INSTRUCTIONS:
The nurse leader must have strong interpersonal communication skills, be able to effectively manage conflict, and be able to build and develop high functioning teams. The purpose of this paper is for you to discuss a highly effective leader in your organization following the criteria in items 1-5. Describe the characteristics of a highly effective leader. Which of these characteristics does the leader exhibit? Describe the leader’s communication skills with staff, physicians, other members of the interdisciplinary team, peers, and executives. What techniques do they use to address sensitive topics and conflict? Is it effective? Be specific. Discuss the types of interpersonal power they use to accomplish work and overcome resistance to change. Describe the leader’s team(s). Are they high-performing? If so, please explain why the team is high performing. If not, why does the team not perform well? Discuss the leadership skills the leader uses to building and manage groups and teams. Minimum of four (4) total references: two (2) references from required course materials and two (2) peer-reviewed references. All references must be no older than five years (unless making a specific point using a seminal piece of information) Unless otherwise specified all papers should have a minimum of 600 words (approximately 2.5 pages) excluding the title and reference pages. I have uploaded the required course material resources. You can use one of these along with the textbook that I have sent the login info for or you can use two of these along with 2 outside resources.