Nursing Leadership Order Description Effective leaders have a high degree of self
Nursing LeadershipOrder Description
Effective leaders have a high degree of self-awareness and know how to leverage their strengths in the workplace. Assessments are a valuable tool that professionals can use to learn more about themselves and consider how their temperament and preferences influence their interactions with others.
To further your self-knowledge you are required to complete the Kiersey Temperament Sorter and the DiSC assessment as indicated in this weeks Learning Resources. In addition you are encouraged to take or review additional assessments (e.g. Myers-Briggs a 360-degree evaluation) on your own.
As you engage in this learning process it is important to remember that everyoneregardless of temperament type or related preferencesexperiences some challenges with regard to leadership. The key to success is being able to recognize and leverage your own strengths while honoring differences among your colleagues.
To prepare:
Review the results of your leadership style inventories. Save a copy of your results for future reference. In addition you are encouraged to complete additional assessments.
What aspects of your results surprised you? What aspects of your results were as you might have expected?
Think about the leadership example(s) you identified in the Discussion your assessment results and the information presented in this weeks Learning Resources. Have they helped you to form a more comprehensive view of yourself as a leader? What insights have arisen with regard to:
o How you personally evaluate leadership effectiveness
o Your own leadership style preferences and strengths
o Potential challenges or areas in which you need to strengthen your leadership skills and competencies
Begin to create a plan for maximizing your strengths as a leader and neutralizing your weaknesses.
To complete:
Write a 1- to 2-page paper that addresses the following:
Summarize your leadership style including your strengths for leading others. Refer to specific information from your inventory results as well as insights gained from the Learning Resources and any research you completed on your own.
Describe potential challenges that you have experienced in the past or could foresee related to your leadership style.
Explain how you plan to improve your leadership competencies and effectiveness. Be specific in terms of your goals and plans related to your personal leadership development.
Reminder: The School of Nursing requires that all papers submitted include a title page introduction summary and references.
Guardians (SJs) are the cornerstone of society for they are the temperament given to serving and preserving our most important social institutions. Guardians have natural talent in managing goods and servicesfrom supervision to maintenance and supply and they use all their skills to keep things running smoothly in their families communities schools churches hospitals and businesses.