Positive Leadership Behaviors Empower Teams and Effect Change.

Abstract

Having the privilege to interact with and work alongside leaders from across the spectrum of healthcare, I am impressed by the similarity of challenges facing everyone who pursues and delivers on change. Various distinct attributes and behaviors seem to maximize the opportunity for successful change in healthcare organizations. However, the theme of these attributes always brings me back to one word, trust. Recognizing trust as a fundamental part of the human experience, we need to acknowledge its role in our practice as healthcare leaders. Years of strategic or operational leadership may guide us in maximizing the value of people, resources, and services, but change competencies and trust behaviors require a fresh evaluation. Transformational leaders recognize that reassessing and recalibrating trust behaviors are essential for continued success.