Pioneer Leadership Program, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2013 Jul-Aug;19(4):341-7. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182703de2.
This study compares pre- and posttest Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI-Self) scores for public health leaders who completed the Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership (RIHEL) training program at least 2 years earlier; it seeks to identify factors contributing to changes in practices and overall leadership development for public health and environment leaders.
PARTICIPANTS/SETTING: Sixty-seven alumni who completed the yearlong RIHEL program between 1999 and 2002 participated through mailed surveys and phone interviews.
The Leadership Practices Inventory, an alumni leadership development survey, and interviews provided evidence for positive change in leadership practices.
Alumni experienced significant increases in pre- to post-LPI scores, collaborative leadership practices, and communication skills consistent with those taught in the RIHEL program. Women presented higher Encourage the Heart scores than men. Years of public health service negatively correlated with Total Change scores of LPI. The RIHEL program as a training intervention was credited significantly with changes in leadership practices for alumni studied. Nine influencing factors were identified for leadership development and are embedded in a Leadership Development Influence Model. These include self-awareness, a leadership development framework, and skills important in multiple leadership situations. Confidence was both an encouraging factor and a resulting factor to the increased exemplary leadership practices.
Leadership development in public health must include multiple factors to create consistent increases in exemplary leadership practices. While the study focused on the leadership development process itself, RIHEL training was reported as having a positive, significant impact overall in participant leadership development. This study adds research data as a foundation for training content areas of focus. Studies to further test the Leadership Development Influence Model will allow public health training programs to pinpoint training where it can make a difference to improve leadership development in the public health sector.
本研究对比了至少在 2 年前完成区域卫生与环境领导力研究所（RIHEL）培训项目的公共卫生领导者的前后 LPI 自评分数，旨在确定促成实践变化和公共卫生与环境领导者整体领导力发展的因素。
参与者/背景：67 位于 1999 年至 2002 年期间完成为期一年的 RIHEL 项目的校友通过邮件调查和电话访谈参与了研究。
领导力实践量表、校友领导力发展调查和访谈为领导力实践的积极变化提供了证据。
校友的 LPI 自评分数、协作领导力实践和沟通技巧都有显著提高，与 RIHEL 项目所教授的内容一致。女性的“激励人心”分数高于男性。公共卫生服务年限与 LPI 的总分变化呈负相关。RIHEL 项目作为培训干预措施，被认为对所研究的校友领导力实践的变化产生了重大影响。确定了 9 个领导力发展的影响因素，并将其嵌入领导力发展影响模型中。这些因素包括自我意识、领导力发展框架以及在多种领导情境中重要的技能。信心既是一个促进因素，也是领导力实践提高的结果。
公共卫生领域的领导力发展必须包含多个因素，才能持续提高卓越领导力实践。虽然该研究侧重于领导力发展过程本身，但 RIHEL 培训被报告为对参与者的领导力发展产生了积极而显著的影响。本研究为培训内容重点领域提供了研究数据基础。进一步测试领导力发展影响模型的研究将使公共卫生培训项目能够确定培训重点，以改善公共卫生部门的领导力发展。
