Select a professional who demonstrates leadership/management ability in your clinical practice area. Use an alias for their name. Keep anecdotal notes of incidents that reflect this individual’s leadership/management ability.
10 _ Introduce the topic of the paper. Define and Discuss different leadership styles. Compare and Contrast the terms “Leadership” and “Management”
10 _ Identify the Primary leadership style(s) of the person you observed, and explain whether he/she is primarily a manager, a leader, or both. Include examples.
10 _ What goals are evidenced by the individual you observed, and can he/she motivate others to accomplish these goals? Include examples.
10 _ How effective is the leader/manager at developing, evaluating, and managing personnel problems? Include examples.
10 _ Define the various types of power, and explain which types of power are available to and utilized by the leader. Include examples.
10 _ Define Politics. Discuss whether the individual participates in agency politics, and does this participation or lack of participation in the agency’s politics increase or decrease the individual’s power as outlined above? Include examples.
10 _ Define conflict. Describe how the individual dealt with conflict in their work setting. Include examples.
10 _ Describe how the individual’s strengths and weaknesses as a leader/manager. Include examples.
10 _ Explain how you will utilize what you learned about leadership/management in your practice as a nurse leader/manager.