2. Transformational Leadership – a brief revision

3. Transformational Leadership An approach to leadership which seeks to bring about success and sustainable growth within groups through a change within the consciousness of participants

4. Effective clinical leadership improves patient care

5. Leadership: the myths It’s rare It’s found mainly at the top It’s about being superhuman

6. The Leadership / Management Dilemma!

7. Managers maintain paths Managers maintain paths Administrators tidy paths Administrators tidy paths LEADERS MAKE PATHS!

8. Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder… …leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

9. Managers and Leaders Management (Order & Consistency) Leadership (Change & Movement) (Kotter, 1990)

10. Leadership (Change & Movement) Establishing Direction Create a vision Clarify big picture Set strategies (Kotter, 1990) Aligning People Communicate goals Seek commitment Build teams & coalitions Motivating & Inspiring Inspire & energise Empower subordinates Satisfy unmet needs

11. A Leadership Story A group of workers and their managers are set a task of clearing a road through a dense jungle on a remote island to get to the coast where an estuary provides a perfect site for a port. A group of workers and their managers are set a task of clearing a road through a dense jungle on a remote island to get to the coast where an estuary provides a perfect site for a port. The managers organise the labour into efficient units and monitor the distribution and use of capital assets – progress is excellent. The managers continue to monitor and evaluate progress, making adjustments along the way to ensure the progress is maintained and efficiency increased wherever possible. The managers organise the labour into efficient units and monitor the distribution and use of capital assets – progress is excellent. The managers continue to monitor and evaluate progress, making adjustments along the way to ensure the progress is maintained and efficiency increased wherever possible. Then, one day amidst all the hustle and bustle and activity, one person climbs up a nearby tree. The person surveys the scene from the top of the tree and shouts down to the assembled crowd: Then, one day amidst all the hustle and bustle and activity, one person climbs up a nearby tree. The person surveys the scene from the top of the tree and shouts down to the assembled crowd:

12. “Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things” (Warren Bennis & Peter Drucker) (Warren Bennis & Peter Drucker) “Wrong Way!”

13. Leadership and Performance Outcomes Transformational Leadership has a significantly greater impact than Transactional Leadership on: Staff StaffTeamsOrganisations Source: Bass, B.M. (1998) Transformational Leadership: Military, Industrial & Educational Impact. London:Lawrence Erlbaum

14. Transformational Leaders have: Transformational Leaders have: Staff who: have higher levels of satisfaction, motivation, and performancehave higher levels of satisfaction, motivation, and performance have lower levels of stress & burnouthave lower levels of stress & burnout Teams that…. are more innovative, collaborative and effective are more innovative, collaborative and effective Organisations which… respond more quickly and productively to changerespond more quickly and productively to change are more effectiveare more effective have healthier, more humane cultureshave healthier, more humane cultures (Bass,1998)

15. Qualities of Leaders desired by NHS Staff Genuine concern for othersGenuine concern for others Inspirational communicator, networker and achieverInspirational communicator, networker and achiever Empowering others to leadEmpowering others to lead TransparencyTransparency Accessibility, approachability and flexibilityAccessibility, approachability and flexibility Decisiveness, determination, readiness to take risksDecisiveness, determination, readiness to take risks Ability to draw people together with shared visionAbility to draw people together with shared vision CharismaCharisma Encouraging challenges to the status quoEncouraging challenges to the status quo Supporting a development cultureSupporting a development culture Ability to analyse and think creativelyAbility to analyse and think creatively Manage change sensitively and skilfullyManage change sensitively and skilfully (Alimo-Metcalfe, 2000)