This book addresses the topic of leadership in healthcare. There is a great deal of rhetoric around leadership but the reality is that there is no 'best way' of leading, this book explores the rhetoric with papers that contribute insights into; taking healthcare forward in the 21st Century; the nature of leadership in healthcare; and organisational forms that are leading the field. The book promotes Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare as a serious academic field that can provide insights of use to managers, professionals and policy makers in the healthcare area. INDICE THE NATURE OF LEADERSHIP Medical Leadership In English Primary Care Networks; R.Sheaff, A.Rogers, S.Pickard, M.Marshall, S.Campbell, S.Roland, B.Sibbald & S.Halliwell Cognitive Sculpting; S.Smith, C.Ashburner, P.Smith, G.Cunningham, B.Gray, S.Lister & S.Nash Identifying Leadership On the Front Lines; R.Wells, J.Alexander, R.Lichtenstein & F.Lee Pursuing Clinical Governance Through Effective Leadership; P.Spurgeon & L.Latham Clinical Leadership In the Intensive Care Unit; S.Carmel LEADING HEALTH CARE ORGANISATIONS Knowledge Management and Communities of Practice in the Private Sector; P.Bate & G.Robert Coordination of Services; S.Topping, T.Norton & B.Scafidi Leadership In the Context of Health Reform; P.Degeling, R.Iedema, M.Winters, S.Maxwell, B.Coyle, J.Kennedy & D.Hunter The Dynamics of Decision Making; A.Harrison & C.Mitton TAKING HEALTH CARE FORWARD IN THE 21ST CENTURY Role Innovation In the NHS; S.Redfern, D.Guest, J.Wilson-Barnett, R.Pessei, P.Rosenthal, P.Dewe & A.Evans Leading Clinical Practice Change; D.Chambers & S.Dopson Alternative Paths For Ontario Hospitals; G.Murray All Pain and No Gain? A Study of Mergers of NHS Trusts in London; N.Fulop, G.Protopsaltis, A.King, P.Allen, A.Hutchings, C.Normand & R.Walters Institutional Pressures vs. Chain Effects On Radical Learning and Adaptation; A.Evans Summing Up; S.Dopson & A.Mark