Nursing Leadership and Management 2.

Informal- accepted by others and perceived

08/15/19 to have influence to others
napili ka because of a quality.

Leadership Characteristics
Nursing leadership and management
1. Vision- you already have a plan
-nurses need to update knowledge, skills and
2. Passion- inspire and align people
attitudes to meet changing needs
toward the promises of life. Is
-Adjust to complex interrelationships including
something you love doing
service units, departments, professional
3. Integrity- based on knowledge of self,
disciplines, community agencies, patients,
honesty and warmth, and maturity
families, significant others, employees, groups
developed through experience and
and the admin
growth
-believability of a person
“just do your job professionally to avoid
conflicts”
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS
-know specific roles in the organizational
hierarchy -Intelligence
-Nurses need to manage people, their clients or -Personality (traits, characteristics, values
patients, their resources and time and behaviors)
-Abilities
Leadership
Qualities of a Leader
-Process of influencing others toward goal
1. Possess a striking physical personality
achievement
and energetic
-Affecting other’s thoughts and influence them
2. Sense of purpose and direction
towards a goal
3. Has a power of ready speech
-people are following you
4. Is enthusiastic about the purpose of the
-Being influential
group and is devoted to its causes
-Leaders affect others, often by Inspiring,
5. Has keen sight into the human nature of
Enlivening, and Engaging others to participate
people, he or she has faith and trust to the
-Leader may not always be good “depende kung
people he/she leads as if you can feel them
saan ka magiging leader”
6. Display courage and persistence even in
-Interpersonal process of influencing others
the face of opposition
toward goal attainment in a given situation
7. Decisive
-Process of persuasion and example by which
8. Is cheerful and even-tempered
an individual involved in a group to take action
9. Shows technical mastery that inspired
that is accord with the leader’s purpose
others to do above average performance in
-Mobilization of means necessary for
their job
attainment and adjustment of environmental
10. Intelligent, versatile and humorous
factors
11. Morally upright

Formal and Informal Leadership Elements of a leader

1. Formal leadership- you are appointed or
elected
 1. Leader- one wo motivates members of
his group to achieve the goal
2. Followers
3. Group
4. Process
5. Goal
Management (PODC)
- A process of coordinating actions and
allocating resources to achieve organizational
goal
-An art of accomplishing goals
-Directed towards aims and objectives
-Someone who organizes his/her people
-Using system and procedures
Effective if:
-For untrained/new employees
-Employee does not respond any other
leadership styles
-Limited time to make a decision
-A manager’s power is threatened by an
employee (abusadong employees)
-Area is poorly managed
Should not be used when:
-Employees become tensed, fearful and
resentful.
-Employees expect their opinions to be
heard
-Employees become dependent on their
leader on decision making
-There is low employee morale

2. Democratic
Managerial Roles -we decide
-values the individual characteristics and
1. Information-processing-role- used to
abilities
manage information that people need
-less control is maintained
2. Interpersonal role- figure head, leader,
-economic an ego awards resulting in to
liaison
increased motivation
3. Decision-making role- interpersonal
-Listens to subordinates
disturbance handler, allocate resources
-communication flows up and down
Leadership styles (two-way communication)
-Decision making involves others
1. Autocratic/ Authoritarian – he/she
-Emphasis on “WE” rather than “YOU
decides
AND I”
- used when task oriented skills are
-Criticism is constructive
needed
- facilitates fats and rapid decision
Effective if:
making (No time for consultation)
-leaders wants to know more about
-Best used for crisis situation
matters that affects his/her employees.
(emergencies)
-Leader wants to provide opportunities
-Coercion, directors with commands
for employees to develop a high sense of
-less communication
personal growth
-Decision making does not involve others
-There is a complex problem that
-Emphasis on different status “I AND
requires lots of input to solve
YOU” (shows dominance)
-Leader wants to encourage team
-Criticism is punitive (Inflicting or aiming
building and participation
at punishment)
Should not be used when:
-there is no time
Autocratic Democratic Laissez-
-Business can’t afford mistakes
faire
-Its easier and more cost-effective for the
Strong Less control No control
manager to make the decision
control
-Should not be used when you feel Gives orders Offers Non-
threatened by this type of leadership suggestion directive
(KUDITA) Does Gives/makes Abides
3. Laissez- Faire decision suggestions decision
making making??
-No free will Leader does Group does No
-permissive, non-directive, passive and planning planning planning
inactive Predictive Participative Non
-motivates by support when requested by involved
the group of individuals Dependence Independency -----------
-provides little or no direction
-uses upward or downward communication Theories
between members of the group
-dispenses decision making throughout the 1. Trait theory
group Social characteristics: Charismatic,
-chaos is likely to develop charming, tactful
Personality traits: Self-confident,
Effective if: adaptable, assertive and emotionally
-you have the best team stable
Task related characteristics: Being driven
Should not be used when: to excel, accepting.
-makes employees feel insecure at the 2. Great man theory
unavailability of a leader -Great leaders are born, not made
-leader cannot provide regular feedback -some people are born to lead and
-leader is unable to thank their employee for others are born to be led
their good work -portray the leaders are heroes, mythic
-leader doesn’t understand his/her own and destined to rise leadership when
responsibilities and is hoping the employees needed
can cover for him/her -“Great man” was used because of the
time, leadership was thought of
4. Participative primarily as a male quality, especially in
-identifies as democratic terms of military service.
-compromised between democratic and
authoritarian style
-manager presents his analysis