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Leadership in Nursing
Excellence in leadership is an inherently innate skill set that over time emerges in the attitude, commitment and performance of subordinates. It is also reflected in how a given business unit or department coordinate, collaborates and trusts each other (Cohen, 2013). Compounding these factors are the often complex, highly intricate and often challenging aspects of managing and leading a nursing department (Swearingen, Liberman, 2004). The stresses and requirements of nursing leadership serve as a catalyst that accelerates leadership skills in nurse leaders. The challenges of orchestrating and leading a department are in many ways a crucible that leads to stronger nurse leaders capable of overcoming challenges and continually growing over time (Wong, Cummings, 2009). The most effective transformational leaders know how and when to rely on individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation and idealized influence (Rao, 2013). Taken together...
My beliefs with regard to leadership support and strengthen this perspective as well, as I believe everyone has a right to have their opinion heard on challenges facing a department. The creation and continual fueling of trust, which is the catalyst of all successful communication and collaboration throughout a healthcare organization, is galvanized through excellent participative leadership. The attributes of leadership that is essential for this type of leadership to succeed include the ability to actively and assertively listen, which includes asking questions to further gain insights into what subordinates, peers and superiors what…
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Cohen, S. (2013). Transitioning new leaders: Seven steps for success. Nursing Management, 44(2), 9.
Rao, M.S. (2013). Smart leadership blends hard and soft skills. Human Resource Management International Digest, 21(4), 38-40.
Swearingen, S., & Liberman, A. (2004). Nursing leadership - serving those who serve others. The Health Care Manager, 23(2), 100-109.
Wong, C., & Cummings, G. (2009). Authentic leadership: A new theory for nursing or back to basics? Journal of Health Organization and Management, 23(5), 522-38.
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democratic style of leadership. As pointed out by Cherry (2016), democratic leadership is also referred to as participative leadership and encompasses accepting input or contribution from one or more members of the group in the course of decision-making and problem-solving. However, the leader gets to maintain the ultimate say when deciding from the choices available. The members of the group have a tendency of being encourages and driven by
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