Main description:

Are you ready to transform your organization and transcend the barriers to success?

Empower yourself and your staff with a new perspective on professional leadership. Like a relay race in which every participant's part is critical, the roving leadership model promotes a shared responsibility for the prosperity of your group or organization.

Discover how to overcome organizational obstacles and build a path to greater interprofessional outcomes.

Based on empirical evidence and backed with real stories of success, this practical resource will help you reframe your understanding of leadership roles and make the most of the skills and expertise of your entire organization.

Contents:

About the Authors vi
Foreword by Former Vice-Chairman of Johnson & Johnson viii
Foreword by CEO of the National League for Nursing x
Preface xii
Acknowledgments xiii
Chapter 1 What Is Roving Leadership? 1
Chapter 2 The Myths of Leadership 9
Chapter 3 Authentic Leadership: The Real You 11
Chapter 4 Personal Authorization to Lead: Why Is Authorization Important? 15
Chapter 5 Understanding the Politics of Organizations 17
Chapter 6 There Are Always Choices 21
Chapter 7 Limiting Beliefs and Negative Self-Talk 25
Chapter 8 Positive and Negative Targets 29
Chapter 9 The Comfort Zone 31
Chapter 10 Failure and Rejection 33
Chapter 11 The Lone Ranger 35
Chapter 12 Setting Specific Positive Goals 37
Chapter 13 Diversity: Reality Check 39
Chapter 14 Introverts Versus Extroverts 43
Chapter 15 Microinequities: To Tell the Truth 47
Chapter 16 Putting It All Together 49
References 53