Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5702
Title: The impact of Leading Empowered Organisations (LEO) on leadership development in nursing
Contributor(s): Hancock, Helen (author); Campbell, Steve  (author); Bignell, Pat (author); Kilgour, Julie (author)
Publication Date: 2005
DOI: 10.1108/09526860510594749
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/5702
Abstract: Purpose - This study sought to evaluate the impact and sustainability of the Leading Empowered Organisations (LEO) programme on the role of G Grade Nurse Managers, their colleagues and therefore on patient care at CHS. Design/methodology/approach - A qualitative, inductive research methodology, which employed 360-degree research evaluation, was used. A purposive sample of four G Grade Nurse Managers was included. Each G Grade and eight of each of their colleagues were interviewed. Data were analysed according to the principles of thematic analysis. Findings - There was evidence of a sustained impact of the LEO programme on G Grade Nurse Managers in relation to competence, action plans, delegation, communication strategies, problem solving, risk taking, leadership and management. The study also revealed a number of significant personal and contextual factors that affected the implementation of the LEO principles. Empowerment, or a lack of it, underpinned much of what occurred in the implementation of the LEO principles by the G Grades into practice. Originality/value- The findings indicated that both organisational and individual action is necessary to achieve leadership development. Organisations need to ensure that investment in leadership is not restricted to the LEO programme, but that it becomes a strategic priority.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 18(3), p. 179-192
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1758-6542
0952-6862
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 920210 Nursing
920205 Health Education and Promotion
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:Journal Article

Files in This Item:
2 files
File Description SizeFormat 
Show full item record

SCOPUSTM   
Citations

14
checked on Mar 9, 2024

Page view(s)

1,060
checked on Mar 7, 2023
Google Media

Google ScholarTM

Check

Altmetric


Items in Research UNE are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.