Understanding a new model of leadership
Johnson, David Bainbridge, Peter Hazard, Wendy
Johnson, David
Bainbridge, Peter
Hazard, Wendy
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Abstract published with permission.
Leadership is an essential feature of the life of a paramedic. During incidents,
whilst working with multi-agency colleagues, and within organisations,
leadership is an expected quality of paramedics. Across health and social care
organisations leadership is said to be of pivotal importance to future success.
This has led to a large investment in leadership development programmes that
organisations are now seeking to justify. Leadership as a concept is, however,
complex and multifaceted. The nature of leadership has been debated over
millennia and still disagreement exists as to how to define it. This paper utilises
Critical Interpretive Synthesis to consider how approaches to leadership have
developed over time. It concludes with a synthesising argument that leadership
is a social construct; as such no single definition will ever be appropriate;
however, the four elements that comprise the leadership equation should be
considered if the paramedic leader is to be effective.