title: A successful and necessary evolution to shared leadership: a hospital's story.
abstract: The success and adaptability of healthcare organizations will depend more and more on their ability to draw on the capabilities of their people. Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital, a rural Ontario hospital, has evolved an organization and culture based on shared leadership and decision-making responsibility. Today this extends to front-line teams. This did not come about, however, without continuous effort. Successful transition takes preparation, guidance, much thought, commitment and patience.
authors.affiliation: Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Merkens
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Spencer
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007324:Institutional Management Teams; D007857:Leadership; D009864:Ontario; D015279:Organizational Culture