1 Characteristics of Healthy Leadership Dr. Steven M. Hays, MSHA, CMPE Dr. Steven M. Hays, MSHA, CMPE Associate Professor, Health Administration Roberts.

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Characteristics of Healthy Characteristics of Healthy LeadershipLeadership

Dr. Steven M. Hays, MSHA, CMPEDr. Steven M. Hays, MSHA, CMPE

Associate Professor, Health Associate Professor, Health AdministrationAdministration

Roberts Wesleyan CollegeRoberts Wesleyan College

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Characteristics of Healthy Leadership Characteristics of Healthy Leadership

GROWINGGROWING– Open to the challenges and struggles, the Open to the challenges and struggles, the

joys and victories that are necessary for joys and victories that are necessary for people and businesses/organizations to people and businesses/organizations to mature in grace and effective service.mature in grace and effective service.

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RESPECTFULRESPECTFUL– Healthy leaders do not attack others out of Healthy leaders do not attack others out of

their own insecurities. Individuals are their own insecurities. Individuals are respected for who and where they are in life respected for who and where they are in life and faith.and faith.

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FREE TO SERVEFREE TO SERVE– The healthy leader is free to be moved to The healthy leader is free to be moved to

service others, rather than locked into a service others, rather than locked into a confining role. Healthy leadership focuses on confining role. Healthy leadership focuses on loving service, rather than merely “things” or loving service, rather than merely “things” or goals.goals.

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VALUES SELF AND OTHERSVALUES SELF AND OTHERS– Money, possessions, position, prestige, Money, possessions, position, prestige,

physical attractiveness, or intellectual ability physical attractiveness, or intellectual ability are not barometers of value.are not barometers of value.

– Healthy leaders see the innate worth of an Healthy leaders see the innate worth of an individual “created in the image of God” individual “created in the image of God” honoring and celebrating that image in all honoring and celebrating that image in all interactions.interactions.

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VULNERABLEVULNERABLE– Being vulnerable means being real.Being vulnerable means being real.

– It is the ability to risk rejection by laying before It is the ability to risk rejection by laying before others all that we are and are not. others all that we are and are not.

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TRUSTINGTRUSTING– The healthy leader trusts God in every The healthy leader trusts God in every

situation. He or she is free to allow God to be situation. He or she is free to allow God to be in control and is free to live without being in control and is free to live without being “driven.” “driven.”

– Faith not anchored in God looks to self, to Faith not anchored in God looks to self, to others and to material things as objects of others and to material things as objects of truth.truth.

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INDIVIDUALIZEDINDIVIDUALIZED– Rigid conformity depletes a person’s identity. Rigid conformity depletes a person’s identity. – When rules and roles are priorities over the When rules and roles are priorities over the

worth and development of each individual, worth and development of each individual, then uniqueness and individual creativity for then uniqueness and individual creativity for service are suppressed.service are suppressed.

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RELATIONSHIP ORIENTEDRELATIONSHIP ORIENTED– Toxic leadership focuses on what people do Toxic leadership focuses on what people do

and how well they conform to rules. In and how well they conform to rules. In healthy leadership the focus shifts from rules healthy leadership the focus shifts from rules to relationships.to relationships.

– Healthy relationships contribute to creativity, Healthy relationships contribute to creativity, innovation, excellence, stewardship of innovation, excellence, stewardship of resources and loving service.resources and loving service.

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BALANCEDBALANCED– Healthy leadership is not so preoccupied with Healthy leadership is not so preoccupied with

work that other aspects of life (worship, family, work that other aspects of life (worship, family, relaxation) and faith are destroyed.relaxation) and faith are destroyed.

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NONDEFENSIVENONDEFENSIVE– Takes a nondefensive position against those Takes a nondefensive position against those

who challenge the leader’s beliefs and plans.who challenge the leader’s beliefs and plans.– The healthy leader welcomes critical The healthy leader welcomes critical

evaluation and tough questions as evaluation and tough questions as opportunities to learn, to relate and to “do the opportunities to learn, to relate and to “do the job better.” job better.”

– Toxic leaders fear perceived “threats to the Toxic leaders fear perceived “threats to the system” because they, not God are in control.system” because they, not God are in control.

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NONJUDGMENTALNONJUDGMENTAL– Healthy leaders stop judging people and start Healthy leaders stop judging people and start

listening to them. listening to them. – Rather than a system of conditional Rather than a system of conditional

acceptance, healthy leadership allows honest acceptance, healthy leadership allows honest evaluation based on establishing good evaluation based on establishing good working relationships.working relationships.

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REALITY BASEDREALITY BASED– The toxic leader denies reality. The healthy The toxic leader denies reality. The healthy

leader meets every challengeleader meets every challenge– Such leaders see the problems before them, Such leaders see the problems before them,

do what they can to resolve them and trust do what they can to resolve them and trust God to do the rest.God to do the rest.

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ABLE TO EMBRACE EMOTIONSABLE TO EMBRACE EMOTIONS– The healthy leader recognizes hidden anger, The healthy leader recognizes hidden anger,

fear, etc., in her or himself, acknowledges fear, etc., in her or himself, acknowledges them, confesses self-centered emotions and them, confesses self-centered emotions and expresses them in appropriate ways as they expresses them in appropriate ways as they develop.develop.

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ABLE TO EMBRACE HIS/HER ABLE TO EMBRACE HIS/HER HUMANITYHUMANITY– The healthy leader has no illusion of The healthy leader has no illusion of

perfection, need to drive to be perfect or hide perfection, need to drive to be perfect or hide when she/he is not.when she/he is not.

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LOVINGLOVING

– Free spiritually and emotionally to love God, Free spiritually and emotionally to love God, self and others: 1 Cor. self and others: 1 Cor. 13.13.

– Patient with themselves/ others, allowing God Patient with themselves/ others, allowing God to correct character defects.to correct character defects.

– Kind to themselves/others when they “miss Kind to themselves/others when they “miss the mark.”the mark.”

– Love; self-sacrificing service based on faith in Love; self-sacrificing service based on faith in God, is the most prominent characteristic of God, is the most prominent characteristic of healthy leadership.healthy leadership.

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