Leadership and management is needed in all organization and nursing is no exception. Leader and managers make sure the staff have the resources and tools to provide safe and effective care. Although, nursing leadership and management is not the same. They both have different focuses. Leaders are focus on people, while managers focus on system and structure of an organization. Because Leadership and management each have different focuses, the processes remain equally important, however, the importance differs according to what is needed in certain situation (Huber 2). Therefore, nursing managers and leaders approach issues such as nurse-staff ratio dilemma by utilizing leadership theories, principles and skills based on their leadership role.
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In order to lead, a person must exemplify qualities that are extraordinary to stimulate the desire to become a leader. To improve one’s effectiveness as a leader, one must possess principles that promote leadership. As a leader, the first principle is the commitment to excellence. Commitment means being a patient advocate, clinician, or employee advocate but the true commitment is going to work when times are challenging; also, excellent leaders measure the important things such as service, quality, people, growth, and finance; they also build a culture around service that encourages staff to go beyond the call of duty. Another principle needed to be an effective leader is creating and developing future leaders by highlighting the staff member’s strengths and minimizing their weaknesses. Also focus on employee satisfaction by connecting with employees and coworker to establish a relationship to create a positive work environment. Another principle to have is to hold employees accountable by building employee accountability by measure their progress, accomplishments, and opportunities for growth. Furthermore, set behavioral standards for all employees by aligning behaviors with goals and values of the organization. Communicate on all levels as an interdisciplinary team to foster trust and to open the lines of communication. Lastly, recognize and reward success by setting goals and objectives …show more content…
In this style of leadership, the leader put others first. Servant leaders serves others first than be a leader. Servant leaders make sure that other people 's needs are being met to promote personal growth and assistances others to be more autonomous. The servant leadership model improves the quality of care, fosters personal development of nurses, values solidarity, and promotes individual participation and caring behavior (Huber 16). They also treat every employee respect and lead by example. Servant leader’s behaviors is the key to success. For example, servant leaders treat people with dignity, they do not interrupt others, and they listen intensely, smiles, says please and thank you, acknowledges the contributions of others, admit mistakes, apologizes, and do not abuse, humiliate or devalue
In order to lead, a person must exemplify qualities that are extraordinary to stimulate the desire to become a leader. To improve one’s effectiveness as a leader, one must possess principles that promote leadership. As a leader, the first principle is the commitment to excellence. Commitment means being a patient advocate, clinician, or employee advocate but the true commitment is going to work when times are challenging; also, excellent leaders measure the important things such as service, quality, people, growth, and finance; they also build a culture around service that encourages staff to go beyond the call of duty. Another principle needed to be an effective leader is creating and developing future leaders by highlighting the staff member’s strengths and minimizing their weaknesses. Also focus on employee satisfaction by connecting with employees and coworker to establish a relationship to create a positive work environment. Another principle to have is to hold employees accountable by building employee accountability by measure their progress, accomplishments, and opportunities for growth. Furthermore, set behavioral standards for all employees by aligning behaviors with goals and values of the organization. Communicate on all levels as an interdisciplinary team to foster trust and to open the lines of communication. Lastly, recognize and reward success by setting goals and objectives …show more content…
In this style of leadership, the leader put others first. Servant leaders serves others first than be a leader. Servant leaders make sure that other people 's needs are being met to promote personal growth and assistances others to be more autonomous. The servant leadership model improves the quality of care, fosters personal development of nurses, values solidarity, and promotes individual participation and caring behavior (Huber 16). They also treat every employee respect and lead by example. Servant leader’s behaviors is the key to success. For example, servant leaders treat people with dignity, they do not interrupt others, and they listen intensely, smiles, says please and thank you, acknowledges the contributions of others, admit mistakes, apologizes, and do not abuse, humiliate or devalue