Leadership
Welcome to the Leadership section. In this section you will find everything you need to begin on your leadership journey. The articles serve as an introductory resource to the different theories of leadership and how you can use them to improve your effectiveness as a leader.
Visit the Resource Section or Recommended Books below.
Resources
You may find the following websites useful in your leadership journey. While we have provided a comprehensive list, we recognise it is not always complete. If you have any recommendations please let us know by getting in touch.
FMLM is the UK home for medical leadership. Their website provides an overview of education resources and offers individual support for members irrespective of career stage.
The NHS Leadership Academy provides leadership development for people of all backgrounds and experiences across healthcare. View their free online programmes.
The NHS London Leadership Academy toolkit offers a comprehensive set of educational resources for managing yourself, managing others and leading teams of change.
This a directory of leadership and management resources which has been extensively developed and maintained by leaders and managers within the NHS.
HLA was formed to help young clinicians and medical students learn about leadership. They offer a yearly Scholars Programme to successful applicants.
The King's Fund is an independent charitable organisation working to improve health and care in England. They strive for the best possible health and care to be available to all.
HBR is a general management magazine and is a leading destination for the latest thinking in management and leadership. View their latest leadership articles here.
Businessballs is a free ethical learning and development resource for people and organizations. They provide articles and resources covering a broad spectrum of topics.
SkillsYouNeed is a free web-service which provides high quality education resources for skills needed to help improve people's lives. Visit their leadership section.
Mind Tools is a paid for online resource which aims to help you learn the essential management, leadership, and personal effectiveness skills for a successful career.
This is a national programme designed to engage everyone in improving NHS Finance. They aim to bring financial skills, knowledge and expertise to staff at all levels of the profession.
Recommended Books
You may find the following books useful in your leadership journey. We recommend using Bookshop.org as it supports independent bookshops and increases author royalties.
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Primal Leadership
Primal Leadership illustrates the power of leadership and the necessity of being self-aware, empathic, motivating, and collaborative in a world that is ever more volatile and technologically complex.
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Emotional Intelligence
It is not our IQ, but our emotional intelligence that plays a major role in thought, decision-making and individual success. This book describes qualities that allow individuals to excel at home and work.
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Thinking Fast and Slow
Our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical). Thinking Fast and Slow gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking to help make better decisions.
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Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
Everyone has an opportunity to start a movement and bring together a tribe of like-minded people to do amazing things. This book is for those who have a desire to do fresh and exciting work.
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Learning to Lead
Written by one of America's most successful health-care executives, this book helps readers at any career stage learn leadership strategies that deliver personal, interpersonal, and organizational success.
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Drive
Learn how the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and the world.
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