THE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THE LEADERSHIP OF A NURSE MANAGER:

The nature of work (ICU, regular unit)

The characteristics of nursing staff (Knowledge, competencies, attitudes )

The time available

The importance of the results (quality of care )

THE QUALITIES OF A LEADER

• Managerial abilities

• Interpersonal relationships

• Temperament(nature of person)

• Credibility and forward thinking

• Professionalism

• Advocacy

1. Managerial abilities:

Plans , organizes, makes decisions effectively encourages cooperation and participation Assists nurse/subordinates in solving the problems and provides consistent feed back Provides rationale for difficult decisions Assess abilities of the workers , guides them to develop new skills Knows her/his job and does it well and has confidence in self and others Welcomes different opinions and is more interested in giving than receiving Provides the workers with adequate facilities.

2. Interpersonal relationships :

Shows supportive and caring behavior towards subordinates Is a good listener and sensitive to others needs Guides and motivates to act and work together Establishes relationships with all types of workers, and able to work with others

harmoniously.

3. Temperament : ( Nature or character )

Reliable, open, honest and sincere Shows a sense of humor tactful, friendly and loyal Calm and charismatic, modest neat and patient Positive energetic, hard worker, happy and enthusiastic Shows a balance between work and home life or personal life

4. Credibility and forward thinking:

Acts as a role model and influences others . Acts as an activist , challenger , creative thinker , change agent , innovator, risk taker and

courageous . Acts as a facilitator and solution seeker.

5. Professionalism:

Committed to the profession and maintains confidentiality Instills hope and pride in the profession Stands for rights while considering other‘s rights( assertive )

6. Advocacy:

Acts as an advocate for others specially for nursing profession and for nursing staff Acts as an advocate with physician Acts as patient advocate Acts as an advocate for nursing education and students for the rights and standards

Implications to nursing:

Regardless of the style selected the nurse managers should be aware of the effect of the style adopted in the hospital ,unit or educational institution ,staff and on the level of work performance.

Effective leadership improves the job performance. And quality on the whole .

Characteristics associated with leadership

Intelligence

Knowledge

Judgment

Decisiveness

Oral fluency

Emotional

intelligence

Independence

Personable

Adaptability

Creativity

Cooperativeness

Alertness

Self-confidence

Personal integrity

Emotional balance

and control

Ability

Able to enlist

cooperation

Interpersonal skills

Tact

Diplomacy

Prestige

Social participation

LEADERSHIP ROLES

Decision maker

Communicator

Evaluator

Facilitator

Risk taker

Mentor

Coach

Counselor

Teacher

Critical

thinker

Buffer

Forecaster

Influencer

Creative

problem

solver

Change

Energizer Advocate

Visionary

agent

Diplomat

Role model