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Join the 8th Annual Conference to explore nursing leadership with a focus on unsung heroes and celebrated superheroes. Engage in the power of collective strength, reflect on past learnings, and pave the way for transformational leadership. Discover the common attributes of heroes and the significance of supporting one another in this dynamic journey towards a brighter future.
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NAPAN 8th Annual Conference “The (super) heroes among us - unsung and celebrated! Learning from our past ... protecting our future” J Rush, RN, PhD April 09
Objectives • To present a ‘new spin’ on nursing leadership • To explore how our way was paved in the past • To engage in the concept of nursing heroes and the ‘superhero’ • To recognize the value & strength of the collective …
Getting together • Retreat – body, mind, spirit • Strengthen commitment & the collective! • Reflect Ends in View Engage … Develop … Discover … TRANSFORMATIONAL
Paving the way… your leadership • Leaders don’t just happen • Skills • Goals • Vision • Mission • Know the landscape
Landscape • Relentless change • Competing priorities • Pressures • Complex Context • Bumpy road!
Role – as leaders & with leaders (at all levels) • Facilitator • Agent, Advocate • Accountabilities • Deliverables • Making a difference • Doing good • Doing the right thing … and doing that thing right!
Review in Brief…Transformational ‘Leadership’* • Is advanced by 5 primary behaviours and is everybody’s business: • Creating and sustaining trust • Enabling others to act • Implementing knowledge management or continuous learning • Leading and sustaining the process of change • Enacting moral leadership and person centered values *Kouses & Posner, 2002
Past & present… unsung & celebrated • Who are our ‘heros’?
Our ‘Imaginary’ Past • How did we learn about leaders and heros? • When was the idea planted & cultivated? • SUPER HEROS? • Think back… • Who were they? • What can we learn?
Attributes in common • Ordinary people … all have a ‘past’ • Play a role – usually a dual persona (Clark, Peter, Diana …) • Power … from environment, mentor, money, tricks, accident! • Strength is often kept a secret • Extraordinary deeds • Have ‘significant’ others (Robin, Alfred, Lois, Mary Jane, Aunt May, RCMP!!) • Learn about a problem … but usually trouble finds them! • Never ask/seek credit • Motto/tag line • Outfit • Don’t die • Leagues and Teams! • …… goals?