Health LEADS Australia: leading within and across generations

Workshop HWA ConferenceAdelaide December 2013

Who are we talking about

Domain

Health workforce reform

1Health workforce reform for more effective, efficient and accessible service delivery

2Health workforce capacity and skills development

3Leadership for the sustainability of the health system

4 Health workforce planning

5 Health workforce policy, funding and regulation

National Health Workforce Innovation and Reform Strategic Framework for Action 2011 - 2015

Health LEADS Australia

FOCUS AREA – L –E –A –D –S GOALSummary…..

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Capabilities Descriptors

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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 important2. Leadership for the whole health

system is ambitious but lets try it3. The cultures in health need

changing4. Leadership is (still) not

management5. HWA does not own this work but

should act as custodian6. 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

Dance partners …

•Corporate ladder or tapestry?

•Pay or purpose?

•Earned or entitled?

•Nature and areas of influence

•Difference

Generations - Different perspectives ?

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 co-ordinate 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

hwa.gov.au

@HWAGovAu

Health Workforce Australia

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