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Leadership metaphors.

John Duncan Edmonstone¹

¹MTDS , Ripon, UK.

Leadership in Health Services (Bradford, England)

|May 21, 2016

Summary

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Healthcare leadership language, often using military, sports, or finance metaphors, shapes our perception. A shift towards more life-affirming language is proposed to better reflect healthcare's core values.

Keywords:

Health care Language Leadership

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Area of Science:

Healthcare Management
Linguistics
Organizational Studies

Background:

Current leadership discourse in healthcare frequently employs metaphors drawn from non-healthcare sectors.
These metaphors may inadvertently shape perceptions and practices within the healthcare environment.
Understanding the influence of language is crucial for effective healthcare leadership.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the dominant metaphors used in healthcare leadership discourse.
To investigate how these linguistic choices influence the perception and practice of healthcare leadership.
To propose alternative, more congruent language for healthcare leadership.

Main Methods:

Exploration of three prevalent metaphors: military, sporting, and finance.
Application of metaphorical analysis to healthcare leadership contexts.
Building upon the theoretical framework of Gareth Morgan's work on metaphors.

Main Results:

The language used in healthcare leadership reinforces existing worldviews and practices.
Metaphors like military, sports, and finance can obscure the unique nature of healthcare.
The current linguistic approach may not fully align with the values and goals of healthcare.

Conclusions:

A critical examination of leadership language in healthcare is necessary.
Adopting more life-affirming and contextually relevant language can improve leadership practices.
Reframing healthcare leadership discourse can lead to a more accurate reflection of its purpose and values.