title: Moving the needle: a retrospective pre- and post-analysis of improving perceived abilities across 20 leadership skills.
abstract: To assess the influence of intensive focused leadership training on self-evaluation of leadership skills among Maternal and Child Health (MCH) professionals enrolled in the Maternal and Child Health Public Health Leadership Institute (MCH PHLI). Senior-level MCH leaders (n = 54) participated in the first two cohorts of the MCH PHLI, a senior-level training program funded through the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Participants were asked to complete a retrospective pre- and post-test rating inventory at program completion. Participants self-identified their skill level across 20 leadership skills that were the focus of the training program. These skills were derived from the MCH Leadership Competencies, 3.0 and literature reviews, and then divided into two domains: Core leadership skills and Organizational/Institutional leadership skills. Data were analyzed to determine whether participants perceived skill level increased by the end of their training year. A one-sided (upper) paired T Test and a Wilcoxen Signed Rank Sum Test were used to determine statistical significance. Increases in perceived skill levels were found to be statistically significant at the alpha = .01 level for all 20 target skills. The MCH PHLI model of intensive leadership development, incorporating a hybrid approach of onsite and distance-based learning, was broadly effective in building targeted leadership skills as perceived by participants.
authors: Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors: Claudia S P
authors: CS
authors: Fernandez
authors: Cheryl C
authors: CC
authors: Noble
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Jensen
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Steffen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008430:Maternal-Child Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020377:Self Efficacy; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014481:United States