Values-based Leadership Research Articles

Leadership in British nursing: a historical dimension.

A historical overview of nurse leadership in the late 19th and late 20th centuries is presented, supported by relevant material from the literature. The 19th century material revealed the following main themes: emphasis on practical and domestic aspects of management; prominent input of religious ideals and social conscience and, autocratic and feminized style of leadership. The main themes in the contemporary literature examined were: role models in history, dysfunctional leadership styles, importance of knowledge, gender as an influencing factor on nurse leadership and threats to the autonomy of nurse leaders. It was concluded that formal nurse professionalization has progressed steadily during the past hundred years with associated evolution of nurse leaders to fit in with contemporary needs. It is hoped that future policies for nursing will encourage decision-making nearer the 'bed-side', more resource-driven care and value-based leadership.

Leading change: overcoming the ideology of comfort and the tyranny of custom

Christ Comes to Brussels: An Introduction to Values-Based Leadership. LEADERS LEADING CHANGE. The Rushmoreans: An Indelible Lesson in Values-Based Leadership. The Corporate Rushmoreans: How to Lead Change Effectively and Morally. The Realists and the Fallacy of Tough Leadership. Why Amoral Leadership Doesn't Work. Leaders of Leaders: Why Values-Based Leadership Is an Unnatural Act. Why Democratic Leadership Is Not an Oxymoron. FOLLOWERS RESISTING CHANGE. Change Resisted: Thirty-Two Hypotheses Why. Drucker Unheeded: Two Potent Sources of Resistance to Change. Deming Ignored: Premature Articulation or Flawed Leadership? Owen Unrecognized: The Early Promise of the New Management. Owen Rejected: Valid Reasons or Rationalization? Mill Interpreted: The Despotism of Custom. The Ideology of Comfort: A Good Enough Explanation of Resistance to Change.

Determining Leader Behavior Options Through Value Cue-Action Leadership

Value Cue-Action Leadership (VCAL) is a set of value cues used for determining leadership behavior options. It goes a step beyond values-based leadership by suggesting an approach for determining a high performance framework within which leaders can behave based upon organizational circumstances. Twenty value-cues are presented as a framework for using the VCAL.

How to create more humane and productive health care environments.

Value-based leadership--linking "managership" and leadership approaches--is needed to meet today's ever-proliferating challenges to the fundamental philosophy and mission of health care organizations. To work, however, it requires important changes from everyone in the organization.