The provision of safe imaging, image-guided procedure and radiation services requires well-functioning and coordinated teamwork. Such high functioning teams are one essential ingredient if we desire to provide effective, safe, high level care to all of our patients.
Teams cannot simply be formed or appointed—extensive human and financial resources are required to build the culture and to sustain the efforts, along with effective and current educational programs and a learning environment. Equally important are policies, guidelines and systems for managing, providing for oversight and for ensuring compliance and accountability.
Inclusive leaders are aware of their own biases and preferences, and actively seek out and consider different views and perspectives to inform better decision-making. Inclusive leadership is a set of behaviors demonstrated by organizational leaders that leverage diversity of thought and experience to positively impact business results. Leaders who wish to employ inclusive leadership value the variation of talents, experiences, and identities of their employees. When employees feel unique and feel a sense of belonging based on shared attributes and goals, organizations increase the chances of reaping the business benefits of a diverse workforce.
Modern leaders are innovatve, servantile, empathetic and are committed to diversity. Millennial leadership styles are very different to those of leaders from 10 years ago. The servant leader ensures the overall happiness and success of their employees. Servant leaders invest both personally and professionally in their team members: getting to know them better, what their ultimate goals are and how they can help employees achieve those goals.
Innovation
The meta-leadership framework and practice method is designed to “provide guidance, direction, and momentum across organizational lines that develop into a shared course of action and commonality of purpose among people and agencies that are doing what may appear to be very different work.
Leading a multigenerational workforce requires familiarity with and sensitivity to generational approaches. Whether you use taxis or rideshare services, hotels or Airbnb, email or other social media, we must all be understanding, considerate and tolerant of different preferences and practices.
