TY - JOUR
T1 - Physician leadership during the current crisis in healthcare
T2 - A perspective drawn from anthropological and clinical leadership research
AU - Looi, Jeffrey C.L.
AU - Allison, Stephen
AU - Kisely, Stephen R.
AU - Bastiampillai, Tarun
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2023.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - Objectives: There are ongoing challenges in workforce sustainability and service delivery due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recruiting credible clinical leaders can enhance outcomes through mentoring, leading by example, and creating positive work environments. We investigate the anthropology of, and related research on leadership. Conclusions: Clinical and anthropological research provides strong grounds for investing in clinical leadership. The stability of ‘prestige-based’ leadership can be contrasted with the outcomes of ‘dominance-based’ leadership that relies on force, control, and threats. Dominance-based leadership increases the risks of bullying in stressed healthcare organisations. In contrast, expert clinical leaders can exert culturally mediated effects on social learning, team cooperation and morale, and patient outcomes.
AB - Objectives: There are ongoing challenges in workforce sustainability and service delivery due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recruiting credible clinical leaders can enhance outcomes through mentoring, leading by example, and creating positive work environments. We investigate the anthropology of, and related research on leadership. Conclusions: Clinical and anthropological research provides strong grounds for investing in clinical leadership. The stability of ‘prestige-based’ leadership can be contrasted with the outcomes of ‘dominance-based’ leadership that relies on force, control, and threats. Dominance-based leadership increases the risks of bullying in stressed healthcare organisations. In contrast, expert clinical leaders can exert culturally mediated effects on social learning, team cooperation and morale, and patient outcomes.
KW - anthropology
KW - physician leadership
KW - workforce
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85153586810&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/10398562231169128
DO - 10.1177/10398562231169128
M3 - Article
SN - 1039-8562
VL - 31
SP - 463
EP - 465
JO - Australasian Psychiatry
JF - Australasian Psychiatry
IS - 4
ER -