Leadership is known as behavior skills that an individual display when directing peers toward a shared goal within the organization. The key component in the leadership role involves influencing group activities, increasing productivity and coping with change when implemented. A difficulty when considering leadership of healthcare professionals is that most theories were not developed within a healthcare context but were usually developed for the business setting and then applied to healthcare (Marquis, & Huston, 2014).
When healthcare decisions are made from a business aspect, staff at times may feel they don’t have the proper resources to complete their job. On the outside, I’m not aware of what it will cost for shared equipment, but I’m pretty sure essential equipment needed for day to day activities should not be items that are scare within the …show more content…
There we many huddles with ancillary staff on how ‘’WE’’ should do the right thing. I used motivation as a trigger, I had them envision these were there personal family members, and how would they feel if they were cared for in this facility with the resources we have. This was a strong reality check, because at times we do what we are told knowing this may not be the best decision. I tried my best to lead by example, by showing just because you are in a position of author, good decision making is important. One day the staff overheard the DON and I arguing behind closed doors about some things that occurred a few days earlier. I keep telling myself this is what happens with workplace conflict, or was this negotiation gone wrong? I wasn’t aware until after the fact the staff overheard the argument, but afterwards I had their best interest and I did things to motivate them and keep the team we had together. In the end this wasn’t enough, and with all the cut and risk the facility were taking a lot nurses walked away
When healthcare decisions are made from a business aspect, staff at times may feel they don’t have the proper resources to complete their job. On the outside, I’m not aware of what it will cost for shared equipment, but I’m pretty sure essential equipment needed for day to day activities should not be items that are scare within the …show more content…
There we many huddles with ancillary staff on how ‘’WE’’ should do the right thing. I used motivation as a trigger, I had them envision these were there personal family members, and how would they feel if they were cared for in this facility with the resources we have. This was a strong reality check, because at times we do what we are told knowing this may not be the best decision. I tried my best to lead by example, by showing just because you are in a position of author, good decision making is important. One day the staff overheard the DON and I arguing behind closed doors about some things that occurred a few days earlier. I keep telling myself this is what happens with workplace conflict, or was this negotiation gone wrong? I wasn’t aware until after the fact the staff overheard the argument, but afterwards I had their best interest and I did things to motivate them and keep the team we had together. In the end this wasn’t enough, and with all the cut and risk the facility were taking a lot nurses walked away