LEADERSHIP-COACHING BEHAVIOUR IN RADIODIAGNOSTIC PRACTICE

Background: Leadership-coaching can be utilized to find talents, develop and retain them to ensure organisational effectiveness. In healthcare, good leadership-coaching behaviour is imperative as it ensures collaboration among team members. Objective: To determine the type of leadership-coaching behaviour utilized by leaders in Radiodiagnostic unit in two tertiary institutions in south-eastern Nigeria. Methodology: Multifactor leadership questionnaire (MLQ) questionnaire was administered to three leaders and seventy-four subordinates in both units with the replacement of ‘I’ with ‘My supervisor’ in the subordinates’ questionnaire. SPSS version 17 was used to analyse the data. Results: Response rate for leaders was 100% while that of subordinates was 79.4%. Responses received from leaders gave leadership behavioral pattern as transformational (87.99%), transactional (70.4%) and lassiez-faire (25%). From subordinates’ perspective however, it was transformational (67.9%), transactional (60.9%) and lassiez-faire (24.2%). T-test statistic indicate significant mean difference between positive responses in regard to transformational leadership behaviour from leaders and subordinates’ perspectives. Conclusion: Leaders in radiodiagnostic units utilize more of transformational leadership-coaching behaviour than other forms.