Class 1 Leadership 1

Question 1

An interactive process that provides guidance & direction.

Answer 1

Leadership

Question 2

What are the three elements needed for leaderhsip?

Answer 2

Leader. Follower. Situation.

+knowledge, skill set

Question 3

The process of engaging and influencing others.

Critical thinking, action, & advocacy — all roles and domains of nursing practice

Answer 3

Leadership

Question 4

What are competencies for nursing leaders

Answer 4

Emotional intelligence, appreciative inquiry

Question 5

What are the attributes if effective leadership?

Answer 5

1. Follovers
2. Vision
3. Communication - also about listening
4. Decision making
5. Change
6. Social power

Question 6

Competencies for Nursing Leaders

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• Personal qualities • Interpersonal skills • Thinking skills • Setting the vision • Communicating • Initiating change • Developing people • Health care knowledge • Management skills • Business skills

Question 7

What is the “GREAT MAN THEORY”

Answer 7

Suggests that traits are innate qualities & personality features

Assumes that a leader is d]born, not made.
Great leaders arise when the need for them is great.

Someone is born to be a leader

Question 8

What is the leadership theory where the leader makes the descisionnall the time?

Answer 8

Autocratic

Question 9

• behavioural leadership theory
• leader encourage staff but leader makes final descision

Answer 9

Democratic

Question 10

• theory where leader provides tools, little guidance, team makes descision
• when a lot of educated autonomous people/staff can manage on their own
• it is a behavioural theory

Answer 10

Laissez-faire

Question 11

• Focuses on actions and reactions of leaders & followers • Assumes leader behavior can be learned

Answer 11

Behavioural Theories

Question 12

Examples of Behavioural Theories

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• Autocratic
• Democratic
• Laissez-faire
• Transactional, Transformational, and Shared

Question 13

• Encourages staff to share ideas, but leader has final decision
• Develops people’s skills • Team members feel in control of their own destiny • Motivated to work hard by more than just a financial reward • Takes longer, but often the end result is better and increases
job satisfaction • Most suitable when working as a team is essential, and when
quality is more important than speed

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Democratic Leadership Style

Question 14

• Leader provides tools, but give very little guidance • Team members make decisions • Requires good communication to be effective • Effective when individual team members are very experienced and skilled self-starters • Occurs when managers can’t be bothered or don’t have skill

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Laissez-Faire Leadership Style

Question 15

• Aim to explain why some leadership approaches are effective
in one situation and not in another
• Effective leadership style
• Leader can modify style to the situation, especially the needs
of the team members

+ focus on the leader adapting their style while taking into account the environemnt
+ leader decides on what style will ‘fit’ best

Answer 15

Situational-Contingency Theories

Question 16

What are Contemporary Theories

Answer 16

• Transformational • Transactional • Shared Leadership • Kouzes & Posner Five Leadership Practice

Question 17

 leaders inspire their followers to achieve goals  charismatic & considerate  Examples – Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Ghandi

• The leader creates the organizational vision
• Leader & followers set goals and work together to achieve
them
• Characteristics – charismatic, considerate, inspirational
• Transformational leader is collaborative and participative

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Transformational leadership (contemporary)

Question 18

• Leader manages day to day operations
• Leads through rewards and punishment
• Serious limitations for knowledge-based or creative work
• Team members can do little to improve their job satisfaction

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Transactional Leadership Style

Question 19

• Leadership is responsibility of the team, not just the formal
leader
• Power is shared amongst the team
• Taking the best of what people have to offer
• The team has a shared purpose, social support, and input

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Shared Leadership Style

Question 20

“Leadership is the capacity to influence self and others to work together to achieve a constructive purpose.”
• Key skills, behaviours, abilities and knowledge required to
lead in all sectors of the health system
• Emphasizes that everyone must be ready to lead when
required
WRHA leadership framework

Answer 20

LEADS in a Caring Environment Framework

Question 21

What does LEADS stand for?

Answer 21

Lead self
Engage others
Achieve results
Develop coalitions (partnerships, teams, organizations)
Systems transformations (making changes)

Question 22

What are Kouzes and Posner’s Five Leadership Practices?

Answer 22

• Model the way • Inspire a shared vision • Challenge the process • Enable others to act • Encourage the heart

Question 23

What is the link between nursing leadership and outcomes

Answer 23

1. Improved nurse outcomes — increase job satisfaction, empowerment, autonomy
2. Improved pt outcomes — increase pt satisfaction, pt safety, decrease adverse effects, decrease complications

Question 24

• A process that involves directing activities within an organization
• Responding to daily operations
• Managers carry formal authority

Answer 24

Managing

Question 25

• Interactive and complementary to leadership • Some are active participants, others are passive • Some are independent thinkers, others aredependent on leader

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Following

Question 26

 Officially designated as leader  Examples – Unit Manager, Facility Manager, Director of Nursing, Chief Nursing Officer  Sets the goals, inspires people to reach those goals  Has official power – can reward and discipline

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Formal Leadership

Question 27

focuses on patient care & health care team Role model, motivates others to excellence, has influence earned through excellence in: o clinical skills o knowledge o communication o advocacy skills

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CLINICAL LEADERSHIP

Question 28

- Position is one selected or allowed by a group. Power comes from knowledge, credibility, and ability to motivate others Goals / visions: Goals and visions arise from personal interests and passion and may not be synonymous with the goals of the organization Risk level: High-risk level, high-risk creativity, and innovation are involved Degree of order: Relative disorder seems to be generated Nature of activities: Activities are those related to vision and judgement Focus: Focus is on people Perspective: Long-range perspective, with an eye on the horizon is critical

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LEADERSHIP

Question 29

Position is one appointed by someone higher in the organization Power arises from the position of authority Goals and visions are those espoused or prescribed by the organization Low-risk, balance, and maintaining the status quo are involved Rationality and control prevail Activities are those related to efficiency and cost effectiveness Focus is on systems and structure Short-range perspective, with an eye on the bottom line often dominates

Answer 29

MANAGEMENT

Question 30

Examines which characteristics we should pursue to lead effectively. Pros: Easy to use ( “Be like this and people will follow you”), Cons: dozens of traits and no single set has emerged as the ideal for all circumstances, overwhelming.

Answer 30

TRAIT THEORY

Question 31

There's no “one size fits all” model. Certain skills, traits, and models fit better in one situation than another (Ex. coaching a highschool boys team may require a different approach than coaching highschool girls. They have same objectives and standards but boys may need more of a disciplinary coach and girls need a highly relation coach)

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SITUATIONAL THEORY

Question 32

Similar to situational however, with situational the situation is static and the leader should adapt to it. THIS theory assumes that the leader's default leadership style is fixed (meaning they can’t change their style of leadership to fit the situation like you can in situational theory). This theory suggests to fit the right leader to the situation. Effective leadership is “____” on matching the leaders style to the setting

Answer 32

CONTINGENCY THEORY

Question 33

They encourage followers, care for them, inspire them towards a vision. They transform the environment and relationships. Cultivating follower-ship rather than paying for it or punishing non-compliance

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TRANSFORMATIONAL THEORY

Question 34

If a leader makes a priority of identifying and meeting followers needs, serving rather than being served. That leader creates an environment of trust and cooperation and reciprocal service, and higher performance. People follow out of love and gratitude rather than out of compulsion or fear

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Servant theory

Question 35

individuals who do not occupy designated administrative or management positions in an organization. Individuals are perceived as informal leaders by their supervisors and peers because of their capabilities and actions.”

Answer 35

Informal/Clinical Leadership

Question 36

What does LEADS stand for

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Lead self: Focus on self to become effective leader Engage others: learn to work and relate with others Achieve results: set specific outcomes Develop coalitions: build partnerships/teams/organizations to achieve goals Systems transformations: make major changes

Question 37

is about getting the job done and ensuring that people have the necessary resources to get the job done. Effective managers are able to set goals and objectives and ensure that they are met within established timelines and budgets

Answer 37

Management