effective leadership is crucial in the success of a health care organization. Strong leaders motivate their team members to perform at their…
Completing this degree will help with the experience I have obtained in my current job and help make me more marketable for employer, because my experience and my degree will align.…
When one thinks of a leader, what type of person do we think of? Is that individual a hero that we see on television, a cartoon character, a family member, or is that person a public servant? Regardless of occupation and title, a leader is a person who inspires others and they know how to motivate people. “When they arrive, you see something about them that stands out. The inner strength of their leadership ability emerges”. (Gonzalez, 2007, February 1). Leaders are individuals in your area of work who are focused on the tasks at hand and they have a clear and concise vision on what their respective organizations are set out to do.…
Leadership is in many ways a responsibility, whether it’s an appointed job as a leader or a role you find yourself in unexpectedly you must perform adequately not just to accomplish the given task but to also have those following you achieve a given goal. Some are natural born leaders, taking responsibilities for self, never pointing fingers and possessing the ability to find solutions to the obstacles that arise. Others can learn how to lead and achieve the same results. In the medical field, when we look to our leaders it is so that they can lead us to be able to provide and deliver safe quality care. To help us remove obstacle when identified, that may hinder set goal, which is, as mentioned to deliver safe and quality care. Within the profession of nursing, we may find ourselves thrown into the role of leadership at any given moment, the nurse must be prepared to take this role, embrace it and behave appropriately. Especially as an interdisciplinary healthcare worker, it is very important to communicate effectively while leading others to achieve a common goal.…
I understand and know the purpose and goals of my organization, and what strategies are needed to achieve their goals. I know the needs of each employee and what they need from me as their leader. I guide, critique and build self-confidence in all my employees to help improve their performance in every way possible. My employees always know where they stand, when there is something new to be learned we all learn it together, we work as a team. Although I believe that leaders in healthcare should follow the behavioral theory, I do believe that leaders are born as well as made. I have learned leadership skills that not only helps me to succeed, but help my employees to succeed as well. Over the years, my leadership skills have grown, and they continue to grow each day, there is always something to be…
Management includes organization, planning, staffing, directing, and controlling. Management must optimize patient care and be fiscally responsible. Leader’s may not have an official role of authority, but may have the power through their ability to influence others. Leaders focus on interpersonal relationships, and may be known as mentors, coaches, advocates, or role models (Grand Canyon University, 2015). Both roles need to be able to influence through their motivation, morals, and values. Both need to be visionary thinkers. They need to need to have good conflict resolution skills and cope with multiple priorities.…
Hood (2010) states that leadership is a process of instructing others toward mutually agreed upon goals and that good leaders constitute creative visions, are able tolerate chaos and ambiguity, are inspiring, are global thinkers, and get things accomplished by working collaboratively. According to Sullivan & Decker (2005) a good leader brings forth the best from themselves and other. It is the vision of the author to promote and encourage the nurses of the future to become great nurses and great nursing leaders. This author intends to explain how a good leader can inspire and shape the nurses of the future for the benefit of the profession.…
Being a leader is more that motivating others to strive harder and accomplish goals. It’s more about gathering everyone with different skills, religion, ethnicity, etc. and making them one. As a leader, the task is to develop new strategies, tackle problems as soon as they start, recognize signs of stress, leave personal problems as home, put the job first, etc. Not everyone makes a great leader because time isn’t implemented to make changes that are necessary and don’t put the needs of the organization and members in thought. I will discuss who has been a great leader in my life any why. Along will that, I will discuss my traits as a leader.…
Throughout my experiences, I have gained insight into what makes an effective and respected leader. Correspondingly, I have learned that maintaining group focus while avoiding dominating every decision is vital to have fruitful administrative endeavors. Being a youth representative for my church and a volunteer coordinator for my school’s chapter of National Honor Society have required efficient uses of my leadership skills. As I continue through life, I hope to foster my leadership abilities and use them to unite people and attain our mission.…
The role of a health care leader is every challenging because in many ways it is not like a leadership role compared to other organizations. When you are a leader in a health care organization you are in charge of how your organization treats and care for a patient. This means that as a leader you hold the well-being of your patients in your hands because as a leader you represent the health care organization. A leader in health care should follow by example and be able to make decisions that are not always the most popular decision because the climate of health care can change often, especially economically but also have the respect of their employees. A health care leader should also be transparent and be open when it comes to communication and being able to express to the employees expectations from the organization. A good leader should also be able to lend their ear to employees so they can express their feedback but also give opinions to help better the organization.…
Conducting a time analysis was a pretty eye opening experience for me. I analyzed my time from Saturday 6/15 through Friday 6/21. As a family man, the fact that I spend a great deal of my time, over half, during the course of a week working and sleeping is somewhat unsettling (see Figure 1 – Weekly Time Analysis). I spend an average of 55 hours per week working, a minimum of 11 hours each day, 5 days a week. I slept approximately 5-6 hours per night, a total of 40 hours for the week. The combination of the two is about 56.5% of my week’s time. Studying took up around 20 hours or approximately 12 %. I spent 7 hours in my car during the week, which was to and from work for the most part. Family time, eating, and recreation was a total of 43 combined hours or 25.6%. “Other” consisted of a handful of other activities and was about 3 hours of my week. Seeing how few hours I actually spend with my family doesn’t sit well. Yet, knowing I work the long hours I do for the betterment of my family makes it all worth it.…
Throughout life one will encounter many experiences and there is a lesson within each of those experiences. Right now as an activity aide in a nursing home my passion is to make sure each and every resident gets some sort of enjoyment out of their day whether it’s from reading the newspaper, having coffee outside or its getting their nails painted. I just want to make sure their day has some activity that they enjoy. My dream job after graduation is to work in a hospital in the palliative care/hospice as a social worker. In this setting I will still get to make sure the last months, days, and hours of my clients will be comfortable, peaceful and the way the patient and their families would like it to be. Leadership is as “an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes” defined by Daft, R. L. (2011). Ethical leadership is to understand your core values and to have the courage to encompass them in all aspects of your life; including your career are honesty, integrity and compassion. Leadership and motivation styles vary from person to person, that is why it is essential for managers to know and understand their leadership style and how their particular leadership affects their workplace. Leadership is influenced by many things that are why it is so important to know how and why your leadership style is what it is. I feel that I have some strength that can help me with a leadership plan such as identify effective leadership mission, values, planning and goal-setting, delegating authority, team building, giving feedback, coaching team members, motivating people, working for the team, and resolving conflict. There are many contributors that come into play when a leadership style is developed within a person. Not…
Being successful is not only having a degree in a specific career or having the perfect job. A successful man or women are those that have a purpose or a meaning in life. To develop a sense of purpose in life, people have to make decision and there’s when the problem begins. For students, it’s hard to make decisions when it’s about their futures. Being afraid of failing is one of the most common reasons that stop students from succeeding. “The article Purpose-Centered career Development: A Strengths- Based Approach to Finding and Purpose in Career” By Natalie Korsine provides the five key elements that reinforce the development of purpose,…
To become a great healthcare leader you have be a role model in serving yourself as a professional. You need to be aware of your actions and behavior because it will affects your business and your image. You need to dress professionally to work everyday. Presenting a good image will helps you gain respect from others. You need to treat your employees fairly and with respect. This will certainly effect on their work performance and increase productivity. I'm personally working on my communication skill right now. Communication effectively will help me build and maintain a strong relationship with my staff, patients,…
When I was younger, I measured my success by how much money I made. More recently, I measure my success by a balance between my work life and the amount of quality family time I can obtain. When I started the University of Phoenix, last January, I wrote a paper similar to this discussing my career goals and why I was returning to school to obtain my degree. My goal was to become a sales manager in the New Home Building Industry. I wasn 't sure how I was going to get there, but I wanted to make sure that I had all of the needed qualifications to achieve this goal. Obtaining my degree was one of these qualifications.…