Essays on Shared Leadership

The healthcare system is currently undergoing a series of transformations that are affecting all the aspects of care. These transformations have fuelled the identification of the important role of nurses in healthcare. In the past, nurses have been sidelined as assistants to physicians, rather than partners in care with other health care professionals (The National Academies Press, 2010). A report by the IOM and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation revealed that if the nurses are allowed to practice to the full extent of their training and expertise, they could offer pertinent expertise needed to sustain the current changes in ...

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Nurses have an important role in the delivery of health care, and the role of nurse managers and leaders is even more important as they have not only to fulfill their day-to-day responsibilities, but they also have to lead the health care team according to the changes in this rapidly advancing world (Rashid Al-Abri, 2007). In order know the ability to cope with the daily responsibilities and to fulfill the required demands of the management and leadership, the Nurse Manager Inventory Tool has been developed (Waters, 2014). This inventory helps in self-evaluation that is combined with ...

Introduction

Leadership at various organizations is a great determinant of the success of any company. Leaders in various organizations achieve their goals through their employees. One of the greatest concerns for most employers is how to ensure that their employees are motivated. Motivated employees enable an organization to achieve its goals. To achieve economic success, most organizations are abandoning traditional leadership models such as job titles. Job titles have been around for a long time, and certain leaders believe that for success to be achieved, someone has to be responsible at the workplace. Recent studies have revealed that job titles ...

Personal and Professional Accountability

In this particular area, I portray high strength as evident by the high score that I attained with all subgroups having achieved an expert practice. When it comes to personal growth and development, I try as much as possible to not only advance in my education but also carry out career planning, action plans, and even annual self-assessments. I have always been driven by the notion that higher education enables one to offer appropriate and satisfactory services that are evidence-based particularly in the nursing profession. I also try to encourage my fellow nursing colleagues to embrace professional development through ...

Chapter 1

1.0. Introduction The researcher followed a survey which was given out to the employees within magic care solutions care home. The researcher seeks to find out if the management within magic care is very effective. It was done through an analysis method which comprises of qualitative and quantitative. The analysis was built on primary data which was carried out through doing a questionnaire on effective leadership within magic care homes. The questionnaires were given out to staff within the care home. The results of the respondents was converted to qualitative data Leadership styles can be different with all different ...

Personal and professional accountability

In regards to my personal and professional responsibility, I consider myself to be competent based on the Nurse Manager Skills Inventory because I have just worked as a registered nurse for few years. However, I have a high aspiration of ensuring that I become an expert in the field of nursing, I plan to achieve this by progressing my education to highest levels attainable within the nursing profession. I subscribe to the school of thought that self-fulfillment comes about when one achieves whatever goals he/she has set for himself/herself. Pursuing higher education will, therefore, help me achieve my career ...

Introduction

A self-directed, high performing team (SDHPT) is a concept within the field of Organizational Development (OD) that refers to teams that are highly concentrated on their goals and which achieve superior results. They normally outperform all other teams and surpass all expectations. The members of the team have detailed roles, and their skills and experiences are normally complementary to one another. The team exhibits a high level of collaboration and innovation. The team is also very tightly-knit and employ processes that are supportive of reaching the goals (Robin, 2015).

Characteristics of SDHPTs

The first characteristic of a SDHPT is that the members ...

Management: Case study

The main problem of the French Company, a subsidiary of Media AG, is the transition of the leadership styles, which has resulted in the conflict in the decision-making process. Through the former production director (PD), Mr. Monsieur Abel, the leadership in the company has been characterized by the French ‘patron' leadership behaviors. However, subsequent to the Abel's replacement with Dr. Bernard, the company’s leadership had shifted to a participative leadership style. Consequently, there has been conflicting in the decision-making process because the current PD relies on the workers to make the effective decisions, which is contrary to the ...

Personal and professional accountability

According to Nancy D. and Solomon, M.A.2010, Accountability is becoming frequent word in all industries today. In order to meet the accountability standards a person should have the following attributes:

Personal growth which includes acquiring the necessary education and skills

advancement, continuous learning, career plans, and one annual asses himself and have action plans There should be strong ethical behaviors and practices that include good practice that support the nursing principles and areas of practices. An individual should also be familiar with professional associations and involvements. These include memberships and involvements in sufficient professional associations which facilitate the networking and specialized developments Certification is also one of the requirements ...

“Multicultural Shared Leadership: A Conceptual Model of Shared Leadership in Culturally Diverse Teams discusses the concept of multicultural leadership of different corporation related instances. The aspect of shared leadership is observed; in terms of the effects that cultural diversity has on this very concept. Therefore, it concludes upon the presence of a multicultural leadership that is prevalent in many societies. Another crucial point targeted in the article by Ramthun and Matkin is the fact that the hierarchical structure of organizations makes it easier to coordinate and collaborate on a collective basis, rather than solely working as a leader. However, Wighton in ...