Journal of Healthcare Leadership (Apr 2022)
Building Individual and Organizational Wellness Through Effective Followership
Abstract
Lauren A Weber,1,2 Jessica Bunin,3 Joshua D Hartzell2,4 1Heart and Vascular Care, Confluence Health, Wenatchee, WA, USA; 2The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA; 3Faculty Development, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA; 4Department of Internal Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USACorrespondence: Lauren A Weber, Heart and Vascular Care, Confluence Health, 1201 S. Miller St. Wenatchee, WA, USA, Tel +1-509-433-3850, Email [email protected]: Burnout is widespread across the healthcare industry. Physician burnout has been linked to significant decrements in personal wellness, patient satisfaction, patient outcomes, and organizational financial losses. Appropriately, burnout has been identified as an important issue for leaders in the field as it can lead to physician turnover and loss of talent. In this article, we address how burnout is related to followership. We assert that physicians can utilize effective followership to increase wellness not only for themselves, but also for their leaders and organizations.Keywords: followership, healthcare, burnout, leadership
