Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 305-313, November 2006

Leadership and power in medical imaging

School of Health and Community Studies, Unitec New Zealand, Private Bag 92 025, Mt Albert, Auckland, New Zealand

Received 11 April 2005; accepted 21 July 2005.

Abstract 

This article examines the concept of professional leadership in medical imaging. It explores the context of power issues in which such leadership is located, the differences between leadership and management, the qualities needed for effective leadership and how an individual's psychology may affect it. The article concludes that in the current climate of change and development, the medical imaging profession needs strong and appropriate leadership to profile the profession effectively and to lead it through to a more autonomous future.

Keywords: Leadership, Management, Power and professions

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PII: S1078-8174(05)00114-8

doi:10.1016/j.radi.2005.07.006

Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 305-313, November 2006

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