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Based on your reading, whom do you see as having a successful leadership style? Why do you consider him or her a successful leader? What management and leadership theories does this person use? Provide an example of a historical figure or someone you know.

Leadership is the process of influencing an organized group toward accomplishing goals. A leader uses interpersonal skills to influence others to accomplish specific goals.

Leadership is what you do as well as what you say. People observe what goes on around them and make decisions based on these observations. When you lead by example, the nursing staff will notice this and feel that you are confident and capable.

David T. Feinberg was appointed president of UCLA Health System effective July 1, 2011. As president, Dr. Feinberg oversees all aspects of UCLA Health, which includes the UCLA hospitals -- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA in Westwood and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica - as well as the UCLA Faculty Practice Group. More than 80,000 patients are treated each year in UCLA hospitals, which are consistently ranked among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report, and 1.5 million are seen in the more than 150 offices. In addition to his role as president, Dr. Feinberg has been CEO and associate vice chancellor since 2007, after having served as medical director of the Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and head of the NPH Faculty Practice Group. Dr. Feinberg also is a clinical professor of psychiatry in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

Along with his commitment to upholding the highest clinical standards for patient care and safety, Dr. Feinberg's primary goal is to ensure patient satisfaction. Under his leadership, patient satisfaction has increased dramatically, and stands in the 99th percentile in many areas, according to independent national surveys.

Dr David Feinberg is leader who...