Objective: Define leadership and identify issues confronting today’s healthcare leaders. What is leadership? Provide an academic definition as well as your own definition. Are leaders born, or are they made? Explain your reasoning. Does popular leadership have a place in defining leadership? What type of leaders are needed in healthcare administration and why? What issues must leaders face in the field of healthcare administration? Support your answers with specific examples.

Objective: Define leadership and identify issues confronting today’s healthcare leaders. What is leadership? Provide an academic definition as well as your own definition. Are leaders born, or are they made? Explain your reasoning. Does popular leadership have a place in defining leadership? What type of leaders are needed in healthcare administration and why? What issues must leaders face in the field of healthcare administration? Support your answers with specific examples.