From Management to Leadership (eBook)

Jo Manion is principal and senior consultant of Manion & Associates and a nationally-recognized speaker. She is a regular contributor to the journal H & HN OnLine, author of Create a Positive Health Care Workplace! and coauthor of Nature's Wisdom in the Workplace.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

The Author.

1. Leadership: An Elusive Concept.

2. Cultivating the Leadership Relationship.

3. Building Commitment: Getting Others to Follow.

4. Communicating with Clarity.

5. The Art of Effectively Facilitating Processes.

6. Getting Results.

7. Developing Others.

8. Conclusion: Leading in the Future.

References.

Additional Reading.

Index.

"I used to wonder why we have so many health care managers and so
few health care leaders. If you are curious about the same
thing--Jo Manion explains it all in this book."

--Leland R. Kaiser, president, Kaiser Consulting

"Today's challenging health care environment requires
leadership qualities based on fundamental interpersonal
competencies. In this "must-read" book Manion presents
helpful insights with lots of examples for aspiring health care
team members."

--James W. Varnum, president, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Alliance

"Unique in presenting essential leadership content in a
competency framework using real life examples, Jo Manion's
"From Management to Leadership is a "must
have" for anyone in or seeking a leadership role in
today's chaotic, rollercoaster health care or education
system."

--Carole Kenner, dean and professor, University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center College of Nursing

"With the myriad leadership books on the market, it is
refreshing to find an author who hasn't forgotten the firm
foundations upon which good management and leadership ability must
be built and who can expand on them as she has in this new edition.
In a time when there are many trendy takes on the role of leader,
it is encouraging to read a text that is firmly grounded in good
leadership principles and excellent management process. For anyone
who wants to be reminded about what sound leadership entails, this
is the book for them. I recommend it without reservation."

--Tim Porter-O'Grady, senior partner, Tim Porter-O'Grady
Associates, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia and co-author of Quantum
Leadership: A Textbook of New Leadership

"The communication, coaching, and motivational theories and
tools Manion brings together are comprehensive and just what is
needed to for any leader seeking better results."

--Mary Jenkins, co-author, Abolishing Performance Appraisals
and vice president of organizational learning and development,
Genesys Regional Medical Center, Grand Blanc, Michigan