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Leader identity development in healthcare: an existential-phenomenological study
Anne Koskiniemi1, Hanna Vakkala1, Ville Pietiläinen1
1Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Lapland , Rovaniemi, Finland.
Leadership in Health Services (Bradford, England)
|February 1, 2019
Summary
Healthcare leaders
Area of Science:
- Healthcare leadership
- Organizational psychology
- Professional identity development
Background:
- Leader identity development is under-researched in healthcare, especially for dual-role leaders.
- Strong professional identities (nursing, medicine) influence leader identity formation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore and describe the lived experience of leader identity development in healthcare leaders with dual roles.
- Utilize an existential-phenomenological lens to understand this complex phenomenon.
Main Methods:
- An existential-phenomenological approach guided the research.
- Interview data was analyzed using an existential-phenomenological method.
Main Results:
- Clinical work, its meaning, and follower needs significantly shape healthcare leader identity.
- Leader identity development is an ongoing process influenced by leader-follower relationships and other key factors.
Conclusions:
- The existential-phenomenological approach provides a novel framework for understanding experienced leader and work identities.
- This perspective offers valuable insights into the unique challenges faced by dual-role healthcare leaders.
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