Leadership style is vital to effective organizational operation since leaders lead people and is dependent on the collaborative work effort of a vital group. Being aware of the choice of leadership style is the recipe to successful leadership effectiveness and leader-follower relationship. Understanding the various leadership styles can help leaders to select the right style that support long lasting relationship, promote efficiency, and ultimately operate an effective organization. Leadership is not only about leaders but also about people that are led by others. To be successful as a...

This book contain three topics that are relevant to healthcare environments, nursing leadership, nursing, and patients. The leader-follower relationship is significant to relationship in the work environment that translates to performance, productivity, and satisfaction. Engaged employees are productive employees, hence, finding ways to engage and sustain employees in the work environment is important to productivity and work satisfaction. How nurses interact with patients is significant to the patient-nurse relationship, leader-follower relationship, and patient satisfaction. After a...