Effective Leadership Management of Healthcare Practitioners for Improved Work Performance: Review of the Transformational Leadership Theory

• In Event: Women, Health, and Crisis

Abstract

Research indicates that the primary reason why managers fail in handling work performance is due to ineffective leadership skills. In other words, transforming the healthcare environment to be more supportive of health care practioners to meet the rising demands of today’s healthcare environment is crucial to the attainment of quality patient care in Africa and even globally. The transformation of the health care environment which involves the health centres available in the communities is crucial to the attainment
This paper is based on literature reviews from several scholars of the transformational leadership theory, a positive relationship between transformational leadership and improved work performance was noted especially for health care practioners in health care organisations. Structured literature review was conducted using electronic databases. The review identified nine studies vital to the research questions. Extracted data were synthesized, summarised and correlated using narrative synthesis. Reviews indicated the influence of transformational leadership on improved work performance which involved job satisfaction, teamwork, intent to stay, job motivation, increased compliance to change, organisational culture, reduced work pressure and meeting the demands of patients. Also, the healthcare practioners perceived a positive impression of the transformational leadership styles compared to other styles of leadership.
This paper suggest that the healthcare leaders and clinical managers should consider a transformational leadership style to improve the work performance of health care practioners.

Authors

• Nonye Emmanuella Chukwuma, Durban University of Technology

• Robert-Walter Zondo, Durban University of Technology

• Ebuwa Erebor, University of Pennysylvania

• Joseph Onyeche Chukwuma, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital,South-Africa