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Leadership Study Guide 1
Ldrshp Clinical Decision Makng (Wichita State
University)
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N460 Leadership – Quiz 1
Blueprint
Lecture 1 - Intro to Leadership, Teamwork, and Clinical Orientation/Delegation
1. Discuss what “the evidence” tells us about the kind of organizational
structure that is needed to create change
2. Discuss six important concepts the nurse graduate will “need to know now”
Know that new employees are expected to be competent followers and
self-managers
Develop trust early with your teammates and the clinical manager/director
Remember that followership employs the same level of knowledge,
skills, and abilities as required of leaders and managers, but is the
acquiescence of leading and managing for the benefit of organizational
and team cohesion
Understand the organization and organizational functioning because
clinical care is delivered in these settings and with interdisciplinary teams
Be willing to make decisions and then take action. Without action,
no leadership or management has occurred
Social networking creates a web of relationships and resources needed
for effective leading and managing
3. Identify characteristics of high performing teams
There is a clear unity of purpose; objectives are meaningful
Self conscious about its own operations; mutual agreement
Has set clear and demanding performance goals
Atmosphere tends to be informal, comfortable, and relaxed.
Frequent discussions where everyone participates; stays on track
People feel free to express their feelings as well as ideas.
There is disagreement, and it is seen as good
Most decisions are made at a point where there is a general
agreement; those who disagree do not keep it private and it is
discussed
Each individual carries his or own weight.
Criticism is frequent, and relatively comfortable; constructive
Leadership shifts from time to time.
4. Discuss the importance of team norms in the team’s ability to reach
identified goals team is starting to work well together and has turned
around from the “storming” phase; basically team is trying to attempt to
work together; Team norms are a set of rules or guidelines that a team
establishes to shape the interaction of team members with each other and
with employees who are external to the team. Once developed, team norms
are used to guide team member behavior. Team norms are used to assess
how well team members are interacting. Team norms enable team
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members to call each other out on any behavior that is dysfunctional or that
is negatively impacting the success of the team.
Meet the tasks of teams in the forming, storming, norming and
performing stages of team development forming (team members
are introduced); storming (team
lOMoARcPSD|13111427
Leadership Study Guide 1
Ldrshp Clinical Decision Makng (Wichita State
University)
, lOMoARcPSD|13111427
N460 Leadership – Quiz 1
Blueprint
Lecture 1 - Intro to Leadership, Teamwork, and Clinical Orientation/Delegation
1. Discuss what “the evidence” tells us about the kind of organizational
structure that is needed to create change
2. Discuss six important concepts the nurse graduate will “need to know now”
Know that new employees are expected to be competent followers and
self-managers
Develop trust early with your teammates and the clinical manager/director
Remember that followership employs the same level of knowledge,
skills, and abilities as required of leaders and managers, but is the
acquiescence of leading and managing for the benefit of organizational
and team cohesion
Understand the organization and organizational functioning because
clinical care is delivered in these settings and with interdisciplinary teams
Be willing to make decisions and then take action. Without action,
no leadership or management has occurred
Social networking creates a web of relationships and resources needed
for effective leading and managing
3. Identify characteristics of high performing teams
There is a clear unity of purpose; objectives are meaningful
Self conscious about its own operations; mutual agreement
Has set clear and demanding performance goals
Atmosphere tends to be informal, comfortable, and relaxed.
Frequent discussions where everyone participates; stays on track
People feel free to express their feelings as well as ideas.
There is disagreement, and it is seen as good
Most decisions are made at a point where there is a general
agreement; those who disagree do not keep it private and it is
discussed
Each individual carries his or own weight.
Criticism is frequent, and relatively comfortable; constructive
Leadership shifts from time to time.
4. Discuss the importance of team norms in the team’s ability to reach
identified goals team is starting to work well together and has turned
around from the “storming” phase; basically team is trying to attempt to
work together; Team norms are a set of rules or guidelines that a team
establishes to shape the interaction of team members with each other and
with employees who are external to the team. Once developed, team norms
are used to guide team member behavior. Team norms are used to assess
how well team members are interacting. Team norms enable team
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members to call each other out on any behavior that is dysfunctional or that
is negatively impacting the success of the team.
Meet the tasks of teams in the forming, storming, norming and
performing stages of team development forming (team members
are introduced); storming (team
