
2001
xi, 206 pages ; 23 cm.
1. Leaders and Leadership. What is a Leader? 2. The Leader's Goals During Organizational Transitions: Personal and Professional Issues. 3. Joining, Affiliation, and Learning. 4. Defining, Establishing and Maintaining Credibility. 5. Searching for Answers, Identifying the Problem(s), Formulating a Transitional Plan. 6. Presenting the Problems, the Solutions and the Transitional Plan to Oversight Groups and Organizational Members. 7. The Leader's Own Conflict: An Impediment to Change. 8. The Leader's Role in Helping Organizational Members Deal with Loss, Grief, and Mourning. 9. Implementing Change - The Transitional Phase. 10. Revision versus Staying the Course. Benefits and Risks of Perseverance. 11. Solidifying Transitional Plan Changes. Introducing New Changes. Establishing a Culture that Accepts Ongoing Change. Index.
This book will be of interest to leaders and managers at all levels in various health and mental health care organizations, as well as graduate students in health care management, health care services, health care administration, and business administration.