Resilience in Healthcare Leadership: Practical Strategies and Self-Assessment Tools for Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses

The COVID-19 Pandemic has posed significant challenges for leadership resilience. Resilient leaders balance logic and emotion, ego and humility, and use their influence to drive positive change, diversity, and inclusion. This book defines resilience as a critical competency of high-performing leaders and offers practical strategies and self-assessment instruments for developing and sustaining it. It also focuses on best practices to build a talent pipeline and develop resilient care team leaders to effectively manage disruptive environments.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 178 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented an unprecedented challenge to leadership resilience. Resilient leaders are characterized by their thoughtful and deliberate approach, balancing logic and emotion, ego and humility. They lead with compassionate empathy, focusing on the 'how' rather than just the 'what.' By leveraging their influence, they drive positive change, promote diversity and inclusion, and create an equitable community.

While many books on resilient leadership emphasize spirituality and tools for cultivating an "unshakable core of calm, strength, and happiness" or for bouncing back from adversity without getting stuck in toxic emotions, this book takes a different perspective. It defines resilience as a critical competency for high-performing leaders, emphasizing the need for leaders to cultivate resilience in themselves and foster it within their organizations and multidisciplinary teams.

Resilience in Healthcare Leadership stands out by offering practical strategies and self-assessment instruments for identifying strengths and weaknesses and for developing and sustaining resilient leadership performance. The book also focuses on best practices for building a talent pipeline and developing resilient care team leaders who can effectively navigate disruptive environments. Whether you are a senior or mid-level manager, this book provides valuable insights and skills for initiating cultural change, assessing strengths and weaknesses, aligning leadership roles with organizational goals, and positioning yourself as a resilient leader.

Furthermore, the book teaches readers how to identify message strategies that are consistent with stakeholders' needs, resolve conflicts, and build strong relationships. By embracing resilience, leaders can navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and emerge stronger and more effective in their roles.

Weight: 374g
Dimension: 178 x 252 x 14 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032042015