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LEADERSHIP SKILLS DEVELOPMENT BUS 305 CASE STUDY: LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES In the recent years, many health professionals have been appointed to leadership positions and management of large scale health programmes in their countries. There is now a consensus that in many countries medical education training programmes are compact and do not impart to graduates sufficient knowledge and skills for the management of health care systems and programmatic services. With increasing demand for quality services, strategic planning and working in teams, there is a new vision for leadership. The new leadership will not be provided by a take charge elite' but will emerge from the capacity that lies within each and every person. It will be leadership that does not presume to have all the answers, but one that seeks to empower others", as stated by Annabel Beerel, in "Leadership through Strategic Planning". Afya Bora Fellowship aims at training leaders in global health, therefore, it is important that the definition/meaning of leadership and leadership attributes are clearly understood. Problem You have recently been appointed Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Health in your country after completion of a leadership training fellowship. An international organization has keen interest in your country and wants to operate a large scale health programme on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD). However, the International Organization will not commit the funds to your ministry until it is assured that you have appointed a competent in-country Programme Manager who - in addition to being a holder of an advanced degree in a health profession - MUST have outstanding leadership attributes. You have at most two weeks to identify and appoint a person suitable for the post of Programme Manager who in your opinion has the required leadership attributes. Challenge What do you understand by the term "leader? What leadership values will you be are looking for? What do leaders do different from Managers? In your opinion, what influences leadership? What criteria will you use to determine the leadership potential of candidates for this new position of Programme Manager? O . How can you ensure continued building of leadership competencies in your Ministry