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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Theories of Leadership in Health and Social Care

HSC701 · Health and Social Care Leadership — Week 1 of 16

CourseHSC701
Week1 of 16
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This week’s topics

Theories of Leadership in Health and Social Care

  1. Trait and behavioural paradigms
  2. Situational and contingency frameworks
  3. Transformational and transactional models
  4. Distributed and collective leadership
  5. Michael West - Compassionate & Collective Leadership for High Quality Health Care
  6. Leadership Theories Top 10
  7. Transactional vs Transformational Leadership

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Analyse key leadership theories.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse key leadership theories.

Study materials

Videos

  • Michael West - Compassionate & Collective Leadership for High Quality Health Care · YouTube · Health Quality BC · 42 min · for registered students
  • Leadership Theories Top 10 · YouTube · Alexander Lyon Communication Coach · 94 min · for registered students
  • Transactional vs Transformational Leadership · YouTube · Alexander Lyon Communication Coach · 11 min · for registered students
  • Michael West: Collaborative and compassionate leadership · YouTube · The King's Fund · 21 min · for registered students
  • Michael West: collective leadership for culture change · YouTube · The King's Fund · 6 min · for registered students
  • Michael West: developing cultures of high quality care · YouTube · The King's Fund · 15 min · for registered students
  • Michael West: Compassionate and inclusive leadership · YouTube · The King's Fund · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Organizational Behavior, ch. 12: Leading People Within Organizations · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 494–544 · for registered students
  • Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future (Messenger review, 2022) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Perceived leadership style and subjective well-being of employees · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Theories of Leadership in Health and Social Care
  • Week 2: Trust, Governance, and Accountability
  • Week 3: Systemic Challenges in Care Leadership
  • Week 4: Leadership Styles and Strategic Outcomes
  • Week 5: Motivational Theories in Healthcare Organisations
  • Week 6: Workforce Motivation and Workplace Factors
  • Week 7: Performance Management in Health and Social Care
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Reflective Practice, Personal Values, and Organisational Cu…
  • Week 10: Effective Team Dynamics and Leadership Models
  • Week 11: Overcoming Team Challenges and Management Impact
  • Week 12: Applying Health and Social Care Leadership in practice: cas…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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