As part of a 2-year research project, 79 interviews were undertaken with adult social care (ASC) registered managers (RMs) in England. The study aimed to identify the factors that influence the leadership practice and priorities of RMs in their role in ASC at two points, before and after a leadership development programme (LDP). A critical framework of Bourdieu is used to explore and analyse how the RM's disposition plays out as they lead in the ASC sector. A narrative inquiry methodology was applied. Results found that a lack of funding and increasing regulation has added emotional stress to the RM leadership role and their motivation to lead. In order to cope, addressing the localised leadership development needs of the RMs was central and emotional wellness key. There is the potential for the ASC home to become a social arena for conflict between differing agency power relationships. By experiencing their preferred LDP, the RMs had gained insights into their position as a leader in ASC and how, by their own actions, they could both influence and shape it.

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成人社会护理经理大声疾呼：探索领导力发展

作为一项为期两年的研究项目的一部分，对英格兰的成人社会护理（ASC）注册管理人员（RM）进行了79次访谈。该研究旨在在领导力发展计划（LDP）之前和之后的两个方面，确定影响领导力实践和RM在ASC中的角色的优先级的因素。布迪厄（Bourdieu）的关键框架用于探索和分析RM在ASC行业中的领导地位时如何发挥作用。叙述性询问方法被应用。结果发现，缺乏资金和日益严格的监管使RM领导角色及其领导动机增加了情绪压力。为了应对，解决RM的本地化领导发展需求是核心和情感健康的关键。ASC的住所有可能成为不同机构权力关系之间冲突的社会舞台。通过体验他们偏爱的LDP，RM可以洞悉他们作为ASC领导者的地位，以及他们如何通过自己的行动来影响和塑造它。