Understanding, Creating and Demonstrating Collective Leadership Values

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ASSIGNMENT 5 MODULE
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UNDERSTANDING,
CREATING AND
DEMONSTRATING
COLLECTIVE
LEADERSHIP VALUES
ANONYMISED
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS FOR GUIDANCE ONLY

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different approach/structure
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Collective Leadership......................................................................................................................3
Purpose and aim of Collective Leadership......................................................................................4
Patient-Centered Care and improvement in patient engagement....................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
Reference List..................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Leadership refers to the act of observing, listening, speaking and acting in a way it helps an
organization or community to address the key challenges most effectively (Yukl, 2013).
Collective leadership refers to a social process that aims at achieving collective goals rather than
goals of individuals and it requires coordinated and collective actions (West, Eckert, Steward and
Pasmore, 2014). In this assignment, a particular example of the ABS Health care center will be
discussed. This Healthcare facility aims at coordinating Healthcare arrangements by partnering
with different hospitals, nursing care support services. The Healthcare facility adopts the
attributes of collective leadership which will be discussed in this assignment.
Collective Leadership
Collective leadership explains the processes that come along for pursuing changes. Within these
procedures, the participants envision together what the changes could be, make sense of their
interactions in experiences, and accordingly shape their actions and decisions to procure the
desired outcomes. Collective leadership in Healthcare industry is necessary for overcoming the
challenges faced by the hospitals and Health Care Centres. A collective leadership not just only
requires the skills but also new mindsets which take time to develop. Patients have shifted to
collective leadership and focused on developing their efforts on leadership competencies
(Popescu and Predescu, 2016). The Collective Leadership Framework provides literature on
Collective Leadership that includes the individual, team, network and organizational factors
influencing collective leadership (Contractor, DeChurch, Carson, Carter and Keegan, 2012).
Communication is an important aspect or behavior of Collective Leadership which helps a leader
to understand the issues faced by the team, well defining the shared goal, and understanding
where the leadership skills can be used. The Networking within the team is also an important