Healthcare Management: Discussion Reply on Change and Leadership

This assignment is a student's response to a discussion on healthcare management, addressing the importance of Management of Change (MoC) for positive patient outcomes and the interrelation of leadership and management. The response critiques potential negative impacts of MoC, such as resistance to change, and suggests reflective approaches incorporating human resource management to mitigate these issues. It also highlights the significance of communication in bridging the gap between leadership and management, especially in situations of worker non-compliance. The student references key concepts like transactional leadership and emphasizes the need for managers to consider employee needs and competencies to achieve organizational objectives. The response also references the assignment brief which discusses the role of management and leadership in a failed health system, specifically in the context of maternal and newborn mortality in Africa, and challenges related to primary healthcare centers.

Running head: REPLY TO DISCUSSION
REPLY TO DISCUSSION
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Blog 1: For the achievement of positive health outcomes among patients a healthcare
organization must comply to the changing patient needs which is where, implementation of
Management of Change (MoC) is of utmost importance. The advantages of an MoC are
multifaceted resulting in overall achievement of patient satisfaction1. In criticism, MoC may
negatively affect organizational functioning due to resistance to change and lack of consideration
of personalized needs of the workforce2. Hence, adopting a reflective approach, involving taking
workforce’s opinions on change and hence, incorporation of human resource management will
aid in prevention of these negative outcomes of MoC3.
Blog 2: Despite being two seemingly different concepts, leadership and management are
interrelated with communication principles bridging the gap. A manager must not only lead but
also consider the needs and competencies of fellows employees for the collective fulfillment of
organizational objectives4. For effective leadership, managers are often required to exert
significant authority, especially in situations of worker non-compliance to organizational
policies5. In criticism, authority may be met with dissatisfaction among workers6. However, the
same can be mitigated using transactional model of leadership where manager actively
1 Hornstein, Henry A. "The integration of project management and organizational change management is
now a necessity." International Journal of Project Management 33, no. 2 (2015): 291-298.
2 Baumgartner, Rupert J., and Romana Rauter. "Strategic perspectives of corporate sustainability
management to develop a sustainable organization." Journal of Cleaner Production 140 (2017): 81-92.
3 Imran, Muhammad Kashif, Chaudhry Abdul Rehman, Usman Aslam, and Ahmad Raza Bilal. "What’s
organization knowledge management strategy for successful change implementation?." Journal of Organizational
Change Management 29, no. 7 (2016): 1097-1117.
4 Kanki, Barbara G. "Communication and crew resource management." In Crew resource management, pp.
103-137. Academic Press, 2019.
5 Kissane-Lee, Nicole A., Steven Yule, Charles N. Pozner, and Douglas S. Smink. "Attending surgeons’
leadership style in the operating room: comparing junior residents’ experiences and preferences." Journal of
surgical education 73, no. 1 (2016): 40-44.
6 Iqbal, N., S. Anwar, and N. Haider. "Effect of leadership style on employee performance." Arabian
Journal of Business and Management Review 5, no. 5 (2015): 1-6.

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empathizes with the competences and preferences of workers and patiently communicates
organizational requirements7.
7 Deichmann, Dirk, and Daan Stam. "Leveraging transformational and transactional leadership to cultivate
the generation of organization-focused ideas." The Leadership Quarterly 26, no. 2 (2015): 204-219.

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References
Baumgartner, Rupert J., and Romana Rauter. "Strategic perspectives of corporate sustainability
management to develop a sustainable organization." Journal of Cleaner Production 140 (2017):
81-92.
Deichmann, Dirk, and Daan Stam. "Leveraging transformational and transactional leadership to
cultivate the generation of organization-focused ideas." The Leadership Quarterly 26, no. 2
(2015): 204-219.
Hornstein, Henry A. "The integration of project management and organizational change
management is now a necessity." International Journal of Project Management 33, no. 2 (2015):
291-298.
Imran, Muhammad Kashif, Chaudhry Abdul Rehman, Usman Aslam, and Ahmad Raza Bilal.
"What’s organization knowledge management strategy for successful change
implementation?." Journal of Organizational Change Management 29, no. 7 (2016): 1097-1117.
Kanki, Barbara G. "Communication and crew resource management." In Crew resource
management, pp. 103-137. Academic Press, 2019.
Kissane-Lee, Nicole A., Steven Yule, Charles N. Pozner, and Douglas S. Smink. "Attending
surgeons’ leadership style in the operating room: comparing junior residents’ experiences and
preferences." Journal of surgical education 73, no. 1 (2016): 40-44.