CAREFUL Leadership

Do you work in healthcare as a doctor, nurse or allied health

professional? Or perhaps your job-title includes the word

supervisor or manager?

If so, then this book is written for you.

Despite the recognised importance of leadership, and especially the

impact of first-level leaders — who sit traditionally at the bottom of

an organisation chart — few healthcare organisations systematically

provide leadership training to those who are new to the job.

In this compact and accessible book Dr Hamblin-Brown offers such

healthcare leaders some direct and practical advice using examples

and exercises that anyone can follow.

Dr Hamblin-Brown has many years of experience both as a senior

emergency doctor and international physician leader. He has also

spent several years outside healthcare where he worked to coach

and develop leaders in other fields.

CAREFUL Leadership distils leadership into seven qualities which

can be learned and actively developed as skills. Using these skills,

healthcare professionals can direct their energy more effectively to

improve the care of patients. The book discusses the psychology of

leadership as well as the basic approaches needed to influence and

manage both peers and teams.

This is a companion and follow-up to Dr Hamblin-Brown's previous

book, The Meaning of CAREFUL, which discussed the issue of

culture in healthcare institutions. Taken together, these two books

can help organisations and individuals address the pressing need

for better leadership in healthcare.