RESPOND TO THESE TWO DISCUSSIONS SEPARATELY WITH TWO CITATIONS AND TWO REFERENCES. MEANING, DISCUSSION ONE SHOULD HAVE ITS OWN RESPONSE WITH ONE CITATION AND ONE REFERENCE AND DISCUSSION TWO HAS ITS OWN RESPONSE WITH ONE CITATION AND ONE REFERENCE. DO NOT USE FIRST PERSON IN YOUR RESPONSE
Respond to these two discussions Separately with Two citations and two references. Meaning, Discussion one should have its own response with one citation and one reference and Discussion Two has its own response with one citation and one reference. DO NOT USE FIRST PERSON IN YOUR RESPONSE
Discussion 1
Transformation leadership is described as the best method of leadership because “it recognises the importance of rewards, and it goes further to satisfy the higher needs of the follower by engaging this person emotionally and intellectually (Doody, 2012)”. Transformational leadership is effective in the following ways. With the utilization of idealized influence, confidence, admiration, respect and trust is harbored amongst the leader and subordinates. In order for employees to strive for better changes, nursing leaders must be positive role models for their employees. They must be willing to do the hard work they expect their employees to do. Inspirational motivation occurs when leaders encourage their emoloyees to “achieve goals and aspirations of the organization while also achieving their own aims” (Doody, 2012). In order to achileve this, nurse leaders must make it a priority to include their nursing staff in committees that make decisions regarding those staff members. Often times, nursing leaders who do not provide direct patient care are involved in decision making for those nurses who are on the front lines. This does not make nurses feel as if their voices are being heard. Leaders must also be inspirational. They must harbor feelings of passion about their work so that their employees will feel the same. When people are passionate about their work, it shows.
Intellectual stimulation is also a very important component of transformational leadership. Employees must be continually learning in order to feel engaged and to provide the best patient care they can. In order to achieve this, “library, IT services and computers” must be readily available (Doody, 2012). Finally, individualized consideration must be employed. Nurse managers must care for their employees. It is imperative that employees have a “strong sense of leadership who act in supportive roles, especially in times of need” (Doody, 2012). When employees are facing times of crisis or hardship, they are more willing to work harder for a boss who listens to them and who is happy to help when they need it most.
By instilling these four principles, managers are on the road to becoming transformational leaders. Clearly, employees are more likely to respect and be willing to work harder for employers who make these priniciples a priority in the workplace. I beleive that managers who instill these principles would be much better to work for and would motivate their employees to be the best they could. I have worked for employers in the past who did not have frontline staff represented in decisions that were made for them. I have also worked for managers who were not understanding during crisis situations outside of the workplace. Once trust and rapport is broken between an employee and their manager, it is very difficult to mend that broken bond.
Doody, O., & Doody, C. M. (2012). Transformational leadership in nursing practice. British Journal Of Nursing,21(20), 1212-1218 7p.
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