Caring to change: How compassionate leadership can stimulate innovation in health care
May 1, 2017 The King's Fund
This guide challenges prevailing economic perspectives on the factors that influence innovation, positing compassionate leadership as a fundamental enabler of innovation- and improvement-oriented cultures in health care. Evidence shows strong, convincing links between psychological safety, supportiveness, positivity, empathy, leadership and innovation.
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