Leadership and Health Care Administration

Introduction

Although there are many examples of successful leaders, they are rarely seen by the common person. Successful leaders will possess many traits including good communication skills, ability to encourage subordinates and team development among other skills. The author has seen an example of successful leadership only one time in nearly 35 years. The example of a successful leader is taken from the author's experience in the U.S. Army where she witnessed many instances of poor leadership but only a solitary occurrence of leadership at its best. This example will be represented and explained below. In addition, the leadership style demonstrated by this leader is discussed as well as how this leader helped to develop the personal leadership style of the author.

Successful Leader

The leader chosen for this assignment is Bob Slovac. Mr. Slovac was a civilian employee, for the Department of Defense, that the author encountered during her time as a radiology technologist in the U.S. Army. The hospital where the author and Mr. Slovac were employed utilized both military and civilian personnel like many U.S. military installations do. Mr. Slovac is the reason that the author became interested in the health care management field of study. Mr. Slovac had many skills and competencies that make him a good example of a successful leader. This example was chosen because the author witnessed Mr. Slovac inspiring others, listening to concerns and communicating with military and civilian personnel alike.

Examples of the Leader's Abilities

The 10 core competencies of leadership as identified by Baptist Leadership Institute are goal achiever, people developer, communicator, team-oriented, innovator, service commitment, organized aro...

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...uthor would not have known how a leader should act if it was not for his influence.

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