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The Nature of Leadership: Distinguishing Leadership from Management | |
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Brief Overview of Selected Theories of Leadership | |
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Leadership and Management | |
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Tasks of Leadership | |
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Specific Distinctions Between Leadership and Management | |
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Elements of Leadership | |
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The New World and New Leadership: Changing Our Thinking About Leadership | |
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Preparing Nurse Leaders | |
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Chaos Theory | |
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Quantum Theory and the New Science | |
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Supporting Perspectives and Perspective Transformation Theory | |
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Followership and Empowerment | |
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The Concept of Followership | |
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Types of Followers | |
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Characteristics of Effective or Exemplary Followers | |
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Sources of Power | |
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Empowering Self and Others | |
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Strategies to Develop Effective Followership Skills | |
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Leadership as an Integral Component of a Professional Role | |
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Types of Leadership | |
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Emotional Intelligence | |
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Self-Esteem and Leadership Image | |
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Would-Be Leaders Become Leaders | |
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Leadership as an Integral Component of Each Nurse's Role | |
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Vision and Creativity | |
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The Concept of Vision | |
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Why Have a Vision? | |
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The Process of Creativity | |
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Gender Perspectives in Leadership | |
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Common Gender Differences | |
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Women's Ways of Leading | |
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Combining the Best of "Femaleness" and "Maleness" | |
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Strategies for Women and Men to be Successful Leaders in the Future | |
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Disequilibrium and Chaos: Invigorating, Challenging, and Growth-Producing | |
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Adjusting the Leader Role and the Practice of Leadership | |
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Defining of Chaos | |
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Chaos in Nursing | |
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Complexity of the Registered Nurse Role in the Current Healthcare System | |
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Facilitating Leadership in Chaos | |
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Change | |
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The Leader as a Change Agent | |
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Facilitating the Change Process | |
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The Process of Change | |
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Barriers to Change | |
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Dealing with Conflict Generated by Change | |
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Shaping a Preferred Future for Nursing | |
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Predicting the Future | |
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General Predictions About the Future | |
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Predictions About the Future of Healthcare | |
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Predictions About the Future of Nursing | |
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Characteristics of Nurse Leaders Needed to Create a Preferred Future for Nursing | |
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Developing as a Leader Throughout One's Career | |
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General Approaches to Leadership Development | |
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Environments That Facilitate Leadership Development | |
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Empowerment | |
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Mentoring | |
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Networking | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Concept of Excellence | |
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Leadership and Excellence | |
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Professional Involvement | |
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Annotated Bibliography | |
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Index | |