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7 - Management, Leadership and Change

from Part 1 - The Public Health Toolkit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2023

By
Kirsteen Watson  and
Jan Yates
Edited by
Kirsteen Watson ,
Jan Yates  and
Stephen Gillam
Kirsteen Watson
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Jan Yates
Affiliation:
NHS England and NHS Improvement
Stephen Gillam
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
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Summary

Effective public health practice requires a combination of expertise and influence. Yet gaining expertise in the subject matter is only one element of practice: the ability to influence outcomes, policy, services and the people who make decisions is crucial. To deploy your expertise to have an impact, you must hone leadership and management skills to persuade, encourage and empower others. This chapter, therefore, aims to:

  • offer a brief overview of different schools of thought in leadership;

  • propose a simple framework of eight core domains for identifying skills and areas for professional development;

  • introduce some popular theories for understanding others, which can enable you to work more effectively with individuals and influence within teams and organizations; and

  • signpost to some key models of conceptualizing change and how to lead or manage change.

Keywords

Leadershipmanagementemotional intelligencetheorychange managementtransformationaltransactionalcommunicationnegotiationskillsteamsmotivationleadership styleactive listeningpower
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Essential Public Health
Theory and Practice
 , pp. 124 - 144
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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