Leadership Theories in Practice

NURS 6053 Week 4

Post two key insights you had from the scholarly resources you selected. Describe a leader whom you have seen use such behaviors and skills, or a situation where you have seen these behaviors and skills used in practice. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain to what extent these skills were effective and how their practice impacted the workplace.

Key Insights from Scholarly Resources

Leadership is the ability to guide, motivate, and inspire a group or organization toward the achievement of a common goal (Marshall & Broome, 2017). Effective leadership is the key for an organization to thrive. “Transformational leadership is a process through which leaders influence others by changing the understanding of others of what is important (Marshall & Broome, 2017). They are role models and inspire others to achieve extraordinary goals with their charisma, commitment, communication, creativity, and credibility (Marshall & Broome, 2017). A few key insights to becoming a successful leader is to act with integrity, set realistic goals, use effective communication, encourage and inspire others, and recognize the successes of your team members (AANAC, 2013).

Example of Behaviors and Skills of a Leader

I work as a critical care float nurse and my current manager oversees all of the float nurses in the hospital. Since everyone usually works in different units around the hospital, she usually spends her day walking around the hospital to visit each float nurse to see if they need help with anything or have any issues that need addressed. Her leadership style can be described as servant leadership. Servant leadership describes leaders that influence and motivate others by building relationships and developing the skills of each individual team members (AANAC, 2013). Servant leaders also address each individual’s needs (AANAC, 2013). As a float, sometimes it can get really stressful, but our manager does a great job making sure we get the help we need. She also tries to build a community within our organization by hosting team building events outside of the workplace. It has been less than a year since she took this new leadership position, and it has already positively impacted the staff. The float staff have a more positive attitude and are receptive to the new changes that have been implemented.

References

AANAC. (2013). Nursing leadership management & leadership styles. Retrieved from https://www.aanac.org/docs/white-papers/2013-nursing-leadership---management-leadership-styles.pdf?sfvrsn=4

Marshall, E., & Broome, M. (2017). Transformational leadership in nursing: From expert clinician to influential leader (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.