Positive Leadership in Health Care: Building on Strengths, Managing Around Weaknesses

By Wesley Curry

Looking for some positive news in the chaotic world of health care? Look no further. Positive Leadership in Health Care: Building on Strengths, Managing Around Weaknesses showcases some of the great strides being made by health care leaders working to make things better. The book opens with insights from Charles Dwyer, PhD, who presents the latest research in positive psychology. You'll learn techniques for becoming more positive yourself and spreading that attitude around your health care organization. Other chapters, written by doctors, nurses and other health care specialists, examine: & ; Improvements in physician/nurse relationships & ; & ; Hospitals in Wisconsin working together and reducing competition in order to make their state the safest place to receive health care & ; & ; Collaborative teams working to create the best outcomes for patients & ; & ; How safety practices in the airline industry are being applied to health care. & ; & ;

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0924674970
• ISBN13: 9780924674976
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: American College of Physician Executives
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.5" x 6.0"