Publications/Books
From Management to Leadership: Strategies for Transforming Health Care
This is the third edition of Dr. Manion's award-winning book, From Management to Leadership. It is scheduled for release in April, 2011 by Jossey-Bass. Information and references have all been updated and the content has been expanded. It has been considered by many health care leaders as a vital resource in their leadership library. Although especially valuable for aspiring and new leaders, it is provocative and affirming for established leaders who would like a boost! It is a thorough exploration of the key competencies needed by leaders trying to navigate today's tumultuous times!
The Engaged Workforce: Proven Strategies to Build a Positive Health Care Workplace
This book is chock-full of practical ideas and evidence-based information about how to create a positive work environment. It's an interesting read with provocative conversation points at the end of each chapter. Many times co-workers or leadership teams use this as a journal club selection, reading and discussing a chapter a month. Topics of special interest include: joy and happiness in the workplace; managing negativity in today's work environment; creating community; building an innovative culture; managing performance in an effective manner; managing the multigenerational workforce and retaining older workers; and creating a positive workplace in spite of challenging circumstances.
From Management to Leadership: Practical Strategies for Health Care Leaders
This is a second edition of an award winning book that addresses the issues and competencies needed for today's successful health care leader. Full of practical information, anecdotes and stories that illustrate key points, many health care leaders have found it extremely useful in transforming their workplace.
Note: After April 2011 this book will no longer available from the publisher, you can click on the title to order used copies through amazon.com.
Nature's Wisdom in the Workplace: Managing Energy in Today's Health Care Organizations
This is a unique approach to organizational development issues because it uses an age-old model of energy (water, wood, fire, earth, and metal energies) to understand how to intervene with both organizational and personal leadership issues. It addresses the flow of energy in a system and identifies impediments that create dysfunction. Key issues such as dealing with change, finding personal balance, merging departments, transitioning to a new position, closing or opening a new service, building an effective team are examples of issues that are addressed.
Note: To order contact Dr. Manion directly.
Create a Positive Health Care Workplace! Practical Strategies to Retain Today's Workforce and Find Tomorrow's
Demonstrates how to create a strong, positive work environment using concepts rooted in documented research, evidence-based strategies, and real-world experience. Presents ideas for finding the competitive edge in attracting and retaining high quality employees.
Note: Although no longer available from the publisher, you can click on the title to order used copies through amazon.com.
The following books are no longer available from the publishers:
From Management to Leadership: Interpersonal Skills for Success in Health Care by Jo Manion. Chicago: AHA Press, 1998.
Team-Based Health Care Organizations: Blueprint for Success by Jo Manion, William Lorimer, and William Leander. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, Inc., 1996.
Change From Within: Nurse Intrapreneurs as Health Care Innovators by Jo Manion. Kansas City, MO:ANA, 1990.