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Reflections on Nursing
Leadership
Carol Huston, MSN,
MPA, DPA, FAAN
Director, School of Nursing
California State University,
Chico, Chico, CA
Past President (2007-2009)Sigma Theta Tau International
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Thank you Pi Theta chapter for
inviting me to be here today!
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Leadership: A Critical Skill
for 21st
Century Nurses
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Leadership Skills Required
of Nurses in the 21st Century
• Business and marketing
• Vision and risk-taking• Communication
• Team building
• Political and legislative acumen
• Proactive responses toterrorism, biological warfare,and global pandemics
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Leadership Needs at the
Organizational Level
• High turnover rates in mosthealthcare organizations
• A growing trend towardunionization
• New legislation directed atminimum staffing ratios and
mandatory overtime in aneffort to maintain cohesive andproductive work environments
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Leadership Issues at the National
and International Level• Greatly needed
healthcare reform
• The ever-increasinginternational nursingshortage and the
brain drain whichresults fromuncontrolled nursemigration
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Many nurses
worry that theirleadership skills
are inadequateto face these
21st century
leadershipchallenges.
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Sometimes,the problem is
that work loadexpectationsare simply too
great.
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Learning Leadership Skills by
Trial and Error Can BeDangerous!
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Nursing Leadership Will Be Needed to Build a Healthy Profession,Community, Nation and World
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Goals For this Presentation:
• Have fun!
• Reflect a little on
your own leadershipstrengths andweaknesses.
• Set some personalgoals for leadershipdevelopment.
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Defining Leadership
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Leadership and Management Are
Not the Same!
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Stephen R. Covey suggests that:
• Management isefficiency in climbing
the ladder of success;• Leadership is
determining whetherthe ladder is leaningagainst the right wall.
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Are Leaders Born or Made?
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Great Man Trait Theories
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Leadership skills can
be learned, althoughsome individualshave certain
characteristics orpersonality traits thatmay make it easier
for them to assumeleadership roles!
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10 Lessons I‟ve Learned on
My Personal LeadershipJourney
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Lesson #1-
Find a Mentor
and PositiveRole Models to
Share YourJourney
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MENTORING!
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That first step can be a killer….
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Even Experienced Nurses
Need Mentors Sometimes!
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Opening Mouth and
Inserting Foot:
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Look, listen and learn as a
newcomer and be flexible!
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You Must Pay Your Dues Before
You Have Credibility!
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Find a
mentor who
will be
honest withyou….
even if ithurts a little.
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Remember that self-
perceptions are not alwaysentirely accurate.
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Find a mentor who has a
vision for you and will beyour cheerleader…….
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Bessie and I have now written 10books together and I‟ve done four
myself!
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I completed my doctorate
at USC in 1997.
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STTI President 2007-2009
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Both positive and negative
role models are contagious…
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One of My First STTI
Conventions……
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Network
Widely and Avoid Clones!
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Lesson #2-
Be Self
Aware
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Authentic Leadership
Authenticleadership suggests that in
order to lead,leaders must betrue to
themselves andtheir values andact accordingly.
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The Non- Authentic Leader…
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Know How Your Personal Values
Impact Your Decision Making
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Lesson #3- “Be Able to Laugh at
Yourself and Leave Your Ego AtHome In A Jar.”
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Don't take yourself so seriously.
No one else does.
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Part of BeingHuman is
Being Fallibleand FeelingSilly…..
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BEGIN EACH DAY ANEW
AND FORGIVE YOURSELF FOR YESTERDAY
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The Universal Rule
However good or bad asituation is, it will change.
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Don'tcompare
your life to
others'. Youhave no ideawhat their
journey is allabout.
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“If we all threw our problems in
a pile and saw everyoneelse's, we'd grab ours back.”
source- unknown
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Being Perfect Comes At a Cost!
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• Giveyourselfpermissionto have a
„bad hairday‟ once
in a while!
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Be nice toothers
because...time willmake a
difference! Just theold dog!
One day
you willno longerbe thebigdog.......
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A person who is
nice to you, butrude to thewaiter, is not anice person.(This is veryimportant.
Pay attention.
It never fails.) ---Dave Berry
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Lesson #4-
Be visionary, take risks and ask
for permission only when really
necessary.
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What is Your Risk Quotient in
Decision Making?
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The reward for conformity is that
everyone likes you but yourself.
Rita Mae Brown
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Thought
LeadershipThought leadershiprefers to anysituation wherebyone individual
convinces anotherto consider a newidea, product, or
way of looking atthings.
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Be Careful About Asking
for Permission if “No” IsNot An Option………
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Lesson #5-
Keep gas inthe tank
and money
in the bank
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Be careful how much personal
information you share with youremployer ……
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Bill
Gate‟sTen
Rules AboutRealityand Life
Rule 1:
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Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
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Rule 2:
The world won'tcare about yourself-esteem. The
world will expectyou to accomplishsomething BEFORE
you feel goodabout yourself.
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Rule 3:
You will NOTmake $60,000 ayear right out of
high school. Youwon't be a vice-president with a
car phone untilyou earn both.
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RULE 4: If you think your teacher is
tough, wait till you get a boss.
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Rule 5:
Flipping burgers isnot beneath yourdignity. Your
Grandparents hada different wordfor burger flipping:
they called itopportunity.
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Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not yourparents' fault, so don't whine about yourmistakes, learn from them.
l
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Rule 7:
Before you were born, your parents
weren't as boring as they are now. Theygot that way from paying your bills,cleaning your clothes and listening to you
talk about how cool you thought you were.
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Rule 8:
Your school may have doneaway with winners andlosers, but life HAS NOT. Insome schools, they have
abolished failing gradesand they'll give you asMANY TIMES as you wantto get the right answer.
This doesn't bear theslightest resemblance to
ANYTHING in real life.
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Rule 9:
Life is not dividedinto semesters. Youdon't get summers
off and very fewemployers areinterested inhelping you FIND
YOURSELF. Do thaton your own time.
R l 10
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Rule 10:
Television is NOT real life. In reallife people actually have to leave the
coffee shop and go to jobs.
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Rule 11:
L #6
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Lesson #6-
Recognize Power as a Assetand Learn to Use It Wisely
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Power is frequently
misunderstood and even feared…
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Power and Powerlessness
Perhaps it is powerlessness that
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Perhaps it is powerlessness thatcorrupts instead of power!
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One should
always playfairly,especially whenone has thewinning cards.
Oscar Wilde
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Power, In and Of Itself, is
Neither Good Nor Bad!
Wh i l
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When you win, someone loses.
Remember that losers get even.
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Don’t waste
your time on
obnoxious
people whohave no
power.
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It’s hard to win in a fight against
an experienced bully!
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But it feltso good
thatparticular
moment………
EVERYTHING THAT ANNOYS US ABOUT OTHERS
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CAN HELP US TO UNDERSTAND OURSELVES
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Listen more than you speak.
I T IS THE VERY TH INGS THAT WE THINK WE
KNOW,
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THAT KEEP US FROM LEARNING WHAT WE
SHOULD KNOW
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WISDOM IS THE REWARD FOR
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LI STENING OVER A LI FETIME
f
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Be careful HOW you communicate.
I Y C i ti A Cl
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Is Your Communication As Clear
As It Should Be?
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L #8
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Lesson #8-
Remember HowImportant
Followers Are AsPart of the
LeadershipEquation
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Followers canstop following at anytime…
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Both the leaderand the
follower shoulddetermine thepriorities for
action….
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Empowerment: A Hallmark of
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Empowerment: A Hallmark ofTransformational Leadership
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Followers canand do influenceleaders in both
positive andnegative ways
(Offerman, 2004).
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Followerscan and
domisleadleaders.
Differentiating between friends
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Differentiating between friends
and enemies is sometimeshard to do.
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Lesson #9
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Lesson #9-
Use Your Timeand Energy
DoingWhat is Really
Important toYou!
Competitors for Our Time and Energy:
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Competitors for Our Time and Energy:
•Families, friendsand significantothers
•Career
advancement•Travel
•Leisure activities
•Time for self•Enjoying doingnothing
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Develop a specific plan for
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Develop a specific plan forgoal attainment or most goals
will never be accomplished.
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Sometimes ittakes awhileto become the
person youwant to be.
“Individuals who
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Individuals whoare self aware and
have clearlyidentified personalgoals and prioritieshave greater controlover how theyexpend their energyand what they
accomplish”(Cohen, 2006, p.128).
Our
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Ourbackgroundandcircumstancesinfluence who
we are, butwe areresponsible
for who webecome.
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Remember too
that otherpeople in your
life will try tomake theirpriorities your
priorities.
Frame every so-called disaster
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ywith these words:
"In five years, willthis matter?"
Not everything worth doing,
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needs to be done to the highest
possible standard.
Lesson #10
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Lesson #10-
Enjoy the Journey
“Eat more
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Eat morehot fudgesundaes,have morepicnics, eat
more potatosalad, andtake more
walks in thepark.”
Sl D Wh Y N d T !
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Slow Down When You Need To!
Determine What You Want Your
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Leadership Journey to Be…..
Both Nursing and Leadership
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Allow Us to be Unique and to
Celebrate Our Differences………
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SHOULD YOU ENCOUNTER A PROBLEM ALONG YOURWAY
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CHANGE YOUR DI RECTION, BUT NOT YOUR DESTINATION
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Be confident in who you
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are as a leader.
10 Leadership Lessons
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1. Find a Mentor and Positive RoleModels to Guide You on YourJourney.
2. Be Self Aware.
3. Lighten Up a Little, Be Able toLaugh at Yourself, and LeaveYour Ego At Home In A Jar.
4. Be Visionary, Take Risks andAsk for Permission Only When
Really Necessary.5. Keep Gas in the Tank and Money
in the Bank.
10 Leadership Lessons
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6. Recognize Power as an Asset and
Learn to Use It Wisely.
7. Develop the Art of
Communication.
8. Remember that Followers Are An
Under- Appreciated Part of the
Leadership Equation.
9. Use Your Time and Energy
Doing What is Really Important
to You.
10. Enjoy the Journey.
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Questions?
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Questions?