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It is a brief and efficient measure that can be used for research or organizational
development purposes to assess leader behaviors and actions that actively support
effective Evidence-based Practice (EBP) implementation.
It allows researchers to assess strategic leadership for implementation in order to
advance understanding of leadership as a predictor of organizational context for
implementation.
The implementation leadership scale (ILS) assesses the degree to which leaders are
knowledgeable, proactive, perseverant, and supportive during evidenced-based practice
(EBP) implementation.
1. Pro-active Relationship
Established clear standards for implementation of EBP
Developed a plan to facilitate EBP implementation
Removed obstacles to implementation of EBP
2. Knowledgeable Leadership
Know what he/she is talking about when it comes to EBP
Is knowledgeable about EBP
Is able to answer staff questions about EBP
3. Supportive Leadership
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The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) instrument is an essential tool to help you gain
perspective into how you see yourself as a leader, how others view you, and what actions
you can take to improve your use of The Five Practices, which research has
demonstrated, year after year, make for more effective leaders
The LPI® 360 provides a wealth of insight on how leaders see themselves, what their
colleagues and co-workers are experiencing, and enables a tangible and effective
approach to creating an action plan for improvement.
The foundation on all of this being the belief that leadership is everyone’s business, and
that by liberating the leader within each person you may best help them improve their
effectiveness as well as improve your organizational capacity for growth. Through all of
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this, you gain insight into how your leaders are developing and how to best approach
their development to align with your mission or vision statement, and ultimately your
organizational goals.
The LPI® 360 involves a self-assessment where the leader records what they perceive as
their behavioral frequency based on a 10-point likert scale. Observers are then asked to
assess the leader based on the same 30 behavioral statements on the scale, assessing how
often they see the leader perform each leadership behavior. Observers are categorized as
o Manager
o Direct Report
o Co-Worker
o or Other
References:
Journal Articles
Aarons, G. A., Ehrhart, M. G., Torres, E. M., Finn, N. K., & Roesch, S. C. (2016). Validation of the Implementation
Leadership Scale (ILS) in Substance use Disorder Treatment Organizations. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment,
Volume 68(September 2016), Pages31-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2016.05.004.
Aarons, G. A., Ehrhart, M. G., & Fahranak, L. R. (2014). The implementation leadership scale (ILS): Development of a
brief measure of unit level implementation leadership. Https://www.Researchgate.net/Publication/261732454.
https://doi.org/DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-9-45.
Kouzes, J. S., & Posner, B. Z. (2017). LIPI: Leadership Practices Inventory. The Leadership Challenge.
https://www.leadershipchallenge.com/LeadershipChallenge/media/SiteFiles/resources/sample-reports/tlc-lpi-360-
english-v5.pdf.
Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2003). Leadership Practices Inventory: Participant's Workbook (3rd ed.). Pfeiffer.
https://depts.washington.edu/edgh/llmc/resources/Unit_4_LPI_Participants_Workbook.pdf.
Lyon, A. R., Corbin, C. M. C. M., Brown, E. C., Ehrhart, M. G., & Cook, C. R. (2022). Leading the charge in the
education sector: Development and validation of the School Implementation Leadership Scale (SILS) (pp. 17-48).
Implementation Science. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-022-01222-7
Torres, E. M., Ehrhart, M. G., Beidas, R. S., Farahnak, L. R., Finn, N. K., & Aarons, G. A. (2017). Validation of the
Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) with Supervisors’ Self-Ratings (54th ed., p. 49–53). Community Mental
Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-017-0114-y.
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/6/4/17
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