The great quest for leadership.
There is certainly a new imperative for leadership, not just in nursing or in the United Kingdom. The greatest call in business and politics throughout the western world is one for leadership. Even the NHS is slowly waking up to the need for less management and more leadership. So what makes a good leader? The professional literature is disappointingly sparse on the issue but there are massive amounts from industry, academia, the media and business - especially from the United States. The following attributes are by no means exhaustive but they come up again and again in the literature.
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