An Inspirational Approach to Healthcare Positive Leadership in Regional Health Center of Jizan

Abstract

Background & Aim: The study was designed to investigate the inspirational approaches to positive leadership. The main objectives of the study were: (1) to find out inspirational approaches to leadership, (2) to find out the characteristics of positive leadership style, (3) to find out the relationship between inspirational approaches and positive leadership. Method: Healthcare leaders from Jazan were taken as a target population and 150 were selected as a sample from the whole population. Convenient sampling techniques were used for collecting data. The standardized inventory was used for data collection. The procedure of the study involved the personal distribution of questionnaires to healthcare leaders. The research was descriptive in nature. As recent research shows, inspiration can be activated, captured, and manipulated, and it has a major effect on training, and capacity-building style. Findings & Conclusion: (i) most of the time the healthcare leaders participated in subordinates’ affairs. (ii) mostly the healthcare leaders and subordinate’s relationship are positive. (iii) occasionally healthcare leaders collaborate with their colleagues to solve subordinates’ affairs. (iv) most healthcare manages healthcare environment effectively. (v) occasionally subordinates were encouraged to innovate. Recommendations: (i) healthcare leaders colleague’s relationships may further be strengthened. (ii) it is suggested that there might be more peer directions among healthcare leaders on new ideas, topics, and training strategies. (iii) inspirational approach may be used more often in the healthcare environment while healthcare leaders and dealing with subordinates. It is further recommended that healthcare leaders may conduct research to explore the effects of an inspirational approach to positive leadership and apply the findings to improve the teaching-learning-training process.