Transcript Slide 1

The following was presented at the Chapter Leadership Development
Workshop (LDW) during NTI 2011 in Chicago.
Authentic Leadership
Meaningful Recognition
Appropriate Staffing
Effective Decision Making
True Collaboration
Skilled Communication
Dave Hanson, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNS
Past President, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Director, Northwest Community Hospital Learning Center
12th Annual Chapter Leadership
Development Workshop
The Sharon J. Connor Leadership Development Keynote Address
Chapter Advisory Team
National Office Chapters Staff
Guess what
Grandma?
When I grow up I
want to be AACN
President!
AACN
Look Mom, I found it, I
actually found it! Let’s
hope it contains
instructions on how to
join AACN.
Oh my; of all days
to be missing my
front tooth! One
can only hope this
translates to being
an authentic
leader.
Does this count for true
collaboration???
Can we speed this
up, I can’t be late
for my AACN
Chapter meeting?
I ‘m convinced the
Sally Jesse Raphael
glasses will help me to
become a
skilled communicator.
Next stop…the
AACN
Leadership
Development
Workshop!
Learning Outcomes
 Describe the significance of the AACN Standards for
Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments.
 Identify how chapter leaders can positively influence change
in the community of acute and critical care nursing.
 Develop strategies for hardwiring AACN’s Healthy Work
Environment Standards into chapter operations.
 Celebrate our exceptional community of chapter leaders.
 Have fun.
The best way to escape from
a problem is to solve it.
AACN Standards for Establishing and
Sustaining Healthy Work Environments
Skilled Communication
Nurses must be as proficient in
communication skills as they are
in clinical skills.
AACN Standards for Establishing and
Sustaining Healthy Work Environments
True Collaboration
Nurses must be relentless in
pursuing and fostering collaboration.
AACN Standards for Establishing and
Sustaining Healthy Work Environments
Effective Decision Making
Nurses must be valued and committed
partners in making policy, directing
and evaluating clinical care and leading
organizational operations.
AACN Standards for Establishing and
Sustaining Healthy Work Environments
Appropriate Staffing
Staffing must ensure the effective
match between patient needs and
nurse competencies.
AACN Standards for Establishing and
Sustaining Healthy Work Environments
Meaningful Recognition
Nurses must be recognized and must
recognize others for the value each
brings to the work of the organization.
AACN Standards for Establishing and
Sustaining Healthy Work Environments
Authentic Leadership
Nurse leaders must fully embrace
the imperative of a healthy work
environment, authentically live it
and engage others in its achievement.
Assumptions Related to Toxic
Unhealthy Work Environments
 Increased risk of disease
 Low functional health
status
 Impaired coping response
 Frequent episodes of
depression
 Greater risk of violence &
bullying
Unhealthy & Toxic Work
Environments Can Be
Dangerous, Poisonous &
Even Fatal
URY
Health Work Environment
“URY” Significance
 Social well-being
 Mental well-being
 Physical well-being
 Attitude & Influence
Who’s the leader?
Leadership
Myths
Facts
 Leaders are born
 Leaders learn
 Elite or select few
 Leadership is practiced
 “I don’t have what it
takes”
 Leaders are developed
 “It’s not my job”
 Empower & inspire
 Leaders problem-solve
 Courage & Influence
Chapter Leaders as Influencers
 Leadership is organizing a group
of people to achieve a common
goal
 The leader may or may not have
any formal authority
 Leadership is ultimately about
creating a way for people to
contribute to making something
extraordinary happen
"People become leaders at the
moment when they decide for
themselves how to be. Free to
express themselves rather than trying
to prove themselves. One must lead
oneself before leading others.“
-- Dr. Marjorie Blum, PhD (Harvard University)
Influencer & Influencing Blueprint
 Find vital behaviors
 Change the way you change minds
 Make the undesirable desirable
 Surpass your limits
 Harness peer pressure
 Find strength in numbers
 Design rewards & demand
accountability
 Change the environment
You don’t lead by
hitting people over
the head – that’s assault,
not leadership.
Are We All Leaders?
Chapter Leadership Call To Action
 Outcomes orientation
 Accountability architecture
 Micro-innovation pilot projects
 Best practice spotlight
organizations
 Three "ates”
 Coordinate
 Evaluate
 Replicate
Final Thought…..
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