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Executive Leadership – Board to WardDr Frank Dolphin
Chairman Dublin Midlands Hospital Group
ALL-IRELAND CHIEF NURSING OFFICERS’ CONFERENCE 2015
LEADING AND SHAPING THE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY AGENDA
AN ALL IRELAND APPROACH
18 NOVEMBER 2015, TITANIC SUITE, BELFAST
Leadership doesn't have a one-size-fits-all definition.
For some it’s about managing......................its about Methis means guiding or directing or manipulating others
“Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. – Dwight D. Eisenhower.
While for others............ it’s about skills..........its collectiveWhich includes motivating and inspiring people to do the task to the very best of their ability in order to achieve whatever the goal or vision is
And yet others again see it as personal.............it’s about youAnd emphasise the importance of listening, empowering and enabling as its key factors
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, do more and become more, you are a leader”John Quincy Adams
Transactional Leaders Is an exchange relationship between the leader and follower,
whereby the leader sets tasks and goals with the reward
contingent on their completion. Followers want the reward;
therefore, they work toward completing the task.
Management by KPI
Transformational Leaders
Empowering followers to work for the best interests of the
organization and meet its goals.
They communicate a compelling vision for the organization and
explain how to achieve it.
The vision gives employees’ work meaning and serves to guide
decision-making.
The leader’s behaviour affects follower feelings of
competence, autonomy, and motivation
Followers have certain expectations of a leader.
If the leader meets those expectations then followers ascribe
respect, trustworthiness and authority to that leader
The opposite is also true...
If a leader fails to meet followers’ expectations, mistrust develops and the
relationship is strained.
What is followership?
Followership is the response of people in subordinate positions to
those in senior ones. It is a social relationship between the leader,
followers and the group.
Active Followers
....... are accountable, influential and can mould the leader’s views.
Passive Followers
......... are not engaged with their organisation or task and do not
apply independent critical thinking. They require constant
motivation and direction and, consequently, can be a drain on the
leader and the team.
Conformist Followers
.......... support the task and are motivated but do not critically
appraise what they are doing. They will always support the team
leader and may work hard but they do not consider alternate
options and may not make decisions without guidance from the
leader.
Alienated Followers
...........have high levels of critical thinking but are disengaged from
their organisation and task. These followers usually come across as
sceptical or cynical. When the leader, or team, tries to move
forward, they will voice the reasons why it shouldn’t happen. They
may have good ideas but do not put these forward. Indeed, they
may be negative and undermine the group.
Situational Followers
...........are pragmatists and move between the boxes in their
followership style over the duration of the task.
Weak leadership and weak followership have the same outcome:
Causing organizational confusion and poor performance
Good followers have their egos under control
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How many nurses does it take to change a light bulb?
How many psychologists does it take to change a light bulb?
Avoiding ‘group think’
This is where the culture of the group lends itself to thinking about and analysing things in the same way. Similar views, and a desire for unanimity, lead the group to concur too easily and overlook
potential problems and alternative ideas or options.
In order to improve governance and prevent “Group Think” many
businesses and organisations now appoint board members who
are experienced but come with different fields of interest
Followership styles can have an important part to play in the onset
of group think within teams
Conformist followers will actively support any group decision and act on it as they don’t have the independent level of thinking
required to consider the options.
Both these styles of followership predispose a group to group think
Passive followers agree and go with the flow just because it is the group’s view.
Alienated followers demonstrate critical thinking, crucial for the
prevention of group think, but due to their lack of participation in
the group they may not be listened to and this again can allow
group think from the other members.
Exemplary followers will question the status quo, and critically
evaluate the facts and options before making a decision. They
provide a level of independent thinking that is crucial to preventing
group think, but they also bring a high level of energy to the group
so are motivated to help see the best decision made.
Being a good follower
Good followers must have the moral courage to express concerns.
They should question why and understand the reason they do things.
Followership is not only about the individuals who follow within a team;
it is about the relationship between these individuals and their leader.
A good leader is responsible for creating an
environment conducive to an exemplary
followership style
When followers take the initiative
to motivate themselves they view
the leader more as a partner and
therefore desire to collaborate
with the leader in a more
autonomous relationship
Managing Up
The Challenge…
The answer?
Know your Leadership Style
Know your Followership Style
Thank you
And remember ..............
