Healthcare management depends on both leaders and managers to provide patient-centered care, to maintain operations, and to keep the healthcare organization moving in a positive direction. But what are the characteristics, duties, and competencies that distinguish a healthcare management leader from a healthcare manager? Do managers need to be leaders, and must leaders always be managers? What are the areas of overlap between the two? In addition to exploring these distinctions and areas of overlap, you will examine the historical and theoretical perspectives on leadership that shape the roles and responsibilities of both leaders and managers.
