CITATION

Lombardi, Donald and Slonim, Anthony. Manual of Healthcare Leadership - Essential Strategies for Physician and Administrative Leaders. US: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2013.

Manual of Healthcare Leadership - Essential Strategies for Physician and Administrative Leaders

Published:  December 2013

eISBN: 9780071794855 0071794859 | ISBN: 9780071794848
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter One: Making the Transition to Healthcare and Physician Leadership
  • Difference Between Professional and Managerial Roles
  • Understanding Common Organizational Structures
  • Dividing Work Among Teams
  • Identifying Characteristics of Strong Teams
  • The Customer/Patient Profile
  • Essential Tenets of Leadership
  • The Mistake Review Matrix
  • The Critical Three Departure Questions
  • Chapter Two: The PACT System for Strategic Leadership Communication
  • Introduction
  • The Performance Matrix
  • Applying the PACT Factors
  • Summary
  • Practical Resource—Chapter II
  • Chapter Three: A Healthcare Leader's Guide to People Management
  • Meeting Today's Human Resource Demands
  • Human Resource Management
  • A Primer on the Law and Leadership
  • Labor-Management Relations
  • Human Resource Professionals—Know Your Support System
  • Planning Considerations for Your Staff
  • Attracting a Quality Workforce
  • Developing a Quality Workforce
  • Maintaining a Quality Workforce
  • Probation or Termination
  • Summary
  • Practical Resource—Chapter III
  • Chapter Four: Dealing With Politics, Problems, and Process
  • The Miasma of Politics
  • Recognizing Intradepartmental Conflict
  • Resolving Intradepartmental Conflict
  • Leading Through Conflict, Change, and Crisis
  • The Establishment of Trust
  • Intradepartmental Conflict and Resolution
  • Termination and Probation
  • Dealing With Internal and External Customers
  • Summary
  • Practical Resource—Chapter IV
  • Chapter Five: Practical Strategy for Planning
  • The Essential Elements of Successful Plans
  • Greater Focus and Flexibility
  • The Planning Process
  • Planning Tools and Techniques
  • SWOT Analysis
  • What It Takes to Make Decisions
  • Utilizing the Portfolio Planning Approach
  • Tools for Making Strategic Decisions
  • Models for Implementing Strategies and Decisions
  • Summary
  • Practical Resource—Chapter V
  • Chapter Six: Motivation, Communication, and Negotiation
  • Continuous Leadership Development
  • Becoming a Transformational Leader
  • Identifying Appropriate Values
  • Two-Factor Theory
  • Acquired Needs Theory
  • Exploring Job Design Alternatives
  • Dealing With Nonplayers
  • Understanding Why People Resist Change
  • The Power of Thank You
  • Responding to Change Resistance
  • Team Interventions
  • Dealing With Stress
  • Communication Essentials
  • Practical Resource—Chapter VI
  • Chapter Seven: Maximizing Team Action and Individual Performance
  • Conducting a Team Analysis
  • Qualities of a Strong Team Player
  • Analyzing Work Personality
  • Performing Work Personality Analysis
  • Establishing Team Orientation
  • Conducting a Team Prototype Analysis
  • Reinforcing Team Orientation
  • Operationalizing the VDA Program
  • Summary
  • Practical Resource—Chapter VII
  • Chapter Eight: Encouraging Creativity and Innovation
  • Establishing a Creative Work Environment
  • Stimulating Innovation Input
  • Other Critical Factors for Long-Term Change
  • Summary
  • Practical Resource—Chapter VIII
  • Chapter Nine: Education and Development Strategies
  • Education and Development
  • The Learning Curve
  • Sources of Learning
  • Types of Learning
  • Staff and Employee Development
  • Serving as an Educator
  • Summary
  • Practical Resource—Chapter IX
  • Chapter Ten: Applying the C-Formula: Strategies for Staff Engagement
  • Dynamics of Effective Health Care Management Communication
  • Underscoring Mutual Benefit
  • Listening Keys
  • Dealing With the Biggest C-Factor—Change
  • Leadership Roles for the Change Process
  • Summary
  • Practical Resource—Chapter X
  • Index