title: Leadership in the formation of new health care environments.
abstract: The capacity for managers to be effective leaders is clearly being challenged by rapid changes in the health care environment. In this climate, transformational leadership is considered superior to hierarchy-dependent, transactional leadership. This approach may also be very effective in motivating staff and fostering organizational transformation. The article describes six processes that are critical for those who seek to be dynamic leaders: visioning, communicating for meaning, creating possibilities, developing stakeholders, building spirit and will, and sustaining focus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Administration and Policy, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Graber
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000458:organization & administration; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D014481:United States