Understanding Public Health Leadership: From Frameworks to Practice

Harvard HSPH

Understanding public health leadership represents a dynamic, lifelong process. Among other things, it can involve discovering and applying theories and frameworks, learning from proven and effective real-world leaders, analyzing strategies and skills such leaders have employed, and engaging in personal reflection. Of note, theory and science alone are never enough to enable change; effective practitioners must also constantly revisit their commitment, motivations, and skills to lead.…