Leadership evaluative tools

Discuss evaluative tools used to identify and develop leadership skills. 

What are some evaluative tools to assess an individual s leadership skills ... 

This chapter builds on the leadership theories related to organizational behavior discussed in Chapter 8. Specifically, this chapter will help you to gain a greater understanding of the definitions and concepts of leadership, qualities of an effective leader, leadership theories and styles, how to use your personal strengths to enhance your leadership abilities, developing leadership in others, evaluative tools to identify your personal leadership style, and leadership roles within the profession and community for students and pharmacists. 

Why is it important to use evaluative tools in discovering and developing your leadership style ... 

A risk evaluation tool, the risk matrix, has been used to develop an understanding of operational risk for a number of years. The US mihtary has adopted the concept to address risk in its daily operations and activities and recommends that individual as well as operational risk are identified by the leadership team (Department of the Navy Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, 2010). 

An exemplar of accountability is the Veterans Affairs system that, under the leadership of Dr. Ken Kizer, established the Veterans Affairs National Center for Patient Safety. Kizer chose physician and former space shuttle astronaut James Bagian to lead both the center and a relentless, evidence-based campaign to eliminate harm across the 170-hospital VA system and to test new technologies and interventions to make health care safer. While at the VA, Dr. Nancy Wilson developed a culture survey. This leadership tool evaluates whether specific tactics are in place to advance the culture of safety. The survey measures leadership and strategy, and it includes the following dimensions (Wilson, 2000) ... 

To implement an effective risk assessment method, a combination of employees and leadership is the best approach to address risk perception. In turn, this enhances the education of employees in the identifying, recognizing, evaluating, and control of associated risk. Use of a standardized personal risk assessment tool builds a bridge between the differences and variations in individual risk perception. 

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