The ABC of Clinical Leadership explores and develops the key principles of leadership and management.   It outlines the scope of clinical leadership, emphasising its importance in the clinical context, especially for improving patient care and health outcomes in rapidly changing health systems and organisations. The ABC of Clinical Leadership explores and develops the key principles of leadership and management. It outlines the scope of clinical leadership, emphasising its importance in the clinical context, especially for improving patient care and health outcomes in rapidly changing health systems and organisations. Contributors vii Preface viii 1 The Importance of Clinical Leadership 1 Sarah Jonas, Layla McCay and Sir Bruce Keogh 2 Leadership and Management 5 Andrew Long 3 Leadership Theories and Concepts 9 Tim Swanwick 4 Followership 14 Hester Mannion and Judy McKimm 5 Leading Groups and Teams 19 Lynn Markiewicz, Michael West and Judy McKimm 6 Leading and Managing Change 24 Valerie Iles 7 Leading Organisations 29 Stuart Anderson 8 Leading in Complex Environments 33 David Kernick and Tim Swanwick 9 Leading and Improving Clinical Services 38 Fiona Moss 10 Leading Projects 43 Jonathan Gardner 11 Educational Leadership 50 Judy McKimm and Tim Swanwick 12 Collaborative Leadership and Partnership Working 56 Judy McKimm 13 Understanding Yourself as Leader 61 Chris Lake and Jennifer King 14 Leading in Culturally Diverse Health Services 66 Tracie Jolliff , Tim Swanwick and Judy McKimm 15 Gender and Clinical Leadership 72 Celia Taylor and Judy McKimm 16 Values Based, Authentic and Ethical Leadership 77 Deborah Bowman and Tim Swanwick 17 Developing Leadership at All Levels 81 Tim Swanwick and Judy Butler Index 86