EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH

FATIMA MAY G. HERNANDEZ

LEADERSHIP STYLE:
refers to a leader’s characteristics behavior when directing,
motivating, guiding and managing groups of people. Great leaders
can aspire political movements, and social change. They can also
motivate others to perform, create, and innovate.
leadership style is the way a person uses power to lead other
people.

12 DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEADERSHIP STYLE

AUTOCRATIC
- centered on the boss
- holds all authority and responsibility
- they make decisions on their own without consulting their
subordinates
- in work environment have little or no flexibility

Sample: Albert J Dunlap

Donald Trump
2. Democratic
- centered on the subordinate’s contributions
- subordinates are involved in decision making
- delegates authority to other people
- communication is active upward and downward
- most preferred leadership
- it entails the following: fairness, competence, creativity,
courage, intelligence and honesty
3. STRATEGIC:
- is one that involves a leader who is essentially the head of
an organization
- not limited to those at the top of the organization
-fills the gap between the need for new possibility and need
for practicality by providing a prescriptive set of habits
-able to follow change/changes
4.TRANSFORMATIONAL
All about initiating change in organization, groups, oneself and
others
Motivates other to do more
They set more challenging expectations and achieve higher
performance
They empower followers
They tend to have more committed and satisfied followers.
5. TEAM LEADERSHIP
- involves the creation of a vivid picture of its future
- where it is heading and what it stands for
Provides a strong sense of purpose and direction
All about working with the hearts and minds of all involved
It recognizes teamwork
But according to Harvard Business Review it may fail due to poor
leadership qualities
6. CROSS-CULTURAL LEADERSHIP
This type of leadership exists where there are various cultures
in society (USA, UK, Canada etc…)
Particularly international ones require leaders who can
effectively adjust their leadership to work in different
environments
7. FACILITATIVE LEADERSHIP
Is too dependent on measurement and outcome (not a skill)
The effectiveness of this is directly related to efficacy of its
process
Its effectiveness involves monitoring of group dynamics, offers
process, suggestion, interventions to help the group to stay on
track
8. LAISSEZ-FAIR LEADERSHIP
Gives authority to employees
Departments or subordinates are allowed to work as they choose
with minimal or no interference
Consistently found to be the least satisfying and least
effective
9. TRANSCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Maintains or continue the status quo
Followers get rewards for carrying out leaders’ orders
They clarify what is expected of follower’s performance;
explaining how to meet such expectations and allocating rewards
that are contingent on meeting objectives
10. COACHING LEADERSHIP
Involves teaching and supervising followers
Is highly operational in setting where result/ performance
require improvement
Followers are helped to improve their skills
They motivate followers, inspire followers and encourage
followers
11. CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP
The charismatic leadership manifests his or her revolutionary
power
Charisma does not mean sheer behavioral change
They transform follower’s values and beliefs-with this it
distinguishes charismatic leader from a populist leader who
affect attitude towards specific objects, whereas to charismatic
leader it transforms the underlying normative orientation that
structures a specific attitude
12. VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
Leaders who recognizes that the method, steps and processes of
leadership are all obtained with and through people
Most great and successful leaders have the aspects of vision in
them

LEADERSHIP AND 10 GREAT LEADERS FROM HISTORY

1.Mahatma Gandhi
Real name: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Was born an ordinary boy with a determination to excel at what
he did
Finished law from London
He became most important part of the Indian Freedom struggle
against colonial rule
1947- his policy of non-violence and protest through civil
disobedience eventually succeeded when he led his country to
freedom
His main characteristics were resilience, knowledge, people-
skills, motivational approach and leading by example
2. George Washington
Known as the founding father of the United States of America
Leader of American Revolution and the 1st President of US
He was a true visionary whose vision had endured for more than
200 years
What made Washington great was his foresight, vision, strategic
planning and his ability to lead people to success
3. Abraham Lincoln
The 16th President of US
The most well-known leaders of all time
He ended slavery in the US by signing the “Emancipation
Proclamation”
His greatest traits were his determination, persistence, beliefs
and courage
4. Adolf Hilter
One of the greatest leader of all time
After he became chancellor of Germany in 1933
Responsible for one of the greatest economic and military
expansions the world has ever seen
He successfully invaded 10 countries with his brilliant strategy
and meticulous planning
His oratory skills, propaganda, and planning made him leader par
excellence
5. Muhammad
One of the greatest leader of all time
Muhammad led to spread Islam in and around Arabia
His contribution to Islam was such that is has become then
second largest and fastest growing religion of the world today
His greatest leadership qualities were his courage, leading by
example, motivational approach, persistence and decision-making
6. Mao Zedong
Leader of the Chinese Revolution and founding father of the
People’s Republic of China
Successfully repelled the invasion by Japan during World War II
He transformed the economy of China; is a world power and a
potent rival to the dominant USA
7. Nelson Mandela
Was the first South African President elected in fully
democratic elections
Main player in the anti-apartheid movements in the country and
served a lengthy prison sentence because of the same
It did not stop him and in fact motivated him to devote his life
to uniting his country and he successfully managed to do so
after his release from an almost 30 years in prison
His main characteristic was his determination, persistence,
focus and will
8. Julius Caesar
Greatest military leader of all time, also one of the best
political leader
He led several campaigns with numerous victories and was single
handedly responsible for the expansion and reforming of the
Roman Empire
His greatest trait was his decisiveness, boldness, eagerness,
motivation, opportunism and strategic planning
9. Fidel Castro
Leader of the Cuban Revolution and later became Prime Minister
of Cuba
He also became President of Cuba from 1976 to 2008
He endured many crisis, invasion and assassination attempts
His traits of courage, strategy, hiring the right people and
dissemination of duties made him the leader he was
10. Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of Great Britain 1940-1945
He led Great Britain against the Nazi Germany during WWII
He teamed up with allies and consequently led to the defeat and
downfall of Hitler
Churchill was known for his fearlessness, determination,
unyielding perseverance and undying devotion to his goal
SOME OF THE GREATEST INSIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP QOUTES
1. Nelson Mandela
“It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front,
especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur.
You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will
appreciate your leadership.”
2. Harry S. Truman
“Itis amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who
gets the credit”
3. Theodore Roosevelt
“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The
leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader
leads, and the boss drives.”
4. General Montgomery
“My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the
will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the
character which inspires confidence.”
5. Winston Churchill
“The nation will find it very hard to look up to the leaders who
are keeping their ears to the ground.”
6. Benjamin Franklin
“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and
rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth
the writing.”
7. Eleanor Roosevelt
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience
in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do
the thing you think you cannot do.”
8. Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.
Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is
on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an
office.”
9. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus, but a molder
of consensus.”
10. Ronald Reagan
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the
greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the
greatest things.”
11. Theodore Roosevelt
“The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good
men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from
meddling with them while they do it.”
12. General Colin Powell
“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut
through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution
everybody can understand.”
13. Margaret Thatcher
“Don’t follow the crowd, let the crowd follow you.”
14. Vaclav Havel
“The exercise of power is determined by thousands of
interactions between the world of the powerful and that of the
powerless, all the more so because these worlds are never
divided by a sharp line: everyone has a small part of himself in
both.”
15. Tony Blair
“The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to
say yes.”
16. Abraham Lincoln
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a
man’s character give him power.”
17. John F. Kennedy
“Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.”
18. John Quincy Adams
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do
more and become more, you are a leader.”
19. Napoleon Bonaparte
“A leader is a dealer in hope.”
20. Barack Obama
“I always believe that ultimately, if people are paying
attention, then we get good government and good leadership. And
when we get lazy, as a democracy and civically start taking
shortcuts, then it results in bad government and politics.”