PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Michelle Butina TI - Leadership: A Practical Approach AID - 10.29074/ascls.118.000588 DP - 2018 Jan 01 TA - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science PG - ascls.118.000588 4099 - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/early/2018/08/23/ascls.118.000588.short 4100 - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/early/2018/08/23/ascls.118.000588.full AB - The purpose of this article was to provide a practical approach to leadership for medical laboratory professionals. From the leadership approaches and theories found in the literature, five were reviewed and presented including: 1) trait approach, 2) servant-leadership, 3) transactional approach, 4) transformational approach, and 5) team leadership to provide a better understanding of leadership studies. Personal leadership development strategies for medical laboratory professionals, including professional leadership programs/workshops, academic courses, personal growth and research, and assessment of leadership abilities were discussed.