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A means of persuasion and example by which
an individual induces a group to take action in
accord with a purpose common to everyone
(Gardner, 1993)
Leadership
Resources
7M's
Management
Process &
Functions
Theories and principles
C. Staffing
1. Recruiting, interviewing, hiring and
orienting staff.
2. Scheduling staff development, employee
socialization and team building
Management processes and functions
D. Directing
1. Human resource management
2. Motivating
3. Managing conflict
4. Delegating
5. Communicating
6. Facilitating collaboration
Management processes and functions
E. Controlling
1. Performance Appraisals
2. Fiscal Accountability
3. Quality Control
4. Legal and Ethical Control
5. Professional and collegial control
Effective and Efficient Leadership
1. MONEY
Refers to a budget that would allocate for
an undertaking.
2. MEN
Refers to human resources that are
needed to achieve the goal.
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3. MACHINES
Are devices that help the organization by
either performing tasks faster or doing work
that humans cannot. They normally require an
energy source, also known as INPUT and are
expected to perform work, also known as
OUTPUT. Devices with no rigid moving part
can be considered TOOLS.
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4. MATERIALS
Are physical resources used as inputs in
the nursing process.
5. METHODS
Refer to the body of techniques for
investigating phenomena, acquiring new
knowledge, or correcting and integrating
previous knowledge.
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NURSING METHOD
Is a planned procedure intended to achieve
a predetermined result. The method usually
consists of data gathering from both the
results of active experimentation and causal
but controlled observation, and the testing
of new ideas for validation.
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6. MOMENT
Refers to time as a fundamental quantity
used for several purposes; such as
sequential arrangement, comparison of
different events, and measurement of
motion of objects.
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7. MANAGER
Is a person responsible for planning and
directing the work of a group of individuals,
monitoring their work, and taking
corrective
action when necessary.
Pointers to the Leadership Path
Yes People
Uncritically reinforce the thinking and
ideas of their leaders with enthusiasm, never
questioning or challenging the leader's ideas
or proposals but dangerous to the leader
because they are most likely to give a false
positive reaction and give no warning of
potential pitfalls.
Types of followers
Survivors
The least disruptive and low risk followers.
They perpetually sample the wind. Their motto
is”Better safe than sorry”
Effective Followers
Self leaders do not require close
supervision. They recognize that to be an
effective leader, one needs good followers.
Qualities of effective followers
1. Self-management
Work well without close supervision
2. Commitment
Making progress toward achieving a goal
3. Competence and focus
Competence center on mastering skills
and focus efforts for maximum impact that will
be useful to the organization.
Qualities of effective followers
4. Courage
Independent, critical thinkers will fight
for what they believe is right.
Elements of leadership
Vision
Influence
Power
Authority
Responsibility
Accountability
Vision
1. FORMAL LEADER
Appointed, elected or designated,
deliberately chosen by the administration
and given the authority to act.
2. INFORMAL LEADER
Does not have the official sanction to direct
the activities of others. Chosen by the group as
in social or church due to age, and personality
Behaviour of Leaders
1. PASSIVE OR NON-ASSERTIVE
BEHAVIOR. The leader feels self-pity and is
lacking self-worth, act apologetically, easily
dominated by others and speaks hesitantly.
2. AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR. The leader talks
loudly on every subject and often shows
insensitivity to the feelings of others. Dictates
actions of others and achieve goals by hurting
others.
Behaviour of leaders
3. ASSERTIVE BEHAVIOUR
The leader is midway between passive and
aggressive.
The leader expresses opinions and belief
without infringing on or belittling the right or
belief of others.
Refused to be manipulated or dominated.
Strive to enhance self and others.
Styles of leadership
1. AUTOCRATIC/Authoritarian
Nurse leader-manager is authority center,
or boss centered, always concern with task
accomplishment, communication occur in a
closed system and with little trust or
confidence in workers
autocratic
Definition of Terms
1. Theories- are speculative idea or plan as
to how something mght be done. It requires
considerable evidence in support of a
formulated general principle explaining the
operation of certain phenomenon.
Concepts, Theories and Principles
Definition of Terms
2. Concepts- are thoughts, ideas and
general notion about a class of object that
form a basis for action or discussion. They
tend to be true but not always true.
Concepts, Theories and Principles
Definition of Terms
3. Principles are fundamental truths, laws
or doctrines on which other notions are based.
It provides guidance to concepts and to
thought or action in a situation.
Concepts, Theories and Principles
B.TRAIT THEORY
Assumes that people inherit extraordinary
qualities and traits that make them suited to be
a leader. Such traits like tireless ambition, zest
for life, great orator skills, irresistible good
looks and extreme persuasiveness.
Trait theories
DR. ROBERT BLAKE and JANE MOUTON
They developed the Managerial Grid
Model which attempts to conceptualize
management in terms of relations and
leadership style and 2 behavioral dimensions
1. Concern for task or production
2. Concern for people
3 things to remember on
managerial grid (Blake & Mouton)
3. Perish- continuation
Characteristics: The leader concentrates
almost exclusively on achieving results.
People are viewed as commodity to be used
to get the job done. Communication is
unidirectional from top to bottom and the
feelings of people are ignored or suppressed.
Managerial Grid(Blake & Mouton)
Results: High output is achieved in a short
time but becomes costly as there is high labor
turn over.
4. Middle of the road style (5.5)
Description: Leader try to balance between
company goals and workers' needs. Also
known as management by compromise.
4. middle of the road style (5.5)
PAUL HERSEY & KENNETH BLANCHARD
Leaders should adapt their style to
followers' development style or maturity, based
on how ready and willing the followers to
perform required tasks. Their readiness
depends on their competence and motivation.
4 leadership styles that match
development levels of the
followers (Hersey & Blanchard)
S1: Directing/Telling Leaders
The leader defines the roles and tasks of
the followers and supervises them closely.
Decision are made by the leader and
announced, so communication is largely one-
way
Hersey and Blanchard
Robert Greenleaf
Coined the term “Servant Leadership” that
emphasizes the leader's role as steward of
resources such as human, financial and
otherwise provided by the organization.
He said that a true servant leader is a
servant first.
Servant leadership
1. Listening 7. Foresight
2. Empathy 8. Stewardship
3. Healing 9. Commitment to the
4. Awareness growth of people
5. Persuasion 10. Building
6. Conceptualization community
New Leadership Concepts
A. Need for Emotional Intelligence (EI)
The process of regulating both feelings
and expressions. Organizationally
desired emotions are considered the
standards of behaviour that indicate which
emotions are appropriate in each
relationship[ and how these emotions
should be publicly expressed or displayed.
Emotional intelligences in nursing
leadership
EQ is defined as a person's self-awareness,
self-confidence, self-control, commitment and
integrity, and a person's ability to
communicate, influence, initiate change and
accept change. Studies have shown that EQ
impacts a leader's ability to be effective
(Goleman, 1998)
EQ 19 competencies (Goleman)
2. Self-Management or Self-Regulation
a. Emotional self-control: Keeping disruptive
emotions and impulses under control.
b. Transparency: Displaying honesty and
integrity; trustworthiness
c. Adaptability: Flexibility in adapting to
changing situations or overcoming obstacles
EQ
4. Relationship Management
a. Inspirational leadership: Guiding and
motivating with the compelling vision
b. Influence: Wielding a range of tactics for
persuasion.
c. Developing others: Bolstering others'
abilities through feedback and guidance
EQ
B. Cultural Bridges
The leader-manager must become
culturally sensitive and assist staff when
cultural misunderstanding occurs.
C. Influence of followers on leaders
New Leadership Concepts
Principles to avoid negative influence:
a. Keep vision and values front and center.
b. Cultivating truth tellers
c. Honoring one’s intuition
d. Making sure staff are allowed to
disagree
e. Setting a good ethical climate and
delegating appropriately
New Leadership Concepts
As leaders, nurses:
1. Offer creative and innovative solutions
2. Seek to discover educational opportunities
instead of relying on past methods of
accommodating new nurses in the work place
Quantum
LEADERSHIP
This new leadership style requires that the
leader's role at all levels be transformed from
order-giver/warlord to resource person and
colleague (Simmons & Mares, 1984)
The growing trend for leaders is to use the
concepts of shared and participatory
leadership.
21st Century
organizations, LEADERS
1. Are committed to promoting team
effectiveness
2. Know how to gather, sort, structure
information, and then connect it in new ways
to create clear objectives that satisfy both the
organization and individual needs
3. Listen to colleagues and collaborators to
come up with a shared consensus
NURSING LEADERSHIP
Is a multidimensional process where the
learned and inherited characteristics of the
leader is combined with situational,
interactional, goal directed dimensions of
leadership theories.
The process used to move a group toward
goal setting and goal achievement in the
provision of nursing care for patients.
EFFECTIVE NURSING LEADERSHIP
5. Communicates effectively
6. Knows and practices good management
7. Works well with others
8. Believes that technical skills and subject
matter expertise is important
9. Continues to learn
NURSE LEADERS' TOOL KIT
Understanding of
individual strengths,
Basic Knowledge
weakness and potentials
on Leadership
and Management
Is a process of directing and influencing a
task related activity of the group.
NURSING MANAGEMENT is the process of
working through staff members to be able to
provide comprehensive care to the patient.
This includes planning, organizing, directing
and controlling
ADMINISTRATION
It is the policy making body / one who sets
the policy for the organization It is s the higher
level hierarchy.
ORGANIZATION
Is an arrangement of people and resources
working in a planned manner toward specified
strategic goals.
Organizational chart
Is a line linking the parts of an organization,
its relationships, areas of responsibilities,
persons to whom one is accountable; and
channels of communication between and
among the people involved in the organization.
Mission
Outlines the purpose of the agency or
organization
VISION
Outlines the organization's future role and
functions. It gives the agency something to
strive for.
Philosophy
Describes the vision of an organization. It is a
statement of belief and values that direct the
organization's life or practice
OBJECTIVES
These are action /commitment through which
mission and philosophy will be achieved. Are
specific and concrete in terms of results to be
achieved. It is the backbone of one's goals
and philosophy.
EARLY MANAGEMENT THEORIES
A. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Definition of Terms
Value- are things ( an object, a person,
considered important or an idea or a way of
behaving) serving as guiding principles which
influence our behavior whether or not such
behavior seem worthwhile.
Values, Culture and Ethics