developing effective leaders in ambulance services ambulance leadership forum 22 nd may 2013
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Developing Effective Leaders in Ambulance Services
Ambulance Leadership Forum22nd May 2013
Overview
• Brief overview of leadership theory and research (and a comment on social support).
• Re-awakening of interest in (specific) leader / manager behaviour.
• Evidence from ongoing research• Brief look at interventions: SMBI and SBT• Further information and close
Theories & Approaches
• Trait• Behavioural• Situational (contingency)• Holistic or ‘new wave’ approaches • Leader-Follower• Transactional – transformational• Authentic leadership
• Supported by research on value of social support
Leadership & Management
• Same or different?• Some say ‘different’ but ...• Leadership roles are underpinned by management
behaviour (e.g. motivating and supporting employees)
• Managers are frequently required to lead (e.g. to instill a sense of collective identity and shared direction amongst employees).
Definition
A leader is someone who uses various behaviours and interaction styles to influence the thoughts and actions of others.
(Sims, S., Faraj, P. & Yun, S. 2009, Business Horizons, 52, pages 149-152)
Relationship –Oriented Behaviour• Behavioural theories
• Consideration• Leader-Member Exchange (LMX)
• Mutual respect, interpersonal trust, information sharing and opportunities for joint decision making
• Transformational leadership• Individualized consideration’ (delegation)• Intellectual stimulation’ (freedom of thinking)• Inspirational motivation’ (encouragement)• Idealized influence (sharing success)
• Positive relationship linked with increased employee job satisfaction and organizational commitment, lower work stress and turnover intentions, greater perceived organizational justice and improved task performance
Emerging Focus
• Identifying key leader / manager behaviours and designing organisational systems and processes to take account of them (e.g. selection, training and appraisal).
Evidence
• Two Trust-based well-being audits (454 and 633 participants)
• National project focusing on hazardous situations (e.g. HART, MTFA) (486 participants)
Specific Behaviours
SUPPORTIVE UNSUPPORTIVE
1.Listens 7. Criticizes effort / performance
2. Recognises a job well done 8. Quick to blame others
3. Makes clear what is expected 9. Sets contradictory goals
4. Shows interest in well-being
5. Makes herself / himself available
6. Encourages your point of viewWhich behaviour predicts ‘perceived fairness’, ‘climate for innovation and creativity’, ‘proactive safety culture’ and ‘withdrawal from patients’?
Impact• Perceived Fairness
• Recognition• Quick to blame (-ve)• Criticizing effort (-ve)
• Innovation & Creativity• As above plus contradictory goals (-ve), clear expectations &
encouraged to put across own point of view• Safety culture
• As perceived fairness plus clear expectations• Burnout related withdrawal
• Contradictory goals (-ve)• Encouraged to put across own point of view• Availability
Specific BehavioursSUPPORTIVE UNSUPPORTIVE
Listens Criticizes your effort
Recognises a job well done Quick to blame others
Treats staff fairly Sets unrealistic expectations
Makes clear what is expected Sets contradictory goals
Demonstrates interest in well-being ‘Tells’ rather than listens
Makes themselves available
Encourages your point of view
Willing to learn from others
Actively encourages working togetherWhich behaviours predict capability, work engagement, well-being & resilience? ?
Impact• Capability
• Encouraged to put across own point of view• Actively encouraged to work together• Demonstrates interest in well-being
• Engagement• As above plus recognition of a job well done
• Well-being • Clear expectations• Contradictory goals (-ve)• Willingness to learn• Encouraging working together• Telling rather than listening (-ve)
• Resilience• Being available• Encouraging working together
Application
• SMBI (Supportive Manager Behaviour Index)• Development of psychometric instrument• 360 assessment
• SBT• Experiential• Evidence based• Problem-solving emphasis • Realistic - real world scenarios• Robust evaluation
Scenario Based Training
• To increase awareness and importance of everyday manager behaviour
• To allow managers to reflect on their own manager behaviour
– To see/consider how supportive manager behaviour manifests/applies in specific situations
– To reinforce supportive behaviour– To look for opportunities to demonstrate supportive
manager behaviour
• To allow managers to develop a plan to action supportive behaviour in their own work situations
Thank You
For further information please contact: [email protected]