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Table 1 Content of the intervention (groups 1 and 2)

From: iLead—a transformational leadership intervention to train healthcare managers’ implementation leadership

Workshops 1 and 2

Implementation and leadership

2 × 3 h

Workshop 3

Communicating the implementation 3 h

Workshop 4

Supporting the implementation

3 h

Workshop 5

Sustaining the implementation

3 h

Introduction to implementation and leadership (FRLM and Behavioral Change Wheel)

Action plan initiation—identifying, pin-pointing and analyzing employee target behaviors

180-degree feedback on general and implementation-specific leadership behaviors, understanding and analyzing feedback on implementation leadership

Introduction of assignment to work with between workshops 1/2 and 3

Follow-up on the between-workshop assignment

Action plan finalization—identifying, pin-pointing and analyzing manager implementation leadership behaviors to enable and facilitate employee target behaviors

Training of inspirational and motivational communication in relation to the action plans

Introduction of assignment to work with between workshops 3 and 4

Follow-up on the between-workshop assignment

Action plan follow-up and revision

Understanding employee reactions and resistance to implementation

Training of possible implementation leadership behaviors to overcome resistance and to support the implementation

Introduction of assignment to work with between workshops 4 and 5

Follow-up on the between-workshop assignment

Action plan follow-up and revision

Intervention sustainment—measuring and monitoring change, conducting adaptations

Implementation leadership to facilitate sustainment

Planning for transfer of learning