Workplace Culture and Leadership Paper

Week 9: Workplace Culture and Leadership

As is often noted, health care relies on the effective management of groups and teams. Positive, productive, and smooth group situations that contribute to the delivery of high–quality care and patient safety are especially important.

This week, you explore the nurse leader’s role in influencing workplace culture through leadership.

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Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Compare leadership styles.
• Analyze the role of the nurse leader in fostering a healthy workplace culture.
• Analyze how transformational leadership approaches align to mission and values of workplace environments.

Learning Resources

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)

Gokenbach, V., & Thomas, P. L. (2020). Maximizing human capital. In L. Roussel, P. L. Thomas, & J. L. Harris (Eds.), Management and leadership for nurse administrators (8th ed., 189–226). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

Note: Please review this chapter.

Bell, N., Powell, C., & Sykes, P. (2015). Transformational leadership: Progressive managers that treat the workforce as a valued resource and use coaching skills to involve workers in planning and organization can transform the workplace. The Safety & Health Practitioner, 33(4), 30–32.

Boston-Fleischhauer, C., Herleth, A., & Langr, M. (2019). A call to action on point-of-care violence in hospitals and health systems. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(3), 116–117.

Fischer, S. A. (2016). Transformational leadership in nursing: A concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 72(11), 2644–2653.

Perlo J., Balik B., Swensen S., Kabcenell A., Landsman J., Feeley D. (2017). IHI framework for improving joy in work. IHI White Paper. Cambridge, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Retrieved from https://www.ncha.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IH… Workplace Culture and Leadership Paper

Wolf, G. A. (2012). Transformational leadership. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 42(6), 309–310.

Discussion: Workplace Culture and Leadership

Creating a collaborative, nurturing workplace culture is an important component in the delivery of quality healthcare. Personal styles of leadership play an integral role in the effectiveness of the team as a whole when developing congruency in evidence-based practices.

In this Discussion, you reflect on how leadership style can impact workplace culture.

To prepare:

• Review the Resources, focusing on strategies for effective communication, managing difficult conversations, and creating a healthy workplace.

By Day 3 of Week 9 (Post First)

• Briefly describe your identified leadership style and explain how it compares to the transformational style of leadership.
• Explain how leaders in a healthcare organization contribute to a healthy workplace culture. Then, explain how your style of leadership could be leveraged to create a healthy workplace culture.
• Finally, explain how leaders use transformational leadership to ensure congruency with the mission and values of the workplace environment. Workplace Culture and Leadership Paper