The New Leadership Challenge

by Grossman, Sheila C., Ph.D.; Valiga, Theresa M., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780803605947
• ISBN10: 0803605943
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

Fairfield Univ. CT. Provides an overview of major ideas related to the multi-dimensional concept of 'leadership' and explores those ideas at various levels of career development: beginning, intermediate, and advanced. Contains learning objectives and critical thinking exercises. For nurses and advanced students. Softcover. DNLM: Nursing, Supervisory.

Table of Contents

The Nature of Leadership: Distinguishing Leadership from Management	1	(22)
Theories of Leadership	5	(1)
Leadership and Management	6	(5)
Elements of Leadership	11	(12)
The New World and New Leadership: Changing Our Thinking about Leadership	23	(18)
Preparing Nurse Leaders	27	(1)
Developing Leadership	27	(1)
Chaos Faced by Nurses	28	(1)
Chaos Theory	29	(2)
Quantum Theory and the New Science	31	(3)
Supporting Perspectives	34	(7)
Followership and Empowerment	41	(26)
The Concept of Followership	47	(2)
Types of Followers	49	(3)
Characteristics of Effective or Exemplary Followers	52	(2)
Strategies to Develop Effective Followership Skills	54	(13)
Leadership as an Integral Component of a Professional	67	(18)
Types of Leadership	71	(2)
Transformational Leadership and Nursing Practice	73	(1)
Self-Esteem and Leadership Image	74	(1)
Would-Be Leaders Become Leaders	75	(2)
Leadership as an Integral Component of Each Nurse's Role	77	(8)
Vision and Creativity	85	(28)
The Concept of Vision	89	(11)
The Process of Creativity	100	(13)
Gender Perspectives in Leadership	113	(20)
Common Gender Differences	116	(3)
Women's Ways of Leading	119	(3)
Combining the Best of ``Femaleness'' and ``Maleness''	122	(1)
Strategies for Women and Men to be Successful Leaders in the Future	123	(10)
Chaos and Disequilibrium: Invigorating, Challenging, and Growth-Producing	133	(26)
Adjusting the Leader Role and the Practice of Leadership	136	(1)
Definition of Chaos	137	(1)
Chaos in Nursing	138	(1)
Complexity of the Nurse Role in the Current Healthcare System	139	(1)
Facilitating Leadership in Chaos	140	(1)
Change	141	(1)
The Leader as a Change Agent	142	(2)
Facilitating the Change Process	144	(5)
The Process of Change	149	(2)
Barriers to Change	151	(1)
Dealing with Conflict Generated by Change	152	(7)
Shaping a Preferred Future for Nursing	159	(26)
Predicting the Future	162	(5)
General Predictions about the Future	167	(1)
Predictions about the Future of Healthcare	168	(1)
Predictions about the Future of Nursing	169	(5)
Expansion of the Role of the Nurse	174	(4)
Characteristics of Nurse Leaders Needed to Create a Preferred Future for Nursing	178	(7)
Developing as a Leader throughout One's Career	185	(26)
General Approaches to Leadership Development	188	(6)
Environments That Facilitate Leadership Development	194	(1)
Empowerment	195	(4)
Mentoring	199	(5)
Networking	204	(7)
Conclusions: The New Leadership Challenge, Excellence, and Professional Involvement	211	(16)
The Concept of Excellence	214	(5)
Leadership and Excellence	219	(2)
Professional Involvement	221	(6)
Glossary	227	(6)
Index	233