LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC HEALTH SETTINGS

Leadership in Public Health Settings



Leadership in Public Health Settings

Introduction

The learning outcomes would be the full know how of the leadership term, the differences between leadership and management and the similarities as well which would make the terms understandable for me. Usually the terms leader and managers are used as synonyms which I will test here .Then I would learn different approaches of the leadership and will evaluate in the most proper way & with insight that which approach should be proper for public health setting. And, the third thing would be how the policies influencing the leadership style. (Schneider , 2010, Pp.78-98).The focus of my assignment would be learning and developing a sense for the leadership issues faced by public health setting and what could be the key factors to improve the leadership capability in the sector. By knowing all this, I would be able to realise what is needed and at what level the things are to be performed to get the positive results at the most of it (Campbell, 1990,, 231).

Leadership

Leadership is the ability of a person to deal with the circumstances, occurred in the processes with the strength to manage the people by conducting such behaviour, which seems inspiring for all. Leader is not the boss but the personality which enables you to follow him. The quality to lead others makes the person different. Sometimes the quality is God given and sometimes it is developed through certain methods. The leaders understand them well and know what they can do. The inspiring capability of the leader determines his capability to work as the one who make people to understand him. Leader understands the overall strategies going on and makes people understand how to work on them. The person who has the quality of leadership is not the stagnant one; the trait enables him to pursue growth at every moment. Leaders seek improvement in every work they do. They know when to communicate and when to motivate their followers.( Breslow,2002, 78-100) (Judge, 2002,, 765).

Differences between leadership and Management

Leaders have followers who are inspired by them while Managers have subordinates who have to obey them. The inspiring factor is missing. Leaders with their charismatic power makes people to follow them while by obeying manager people knows that they will get some reward(e.g. salary) while Leaders make people believe that the followers will not only get the rewards but the personality development as well. Usually leaders seek change by leading people while managers seek stability by managing work. Leaders are on long term basis as they have vision, they are pro active with excitement for work while managers are on short term basis as they have objectives, and they are reactive.(Pulley,2001 ,90-100) (Judge, 2002,, 765).

Similarities between leadership and Management

Now if we look at the similarities we would find that both are goal oriented that is both are aiming to achieve the goal, both assemble and make the most of the ...