Emotionally intelligent themes in medical leaders' decision-making during COVID-19.
BMJ Lead
; 2024 Jun 10.
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| ID: mdl-38857984
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges for leaders in healthcare requiring decision-making and crisis response that can often be tricky without the right level of trust. Trust is fostered and facilitated with emotional intelligence (EI); thus, a critical examination of medical leaders' reflections was essential to understand how leaders perceived their leadership responses during the initial response to COVID-19. This exploratory study used an EI lens to investigate leaders' perceptions of their decision-making during COVID-19.METHODS:
A purposeful sample of seven leaders in medicine who experienced leading during COVID were invited to participate in semi-structured interviews.RESULTS:
Four themes around leadership response during the uncertain times of the COVID-19 were identified. The themes included communication, interprofessional collaboration including decision-making and strategic planning, internal and external awareness, and finally, trust and psychological safety.CONCLUSIONS:
Incorporating EI competencies into crisis leadership education for healthcare professionals could enhance medical leaders' preparedness to adapt, collaborate and communicate effectively in a crisis.
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MEDLINE
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En
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BMJ Lead
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2024
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