A short course in leadership skills for the rehabilitation team

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a short course on readership training based on Bass' (1990, 1997) model of transformational leadership. Twenty-seven leaders of rehabilitation teams participated in a daylong leadership seminar. They completed the Multifactor Leadership Quest ionnaire (MLQ) prior to and following participation in the seminar. Results showed significant improvements in MLQ factors related to individualized c onsideration and active management-by-exception. Implications of these find ings for brief training programs are discussed.