title: Leadership. The personal touch.
abstract: The government is likely to move from a centralised corporatist form of governance to a more collaborative approach. This will require chief executives to rely on a style of leadership which derives more from personal influence than positional forms of power. It may be time to discuss the future of politically appointed chairs and whether the chief executive should be the sole local leader. The government's commitment to delegating power to regional tiers is likely to have a major impact on the nature of leadership in the NHS.
authors.affiliation: King's Fund Management College, UK.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Best
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brazil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fry
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pashley
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004465:Economic Competition; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007857:Leadership; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D013222:State Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom