Health LEADS Australia:
leading within and across
generations
Workshop HWA Conference
Adelaide December 2013
Who are we talking about
National Health Workforce
Innovation and Reform Strategic
Framework for Action 2011 - 2015
Domain Health workforce reform
1
Health workforce reform for more effective,
efficient and accessible service delivery
2
Health workforce capacity and skills development
3
Leadership for the sustainability of the health
system
4
Health workforce planning
5
Health workforce policy, funding and regulation
Health LEADS Australia
FOCUS AREA – L –E –A –D –S
Summary…..
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Capabilities
Descriptors
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GOAL
Leads self
Is self aware
Seeks out and
takes
opportunities for
development
Has strength of
character
Engages others
Values diversity
Communicates with
honesty and respect
Strengthens consumers,
colleagues and others
Achieves outcomes
Influences and
communicates the
direction
Is focussed and goal
oriented
Evaluates progress
and is accountable
for results
Drives innovation
Champions the need
for innovation and
improvement
Builds support for
change
Positively contributes
to spreading
innovative practice
Shapes systems
Understands and
applies systems
thinking
Engages and partners
with consumers and
communities
Builds alliances
Messages from national consultation
1. Distributed leadership is important
2. Leadership for the whole health system is
ambitious but lets try it
3. The cultures in health need changing
4. Leadership is (still) not management
5. HWA does not own this work but should act
as custodian
6. Implementation needs to be collaborative
Licences to use
Hospitals
OD / 360 / In-house LDP
Universities – HSM /Clinical
Curricula / Reference guide
Clinical Education Programs
GP’s / Nurses / Allied Health
State / Territory / Regional
Health
Underpinning framework + programs +
tools
Professional associations –
HSM / Clinical
Leadership, Advocacy, Strategic planning,
Standards
Consumer groups
Leadership and advocacy
Individual clinicians
Self assessment / Leadership and change
/ Team resource
Private, not-for-profit
Underpinning framework + programs +
tools
Leadership
.. is the engine for positive change, innovation and reform
“Leadership creates organizations in the first
place or adapts them to significantly changing
circumstances.
Leadership defines what the future should look
like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires
them to make it happen despite the obstacles”.
John Kotter
Generations - Different perspectives ?
Dance partners …
• Corporate ladder or
tapestry?
• Pay or purpose?
• Earned or entitled?
• Nature and areas of
influence
• Difference
Boomers to Millenials
• Engaging and participative
• Team and relationship based
• Humane orientation
• Managing power imbalances
Engaging with others to influence reform
Women's health
HIV/AIDS
Consumer Health Forum
NHS Change Day - started with a tweet
Energy – then, now and future
One of the most important
leadership tasks in the era of quality
and cost improvement is to manage
our own energies and those of the
people around us HBR
Energy
Type
Description
Intellectual Analysis, logic, thinking, rationality. Drives
curiosity, planning and focus
Emotional
Human connection and relationships.
Essential for teamwork, partnership,
alignment and collaboration
Spiritual
Vitality, passion, the future and sense of
possibility. Brings hope and optimism. Helps
people feel more ready and confident to
build the future
Physical
Action, making things happen, getting
them done. Key part of vitality, maintaining
concentration and commitment
Leadership and Management
LEADERS - define a better future and
engage, inspire and work with other
people to influence that future and to
commit to delivering it
MANAGERS - plan, control and coordinate the resources, processes and
activities that will make that better future
a reality.
Leadership
Leadership is about lifting the heart,
unlocking the passion for the purpose and
making it relevant to the next generation.
Leaders who inspire their team to take on
the cause, who tap into passion and
emotion, are the ones who unlock the
energy and creativity and innovation.
George Savvides, Managing Director Medibank Private and Chair
World Vision Australia
For more information:
hwa.gov.au
@HWAGovAu
Health Workforce Australia