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Military leadership and intensive care unit decision-making

Looking at my own cooperative work in a hospital as a leader for an intensive care unit, I can see how I use all three types of leadership that have been covered in the lessons on the American experience of the Vietnam War: strategic thinking, tactical planning, and logistics.

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Personal growth and leadership development through an MSN nursing program

Where was I in terms of nursing sophistication and skills when I started the MSN program -- and how have I changed? As a brand new RN, I was proud and my family was thrilled that I had progressed this far and learned the skills necessary for a competent nurse.

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IT leadership and the case of talented employee Ivan Korsky

The level of interaction between employees and managers in any organization determines the extent of success expected. It is largely evident that breakdown of communication is a recipe of failure and all leaders must strive to alleviate this problem.

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Nursing leadership through collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork

Regardless of the field, most research studies show that collaboration and teamwork are among the top examples of job satisfaction and performance.

~5 min read

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Strategic leadership's role in managing organizational change

The connection between effective strategic leadership and a company's success has long been understood by studies in the last years. However, theoreticians chose to emphasize different aspects of how this connection appeared and why it was important.

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Transformational leadership and nursing management in contemporary healthcare systems

The article starts out by implying that changes in leadership are needed within the healthcare systems.

~7 min read

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Effective leadership as a solution to healthcare system failures in Canada

When clinicians provide care, they necessarily assume leadership responsibilities (Blumenthal et al., 2012). Existing evidence demonstrates that effective leadership produces the desired clinical outcomes. Yet only scattered residency programs teach and train residents on leadership.

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Resolving leadership conflict between two natural leaders

In the current team I am on where I work, there is conflict between myself and another worker, mostly because he always tries to lead but I was assigned to be the team leader. The usurping of my authority and goals has been ongoing, and efforts to mitigate it have been unsuccessful.

~8 min read

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Ethical leadership responsibilities in culturally diverse communities

There are both ethical and social responsibilities that community leaders need to be aware of, especially when they are working with a diverse community (Taylor, 2011).

~10 min read

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Nursing leadership strategies in interdisciplinary healthcare teams

Nurse leaders act as clinicians, managers and mentors to shape the future of healthcare and have positively impact patient care outcomes. Nurses are required to successfully collaborate with a number of other disciplines when it comes to providing and improving patient care.

~6 min read

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