Becoming a Nurse Leader

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Reflections on Nursing

Leadership

Carol Huston, MSN,

MPA, DPA, FAAN

Director, School of Nursing

California State University,

Chico, Chico, CA

Past President (2007-2009)Sigma Theta Tau International



Thank you Pi Theta chapter for

inviting me to be here today!



Leadership: A Critical Skill

for 21st

Century Nurses



Leadership Skills Required

of Nurses in the 21st Century

• Business and marketing

• Vision and risk-taking• Communication

• Team building

• Political and legislative acumen

• Proactive responses toterrorism, biological warfare,and global pandemics



Leadership Needs at the

Organizational Level

• High turnover rates in mosthealthcare organizations

• A growing trend towardunionization

• New legislation directed atminimum staffing ratios and

mandatory overtime in aneffort to maintain cohesive andproductive work environments



Leadership Issues at the National

and International Level• Greatly needed

healthcare reform

• The ever-increasinginternational nursingshortage and the

brain drain whichresults fromuncontrolled nursemigration



Many nurses

worry that theirleadership skills

are inadequateto face these

21st century

leadershipchallenges.



Sometimes,the problem is

that work loadexpectationsare simply too

great.



Learning Leadership Skills by

Trial and Error Can BeDangerous!



Nursing Leadership Will Be Needed to Build a Healthy Profession,Community, Nation and World



Goals For this Presentation:

• Have fun!

• Reflect a little on

your own leadershipstrengths andweaknesses.

• Set some personalgoals for leadershipdevelopment.



Defining Leadership



Leadership and Management Are

Not the Same!



Stephen R. Covey suggests that:

• Management isefficiency in climbing

the ladder of success;• Leadership is

determining whetherthe ladder is leaningagainst the right wall.



Are Leaders Born or Made?



Great Man Trait Theories



Leadership skills can

be learned, althoughsome individualshave certain

characteristics orpersonality traits thatmay make it easier

for them to assumeleadership roles!





10 Lessons I‟ve Learned on

My Personal LeadershipJourney



Lesson #1-

Find a Mentor

and PositiveRole Models to

Share YourJourney



MENTORING!



That first step can be a killer….



Even Experienced Nurses

Need Mentors Sometimes!

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Opening Mouth and

Inserting Foot:



Look, listen and learn as a

newcomer and be flexible!



You Must Pay Your Dues Before

You Have Credibility!



Find a

mentor who

will be

honest withyou….

even if ithurts a little.



Remember that self-

perceptions are not alwaysentirely accurate.



Find a mentor who has a

vision for you and will beyour cheerleader…….



Bessie and I have now written 10books together and I‟ve done four

myself!

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I completed my doctorate

at USC in 1997.

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STTI President 2007-2009



Both positive and negative

role models are contagious…



One of My First STTI

Conventions……



Network

Widely and Avoid Clones!



Lesson #2-

Be Self

Aware



Authentic Leadership

Authenticleadership suggests that in

order to lead,leaders must betrue to

themselves andtheir values andact accordingly.







The Non- Authentic Leader…



Know How Your Personal Values

Impact Your Decision Making





Lesson #3- “Be Able to Laugh at

Yourself and Leave Your Ego AtHome In A Jar.”



Don't take yourself so seriously.

No one else does.



Part of BeingHuman is

Being Fallibleand FeelingSilly…..







BEGIN EACH DAY ANEW

AND FORGIVE YOURSELF FOR YESTERDAY



The Universal Rule

However good or bad asituation is, it will change.



Don'tcompare

your life to

others'. Youhave no ideawhat their

journey is allabout.



“If we all threw our problems in

a pile and saw everyoneelse's, we'd grab ours back.”

source- unknown



Being Perfect Comes At a Cost!



• Giveyourselfpermissionto have a

„bad hairday‟ once

in a while!



Be nice toothers

because...time willmake a

difference! Just theold dog!

One day

you willno longerbe thebigdog.......



A person who is

nice to you, butrude to thewaiter, is not anice person.(This is veryimportant.

Pay attention.

It never fails.) ---Dave Berry



Lesson #4-

Be visionary, take risks and ask

for permission only when really

necessary.



What is Your Risk Quotient in

Decision Making?











The reward for conformity is that

everyone likes you but yourself.

Rita Mae Brown



Thought

LeadershipThought leadershiprefers to anysituation wherebyone individual

convinces anotherto consider a newidea, product, or

way of looking atthings.









Be Careful About Asking

for Permission if “No” IsNot An Option………



Lesson #5-

Keep gas inthe tank

and money

in the bank



Be careful how much personal

information you share with youremployer ……



Bill

Gate‟sTen

Rules AboutRealityand Life

Rule 1:



Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!



Rule 2:

The world won'tcare about yourself-esteem. The

world will expectyou to accomplishsomething BEFORE

you feel goodabout yourself.



Rule 3:

You will NOTmake $60,000 ayear right out of

high school. Youwon't be a vice-president with a

car phone untilyou earn both.



RULE 4: If you think your teacher is

tough, wait till you get a boss.



Rule 5:

Flipping burgers isnot beneath yourdignity. Your

Grandparents hada different wordfor burger flipping:

they called itopportunity.



Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not yourparents' fault, so don't whine about yourmistakes, learn from them.

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Rule 7:

Before you were born, your parents

weren't as boring as they are now. Theygot that way from paying your bills,cleaning your clothes and listening to you

talk about how cool you thought you were.



Rule 8:

Your school may have doneaway with winners andlosers, but life HAS NOT. Insome schools, they have

abolished failing gradesand they'll give you asMANY TIMES as you wantto get the right answer.

This doesn't bear theslightest resemblance to

ANYTHING in real life.



Rule 9:

Life is not dividedinto semesters. Youdon't get summers

off and very fewemployers areinterested inhelping you FIND

YOURSELF. Do thaton your own time.

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Rule 10:

Television is NOT real life. In reallife people actually have to leave the

coffee shop and go to jobs.



Rule 11:

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Lesson #6-

Recognize Power as a Assetand Learn to Use It Wisely



Power is frequently

misunderstood and even feared…



Power and Powerlessness

Perhaps it is powerlessness that



Perhaps it is powerlessness thatcorrupts instead of power!



One should

always playfairly,especially whenone has thewinning cards.

Oscar Wilde



Power, In and Of Itself, is

Neither Good Nor Bad!

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When you win, someone loses.

Remember that losers get even.



Don’t waste

your time on

obnoxious

people whohave no

power.



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It’s hard to win in a fight against

an experienced bully!



But it feltso good

thatparticular

moment………

EVERYTHING THAT ANNOYS US ABOUT OTHERS



CAN HELP US TO UNDERSTAND OURSELVES





Listen more than you speak.

I T IS THE VERY TH INGS THAT WE THINK WE

KNOW,



THAT KEEP US FROM LEARNING WHAT WE

SHOULD KNOW



WISDOM IS THE REWARD FOR



LI STENING OVER A LI FETIME

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Be careful HOW you communicate.

I Y C i ti A Cl



Is Your Communication As Clear

As It Should Be?



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Lesson #8-

Remember HowImportant

Followers Are AsPart of the

LeadershipEquation



Followers canstop following at anytime…



Both the leaderand the

follower shoulddetermine thepriorities for

action….



Empowerment: A Hallmark of



Empowerment: A Hallmark ofTransformational Leadership



Followers canand do influenceleaders in both

positive andnegative ways

(Offerman, 2004).



Followerscan and

domisleadleaders.

Differentiating between friends



Differentiating between friends

and enemies is sometimeshard to do.





Lesson #9



Lesson #9-

Use Your Timeand Energy

DoingWhat is Really

Important toYou!

Competitors for Our Time and Energy:



Competitors for Our Time and Energy:

•Families, friendsand significantothers

•Career

advancement•Travel

•Leisure activities

•Time for self•Enjoying doingnothing







Develop a specific plan for



Develop a specific plan forgoal attainment or most goals

will never be accomplished.



Sometimes ittakes awhileto become the

person youwant to be.

“Individuals who



Individuals whoare self aware and

have clearlyidentified personalgoals and prioritieshave greater controlover how theyexpend their energyand what they

accomplish”(Cohen, 2006, p.128).

Our



Ourbackgroundandcircumstancesinfluence who

we are, butwe areresponsible

for who webecome.









Remember too

that otherpeople in your

life will try tomake theirpriorities your

priorities.

Frame every so-called disaster



ywith these words:

"In five years, willthis matter?"

Not everything worth doing,

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needs to be done to the highest

possible standard.

Lesson #10



Lesson #10-

Enjoy the Journey

“Eat more



Eat morehot fudgesundaes,have morepicnics, eat

more potatosalad, andtake more

walks in thepark.”

Sl D Wh Y N d T !



Slow Down When You Need To!

Determine What You Want Your



Leadership Journey to Be…..

Both Nursing and Leadership



Allow Us to be Unique and to

Celebrate Our Differences………



SHOULD YOU ENCOUNTER A PROBLEM ALONG YOURWAY



CHANGE YOUR DI RECTION, BUT NOT YOUR DESTINATION



Be confident in who you



are as a leader.

10 Leadership Lessons



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1. Find a Mentor and Positive RoleModels to Guide You on YourJourney.

2. Be Self Aware.

3. Lighten Up a Little, Be Able toLaugh at Yourself, and LeaveYour Ego At Home In A Jar.

4. Be Visionary, Take Risks andAsk for Permission Only When

Really Necessary.5. Keep Gas in the Tank and Money

in the Bank.

10 Leadership Lessons



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6. Recognize Power as an Asset and

Learn to Use It Wisely.

7. Develop the Art of

Communication.

8. Remember that Followers Are An

Under- Appreciated Part of the

Leadership Equation.

9. Use Your Time and Energy

Doing What is Really Important

to You.

10. Enjoy the Journey.



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