Dr Soler Leadership Model
As Kouzes and Posner (2003) wrote for a person to become a leader there must be a relationship between those who want to lead and those individuals who decide to follow the leader. Relationship is imperative to have a successful leader.
The model described by Kouzes and Posner 2003 lists 5 main points:
Model the Way.
Inspire a Shared Vision.
Challenge the Process.
Enable Others to Act. .
Encourage the Heart.
For a leader to be respected he must lead the way. Dr Soler is a fully qualified paediatrician with a sub speciality in neonatology, he has worked abroad and was crucial in the setting up on the Neonatal Paediatric Intensive Care Unit as we know it today. He is also available for his subordinates and is always ready to listen and where …show more content…
Once he became the chairman of the department of paediatrics he changed all the set up of the department and the way junior doctors work. Change as radical as this shows what a strong and inspirational leader Dr Soler is, as normally according to Fine (1986) it is inevitable that people oppose change. According to Baker (1989) resistance to change can occur if managers do not convince their employees that there is a need to change the status quo. Dr Soler managed to change the way the department worked with as little opposition as possible and that little opposition was managed in a very professional manner by organizing meetings and discussing the issues at hand while at the same time explaining his vision, until everyone was on board. Discussions and open communications are cruxial in the environment that Dr Soler works in. As mentioned by Bennis (1999) top to bottom leadership is not the solution especially in complex situations such as the once experiences at a hospital department. Bennis (1999) also stated that to be an exemplary leader you also need to have an exemplary …show more content…
This can lead a leader to discourage initiative and motivation. Dr Soler has show more than once that he wants his staff to be able to give their full potential. What resulted from Dr Soler’s way of leading by encouraging initiative is a more active, more motivated and dynamic department. For example a junior doctor took the initiative to organize continuing medical educational meetings, or when a senior registrar took the initiative to extend the services of the department by opening an additional casualty clinic. Dr Soler being aware of the potential of his staff encourages them to better themselves as ultimately the patient will
The model described by Kouzes and Posner 2003 lists 5 main points:
Model the Way.
Inspire a Shared Vision.
Challenge the Process.
Enable Others to Act. .
Encourage the Heart.
For a leader to be respected he must lead the way. Dr Soler is a fully qualified paediatrician with a sub speciality in neonatology, he has worked abroad and was crucial in the setting up on the Neonatal Paediatric Intensive Care Unit as we know it today. He is also available for his subordinates and is always ready to listen and where …show more content…
Once he became the chairman of the department of paediatrics he changed all the set up of the department and the way junior doctors work. Change as radical as this shows what a strong and inspirational leader Dr Soler is, as normally according to Fine (1986) it is inevitable that people oppose change. According to Baker (1989) resistance to change can occur if managers do not convince their employees that there is a need to change the status quo. Dr Soler managed to change the way the department worked with as little opposition as possible and that little opposition was managed in a very professional manner by organizing meetings and discussing the issues at hand while at the same time explaining his vision, until everyone was on board. Discussions and open communications are cruxial in the environment that Dr Soler works in. As mentioned by Bennis (1999) top to bottom leadership is not the solution especially in complex situations such as the once experiences at a hospital department. Bennis (1999) also stated that to be an exemplary leader you also need to have an exemplary …show more content…
This can lead a leader to discourage initiative and motivation. Dr Soler has show more than once that he wants his staff to be able to give their full potential. What resulted from Dr Soler’s way of leading by encouraging initiative is a more active, more motivated and dynamic department. For example a junior doctor took the initiative to organize continuing medical educational meetings, or when a senior registrar took the initiative to extend the services of the department by opening an additional casualty clinic. Dr Soler being aware of the potential of his staff encourages them to better themselves as ultimately the patient will