Leadership means more than being promoted into a position of authority. Leaders are people whom inspire others to achieve more than they would have on their own and work cohesively with a team (Garneau, Zerwerkh, 2015). The seven habits of highly effective people discusses how someone can become a leader not only to others, but how to become a leader in their own life (Covey, 2013). The seven habits of highly effective people has very similar aspects to the dynamics of transformational leadership theory, that if the leader changes themselves and exemplifies what they want out of their followers they will have positive results (Garneau, Zerwerkh, 2015). These two items will contribute to making an effective leader in many nursing roles and
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As a nurse if I have already laid out for myself my goals and how I want to represent myself I will know how to respond appropriately to difficult situations that might arise. For example if I am having a coworker that is difficult to work with regularly and my response is to always have a bad day when working with this coworker, I will always have a bad day and it could affect other aspects of my work/ patient care (Convey, 2013). If instead I have already laid out for myself how I choose to handle negative coworkers I can change the outcome of my days with this particular coworker (Covey, 2013). This proactive change could possibly even lead to a change from the coworker in the way that transformational leadership has a mirroring effect (Murphy, 2005). As a new nurse “being proactive” and declaring for myself what I want to achieve will help me to further my ability to provide the best patient care possible (Convey, 2013). As a new nurse my own mission statement is to keep up with the latest evidence based research. Understanding new research and its implications will allow me to further my nursing education and show my leadership qualities to my superiors by taking initiative and presenting possible care plans …show more content…
This book outlines many habits that are about self reflection, laying out one’s own path, and taking time to assess a situation (Convey, 2013). I had not realized before reading this book how important designing my own path was to my ability of becoming a better leader (Convey, 2013). By identifying what I think is the most important parts of my own success I can then work on identifying ways I can take control of the situation outside myself and exemplify strong decision making and leadership through these actions (Convey, 2013). I also learned that is important to take time to assess a situation, I will be able to learn all the facts and make an educated decision (Convey, 2013). I also learned that this skill will help me develop into a leader by making the best decisions I can and exemplifying this trait to others earning their respect and eventually willingness to follow. Lastly, I really enjoyed how Convey pushed the need to take care of the mind, spirit, and body to become a successful leader, it is a point that I had not known before (Convey, 2013). I need to take care of my personal self so that I have the ability to lead when the time arises (Convey, 2013). The attributes about self awareness and defining my goals to become an effective person/leader laid out by Convey are an essential part of leadership that I had not know
As a nurse if I have already laid out for myself my goals and how I want to represent myself I will know how to respond appropriately to difficult situations that might arise. For example if I am having a coworker that is difficult to work with regularly and my response is to always have a bad day when working with this coworker, I will always have a bad day and it could affect other aspects of my work/ patient care (Convey, 2013). If instead I have already laid out for myself how I choose to handle negative coworkers I can change the outcome of my days with this particular coworker (Covey, 2013). This proactive change could possibly even lead to a change from the coworker in the way that transformational leadership has a mirroring effect (Murphy, 2005). As a new nurse “being proactive” and declaring for myself what I want to achieve will help me to further my ability to provide the best patient care possible (Convey, 2013). As a new nurse my own mission statement is to keep up with the latest evidence based research. Understanding new research and its implications will allow me to further my nursing education and show my leadership qualities to my superiors by taking initiative and presenting possible care plans …show more content…
This book outlines many habits that are about self reflection, laying out one’s own path, and taking time to assess a situation (Convey, 2013). I had not realized before reading this book how important designing my own path was to my ability of becoming a better leader (Convey, 2013). By identifying what I think is the most important parts of my own success I can then work on identifying ways I can take control of the situation outside myself and exemplify strong decision making and leadership through these actions (Convey, 2013). I also learned that is important to take time to assess a situation, I will be able to learn all the facts and make an educated decision (Convey, 2013). I also learned that this skill will help me develop into a leader by making the best decisions I can and exemplifying this trait to others earning their respect and eventually willingness to follow. Lastly, I really enjoyed how Convey pushed the need to take care of the mind, spirit, and body to become a successful leader, it is a point that I had not known before (Convey, 2013). I need to take care of my personal self so that I have the ability to lead when the time arises (Convey, 2013). The attributes about self awareness and defining my goals to become an effective person/leader laid out by Convey are an essential part of leadership that I had not know