Book Review: Leadership Pearls for Healthcare, edited by Ralph Junckerstorff and Sarah Baqar (Springer)

Abstract

Leadership in healthcare is a subject that needs to be
addressed in detail not only because we need leaders in
all aspects of healthcare but also because it is not
taught in the regular medical school conventional
curriculum. Leadership within healthcare has evolved
into a discipline that cannot be ignored because, to be
a leader, one must have empathy, emotional
intelligence, authenticity, and ethical integrity. In this
context, the recent book by Springer, Leadership Pearls
for Healthcare, edited by Ralph Junckerstorff and Sarah
Baqar, emerges as an outstanding and timely
contribution to the field of healthcare, addressing what
effective leadership looks like in today’s clinical practice.
The book is organized into eight thematic parts, which
provide diverse wisdom on leadership principles drawn
from hypothetical case studies, real-life examples, and
evidence-based information. The editors, both
seasoned professionals in healthcare leadership,
formulated an extensive list of chapters that aim to
translate theory into practice and knowledge into
application.