Manifesting Leadership: A Personal Philosophy

A personal leadership philosophy provides a foundation for beliefs and behaviors and a means to mobilize others toward a common goal. The wellbeing, development and engagement of staff member are integral in mission accomplishment. Commanders must identify and address issues that their staff determine to be of importance to gain trust, motivate members and involve them in processes. An example of application is the actions of CAPT Lane, who identified a general staff concern that quickly became morale crushing is discussed to demonstrate how the importance of people can unite a command and truly propel a command forward. A personal leadership philosophy provides the guiding principles for ones beliefs, behaviors and means

The pinnacle of a highly functioning healthcare organization is the Magnet Model which shares the servant leadership tenants of empowerment, fostering interdisciplinary relationships, leadership development, individual development, access to resources, and staff participation in decision making6. Looming budget cuts and recent reports of poor healthcare delivery have resulted in s an urgent need to enhance care despite forthcoming reductions in resources. With these enhanced challenges it is imperative that leaders employ strategies and embrace philosophy that will maximize resources. The Institute of Medicine has released a statement emphasizing health care services leaders need to be involved with others as full partners in a context of mutual respect and collaboration7. Furthermore, an analysis of challenges in health care concluded that there are no models to meet the need for human resource management and work environment in health care, however focus should be on flexibility, lifelong learning, interdisciplinary teamwork and shared decision making8 reflecting the tenants of servant