Leadership and

Autonomy of the
Midwife
QUALITIES OF
DELLA R SHERRATT

What do we mean by
leadership and autonomy?

Autonomy
the state of existing or acting separately from others
the power or right of a country, group, etc., to govern itself
the quality or state of being self-governing; especially : the
right of self-government
self-directing freedom and especially moral independence

What does it mean to be

self directing/ self
governing?
Along
with rights come responsibility and

Accountability

By Accountability = the quality or state of being accountable; especially an obligation

or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions (explaining,
saying why and being able to support with evidence actions taken)

NOT THE SAME AS DOING WHAT YOU WANT WHEN AND HOW
.Must

be open to scrutiny

What is leadership? And

who are leaders?
Leadership is the art of getting
someone else to do something you want
done because he wants to do it.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leaders are people who do the right thing;
managers are people who do things right. Professor
Warren G. Bennis

set direction,

build an inspiring vision, and create

something new.

Leaders
What they do and
how they do it

Leadership is about mapping out where

you need to go to achieve your objective
as a team or an organization; and it is
dynamic, exciting, and inspiring.
Yet, while leaders set the direction, they
must also use management skills to
guide their people to the right
destination, in a smooth and efficient
way

Characteristics of a leader
An effective leader is a person who does the following:
Creates an inspiring vision of the future.
Motivates and inspires people to engage with that vision.
Manages delivery of the vision.
Coaches and builds a team, so that it is more effective at
achieving the vision.
Leadership brings together the skills needed to do the above
NOT THE ONE OUT FRONT FLAG WAVING

So which midwives are

leaders?
All -----------in their own way
TOGETHER WE CREATE THE VISION & BUILD
THE FUTURE!!!!