The New Leadership Challenge

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

• ISBN13: 9780803620452
• ISBN10: 0803620454
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-10
• Publisher: F A Davis Co

Summary

Whatever your role, practice or educational environment, here are the tools and techniques you can use to realize your leadership potential, advance your career, and contribute to the future of nursing. Two noted educators in the field of leadership development use an easy-to-read, interactive approach to guide you through the process. They identify the characteristics of leaders and followers and illustrate not only how, but also when to use the qualities associated with each to achieve professional and personal success. AJN Book of the Year2009

Author Biography

Sheila C. Grossman, PhD, APRN-BC, Professor & Director of Family Nurse Practitioner Track, School of Nursing, Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut Theresa M. Valiga, EdD, RN, FAAN, Director, Institute for Educational Excellence, Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina

Table of Contents

The Nature of Leadership: Distinguishing Leadership from Management	p. 1
Brief Overview of Selected Theories of Leadership	p. 2
Leadership and Management	p. 3
Tasks of Leadership	p. 4
Specific Distinctions Between Leadership and Management	p. 4
Elements of Leadership	p. 7
The New World and New Leadership: Changing Our Thinking About Leadership	p. 23
Preparing Nurse Leaders	p. 24
Chaos Theory	p. 25
Quantum Theory and the New Science	p. 27
Supporting Perspectives and Perspective Transformation Theory	p. 29
Followership and Empowerment	p. 35
The Concept of Followership	p. 39
Types of Followers	p. 41
Characteristics of Effective or Exemplary Followers	p. 44
Sources of Power	p. 46
Empowering Self and Others	p. 48
Strategies to Develop Effective Followership Skills	p. 49
Leadership as an Integral Component of a Professional Role	p. 61
Types of Leadership	p. 63
Emotional Intelligence	p. 65
Self-Esteem and Leadership Image	p. 66
Would-Be Leaders Become Leaders	p. 67
Leadership as an Integral Component of Each Nurse's Role	p. 68
Vision and Creativity	p. 75
The Concept of Vision	p. 76
Why Have a Vision?	p. 77
The Process of Creativity	p. 85
Gender Perspectives in Leadership	p. 99
Common Gender Differences	p. 100
Women's Ways of Leading	p. 102
Combining the Best of "Femaleness" and "Maleness"	p. 106
Strategies for Women and Men to be Successful Leaders in the Future	p. 108
Disequilibrium and Chaos: Invigorating, Challenging, and Growth-Producing	p. 115
Adjusting the Leader Role and the Practice of Leadership	p. 116
Defining of Chaos	p. 117
Chaos in Nursing	p. 119
Complexity of the Registered Nurse Role in the Current Healthcare System	p. 120
Facilitating Leadership in Chaos	p. 121
Change	p. 122
The Leader as a Change Agent	p. 123
Facilitating the Change Process	p. 125
The Process of Change	p. 127
Barriers to Change	p. 128
Dealing with Conflict Generated by Change	p. 128
Shaping a Preferred Future for Nursing	p. 137
Predicting the Future	p. 138
General Predictions About the Future	p. 142
Predictions About the Future of Healthcare	p. 143
Predictions About the Future of Nursing	p. 145
Characteristics of Nurse Leaders Needed to Create a Preferred Future for Nursing	p. 151
Developing as a Leader Throughout One's Career	p. 157
General Approaches to Leadership Development	p. 158
Environments That Facilitate Leadership Development	p. 165
Empowerment	p. 167
Mentoring	p. 168
Networking	p. 172
Conclusion	p. 181
The Concept of Excellence	p. 182
Leadership and Excellence	p. 188
Professional Involvement	p. 189
Annotated Bibliography	p. 195
Index	p. 225
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