LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework Refresh

The intent of this action research project is to refresh the LEADS in a Caring Environment capabilities framework with the best and most current knowledge of leadership’s leading practices worldwide and in the literature, which are consonant with Canadian values, beliefs, and structure. The project will also review the current content of the Canadian LEADS in a Caring Environment capabilities framework and ensure its language reflects the research-based leadership capabilities so identified to begin ensuring that evidence becomes linked to practice and policy, and sustain and grow the existing support for and use of the newly refreshed LEADS framework by health organizations and individuals within the Canadian Health System and, where applicable, internationally. We envision three major values to the healthcare industry in Canada and, through its efforts, the broader health of the Canadian population. They are (1) a common vocabulary for describing leadership in healthcare; (2) stimulating inter-professional and inter-organizational leadership development efforts that reduce redundancies of effort and maximize financial efficiency; (3) describing a set of standards and expectations for the practice of leadership that inform accreditation processes, human resource practices (i.e., learning plans, performance accountability).

Faculty Supervisor:

Zoe MacLeod

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Health Leadership Network;Canadian College of Health Leaders;LEADS Change Consulting

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Royal Roads University

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