Leadership: Old Concept, New Possibilities

Leadership: Old Concept,

New Possibilities CDR Antoinette Jones, MSOD, RN NIH Clinical Center Office of Workforce Management and Development PHS Nurse Recognition Day May 3, 2013

Session ObjectivesAppraise how highly competent nurse can build

on their individual nursing skills to transform into highly competent nurse leaders.

Specify ways nurse leaders can stimulate the interdisciplinary healthcare team to improve the healthcare system in the United States.

Examine and discuss the importance of continuous training and education to broaden nurses horizons and prepare them to undertake new leadership roles in an evolving healthcare system.

Leadership: Old Concept, New Possibilities

Examine the intersection between nursing and leadership.

Describe Emotional Intelligence and its impact on successful leadership.

Outline the 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership by Kouzes and Posner.

Apply leadership principles to build leadership capacity.

Leadership: Old Concept, New Possibilities

Great Leaders ActivityWrite one characteristic of

an exceptional leader. Don’t share with anyone.

Leadership: Old Concept, New Possibilities

Highly Competent Nurses described

Leader and Leadership defined

“A leader is someone who sets direction for an effort and influences people to follow that direction”

Chris McNamara, M.B.S., PhD

“Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal”

Northouse, 2010

Leadership: Old Concept, New Possibilities

You can lead from wherever you stand!

3 Domains of Leadership Competence

IQTechnicalSkills

EmotionalIntelligence

EI is a greater predictor of success than IQ and Technical Skills combined!-Goleman

What is Emotional Intelligence?

“The capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others… and for managing our emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships.”

Daniel Goleman

Daniel Goleman: Emotional Intelligence Components

Self AwarenessSelf RegulationMotivationEmpathySocial Skill

Daniel Goleman: Emotional Intelligence Components

Self Awareness

Daniel Goleman: Emotional Intelligence Components

Self Regulation

Daniel Goleman: Emotional Intelligence Components

Daniel Goleman: Emotional Intelligence Components

Empathy

Daniel Goleman: Emotional Intelligence Components

Social Skill

Kouzes & Posner

Model the WayInspire a Shared VisionChallenge the ProcessEnable Others to ActEncourage the Heart

Leadership In Action

Characteristics of Leadership

Leadership Reminders

Leadership Reflections

Questions

ReferencesConcepts of Leadership retrieved 8/3/2012 from

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadcom.html

Goleman, D.(1998). What Makes a Leader. Best of Harvard Business Review: Inside the Mind of the Leader, January 2004 ,82-91.

Kouzes, J. M. and Posner, B. Z.(2003). Leadership Practices Inventory 3rd edition(San Francisco: Pfeiffer).

North0use, P.(2010). Leadership Theory and Practice 5th edition. (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage).