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Leadership and Organisational Health: An Evidence-Based Leadership Development Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2015

Peter Stebbins ,
Fiona Loughlan ,
Danielle Lees ,
Ben De Young ,
Leith Middleton  and
Joanne Karabitsios
Peter Stebbins*
Affiliation:
PsyCare Pty Ltd – Corporate Division, Brisbane, Australia. peters@psycare.com.au
Fiona Loughlan
Affiliation:
Department of Transport and Main Roads, Brisbane, Australia.
Danielle Lees
Affiliation:
PsyCare Pty Ltd – Corporate Division, Brisbane, Australia.
Ben De Young
Affiliation:
PsyCare Pty Ltd – Corporate Division, Brisbane, Australia.
Leith Middleton
Affiliation:
PsyCare Pty Ltd – Corporate Division, Brisbane, Australia.
Joanne Karabitsios
Affiliation:
PsyCare Pty Ltd – Corporate Division, Brisbane, Australia.
*
*Address for correspondence: Dr Peter Stebbins, PsyCare Corporate, Suite 1, Level 1, Alexandra House, 201 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill QLD 4000.
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Abstract

This study examined the efficacy of an evidence-based supportive leadership program to address psychosocial hazards identified in an organisational health review of a government department. Participants were employees identified as having supervisory and management roles (N = 57; males = 30, females = 27; age range 22 to 63). The program was implemented systematically over a 6-month period using 2 × 2 day intensive workshops, interim 360 peer review assessment and 1-day follow-up. The program used a variety of behavioural learning approaches with individual and group feedback from professional, peer and self-review. The results showed a major improvement in organisational health with significant changes in risk status across the domains of Relationship, Manager and Peer Support. Improvements in organisational health made within the leadership group had generalised across the entire workforce and continued to be maintained at the 18-month follow-up.

Keywords

organisational healthpsychosocial hazardsleadership
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Articles
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The Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , 01 September 2008 , pp. 94 - 109
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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