Leading in Rehabilitation - Implement the Leadership Approach
Original Editor - Jess Bell based on the course by
Jason Giesbrecht
Top Contributors - Jess Bell and Kim Jackson
Introduction[edit | edit source]
There is often a gap between knowing about leadership and actually doing the leading. Bridging this gap can help people in informal and formal leadership roles become capable and influential leaders in rehabilitation. Leaders must be able to:
- Assess the situation
- Select an appropriate leadership approach
- Implement the leadership approach
- Reflect on and learn from the experience
This page focuses on the third step of implementing the optimal leadership approach. It explores specifically eight prominent leaderphip styles, which are discussed in detail here. These leadership styles are:
- Transformational
- Transactional
- Charismatic
- Servant
- Laissez-faire (delegative)
- Authoritarian (autocratic)
- Participative (democratic)
- Coaching
Leadership Effectiveness[edit | edit source]
Essentially, leaders strive to achieve leadership effectiveness. Leadership effectiveness is defined as:
“The successful exercise of personal influence by one or more people that results in accomplishing shared objectives in a way that is personally satisfying to those involved.”[1]
The personal influence described in this quote refers to the combined impact of personal values, beliefs, and emotional intelligence. Together, these provide a foundation for the implementation or execution of a leadership approach.[2]
"At this fundamental level, our values, beliefs, and emotional intelligence provide a footing upon which our leadership approach, or the leadership skills and characteristics embedded within each leadership approach, can be fully implemented."[2]
