Melnyk, B. M., Malloch, K., Gallagher-Ford, L. (2014). Developing effective leaders to meet 21st century health care challenges. In C.C. Burns (Eds.), Professional issues in nursing: challenges and opportunities (3rd ed., pp.30-46). Baltimore, MD. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins…
In this video, Bon Berwick, President of Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute of Healthcare Improvement talks about the changes and the importance of leadership. In the last 25 years, the roles of leaderships have changed and expanded. Leadership is the main point of improvements. To improve healthcare, leaders can set in place the contact, support, encouragement, and vision that allows systems to improve. When the board goes to sleep or executive goes to sleep, the system goes to sleep as well. Board training, fellowship programs, and leadership development have been important in efforts to have a turnaround in the system and its leadership.…
RCN (2005) RCN Clinical Leadership Programme: Transforming Clinical Leaders to become Agents of Positive Change. Royal College of Nursing. [Online] Available at:http://www.rcn.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/78651/002524.pdf (10 October Accessed 2014)…
The health care manager takes on many roles and responsibilities including organization, planning, and controlling resources (Lombardi, Schermerhorn, &Kramer, 2007). Leading and influencing others is also very important as a role of a health care manager (Lombardi, Schermerhorn, &Kramer, 2007). Managers are expected to demonstrate competency, confidence, and an ability to lead employees in the proper conduct of their daily activities. An effective leadership entails establishment and maintenance of a cordial yet professional atmosphere in which everybody understands their responsibilities and their roles in the broader…
The leadership in health care is built with specialty physicians and administrators whom each have a different niche in their organizations. Within these organizations the overall task for all is preserving the lives of their acute and chronically ill patients, as well as maintaining a unified environment amongst staff. In order to do so a leader must have a vision. After establishing a vision a leader must gain credibility by keeping that vision at the center of everything they desire to do. Authors Kouzes and Posner (2007) reported that “credibility is the foundation for leadership”, which first must be established (p. 37). Establishing credibility can be exemplified when a leader “practices what they preach”, “their actions are consistent with their words”, and “follows through on their promises” as suggested by Kouzes and Posner (p. 40). When a leader’s action matches their deeds it leads to trust and shows their competence.…
‘consideration’ style however showed positive relationships with the staff and low level of grievances but this meant performance levels were much lower.…
Question! “Healthcare organisations should practice a relational view of leadership that encompasses the importance of both leaders and followers in the leadership process” (Central Queensland University, 2015). Before answering this question it is important that a closer look at the key components and dynamics that shape and influence both leadership and followership. This paper will question what leadership is, what are the traits and characteristics that make a good leader and how leadership can influence nursing practice. In regard to nursing practice, this paper will also highlight significant aspects of the profession that ultimately dictates the style of leadership that best serves this field of health care. Also contained within…
Data collected from 179 high school teachers and principals were examined with hierarchical regression analysis. The analysis indicated that transactional leadership tends to have a stronger role in explaining unique criterion. Transactional and transformational leadership both have a negative interactive relationship that predicts the outcome of leader’s vision. Transactional leadership has a greater predictive value than what is assumed.…
Traditional approaches to leadership focus on Transactional leadership while, the more recent studies are now focusing on Transformational leadership style. Transactional leaders are those who motivate their followers by clarifying task requirements and work role. Transactional leadership style may be considered a common management style that involves a chain of command and defined structure where subordinates are expected to do what their supervisor tells them to do. Forms of motivation include rewards and punishments, such as bonuses or termination. Thus, transactional leaders clarify to their followers about what must be done in order to receive those rewards (either explicit or implicit).…
The organization chosen for this assignment is Bupa Care Services, Leeds, UK. Founded in 1947, Bupa Care Services have believed in the motto that they should help people live longer, happier & healthier lives with provision of good quality healthcare. Bupa not being open to shareholders works purely for the benefits of its patients. Their various initiatives in terms of investment are aimed at better healthcare for their patients. The focus of this assignment is on the leadership programme conducted by Bupa in “Caring for elder people”…
On the surface it is reasonable to deduce that management manages and leadership leads however Burn’s research led him to conclude two distinctively different approaches which are transformational leadership and transactional leadership. The transactional module appears more suited to the role of management as, in its simplest form, is built on the principle of give and take. This form of give and take may create feelings of inequality due to disproportions in the give and take dynamic. The transformational leadership seeks to foster change from leading within as a means of fostering external change while creating an environment, which seeks to promote equality (Burns, 1978). This beckons consideration of whether effective managers can act as effective leaders. In the context of nursing according to Hurley and Hutchinson “Within a well resourced and structured hospital… mentors and leadership competency standards were used to develop leaders who also held managing roles” (Hurley & Hutchinson, 2013). However even though leadership is considered an essential component of nursing practice it is divergent from the practice of management (Stanley, 2006). While these two opposing perspectives have merit, one thing is fundamentally clear and that nurses need to feel supported in change if effective forward progression within the industry is to occur…
A transformative leader is a leader who can bring about influential change in others. These leaders not only transform essential change, they change the way we think and act. Transformative leaders create practices and processes in organizations proactively. In addition, transformative leaders can be found at different levels in an organization. They can hold the title ranging from supervisor to executive director. This essay primarily focuses on the challenges faced by the Training & Development (T&D) Specialist, who is capable of helping to make essential changes and encourage transformational leadership at Presbyterian Villages of Michigan (PVM).…
Leadership skills are learned behaviors, and the development of effective nurse leaders is essential to ensure the safety and quality of care provided to patients in today’s rapidly changing world of health care (Scott & Miles, 2013). Effective leadership not only impacts patients, but also impacts the quality of nurses’ lives (Huber, 2014). Furthermore, it is important for nurses to learn effective followership competencies, as well (Huber,…
Leaders among nurses need to and will demonstrate these qualities and actions to both patients and other nurses.…
White SJ ; Wilkin NE ; McElroy SR. (2012). Leadership development: Empowering others to take an active role in patient care. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association:(J AM PHARM ASSOC), 2012 May 1; 52 (3): 308-18.…