Leading for Health
Tools & Resources
Participate in the Leading for Health online community. This social networking site includes alumni of the Leading for Health workshop and other colleagues. Detailed course materials including a number of take-home tools are also posted.
Two articles that capture the conceptual underpinnings of Leading for Health are:
“Systems Citizenship: The Leadership Mandate for this Millennium” by Peter Senge appearing in Reflections: The SoL Journal, Vol.7, No. 3, describes why systems intelligence, building partnerships with “others” and openness are key leadership competencies required in systems citizens. AVAILABLE HERE
“Breathing Life into a Dying System: Recreating Healthcare from Within” by Katrin Kaeufer, Claus Otto Scharmer & Ursula Versteegen appearing in Reflections: The SoL Journal, Vol.5, No.3. Using a case study, the authors describe a sustainable process for moving from developing a deeper appreciation of system interdependence and complexity to action among diverse stakeholders. AVAILABLE HERE
For longer texts on key concepts, see:
The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge. Doubleday, 1990, 2006.
The Necessary Revolution: How Individual and Organizations are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World by Peter M. Senge et al. Doubleday, 2008.
Theory U: Leading from the Future as it Emerges by C. Otto Scharmer. Berrett-Koehler, 2009.