Review of: Principled Leadership in Mental Health Systems and Programs

Reviews the book, Principled leadership in mental health systems and programs by William A. Anthony and Kevin A. Huckshom (see record 2008-03976-000). The book begins with the premise that "many, if not most, of the fundamental differences between organizations are due to differences in the quality and effectiveness of their leadership." The authors contend that long-term success of all organizations depends on the quality of their leadership and that better leadership will inevitably lead to better outcomes for organizations. While most people would agree with this premise, how you develop and leverage leadership in organizations is less clear. This book attempts to instruct on the topic of leadership by covering eight key traits of a good leader. A section of the book is devoted to each trait. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)