We do have one. It is called "Leadership and Case Management in
Nursing" and is available at: http://www.ed4nurses.com/leadership.htm
Thanks,
David W. Woodruff, MSN, RN, CNS
President, Ed4Nurses, Inc.
www.Ed4Nurses.com

--- In mpoweryournurses@yahoogroups.com, "Carolyn Hamilton"
<hamilton2@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Dave....This was really good. Why don't you develop a
leadership module for sale?
>
> Thanks.
>
> "Great opportunities to help
> others rarely come, but small
> ones surround us everyday."
>
> Carolyn Hamilton
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "bens_dad99" <dwoodruff@...>
> Reply-To: mpoweryournurses@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:54:41 -0000
>
> >According to Dr. Ernest of Ohio State University, leadership is
not
> >an innate characteristic. It can be developed through training.
All
> >nurses are leaders; so the choice is not whether to be a leader,
but
> >rather, whether to be a good leader or not.
> >
> >We lead our patients, their families, and each other. It is
> >important to recognize our leadership potential and to develop
it.
> >Daniel Goldman in his book "Primal Leadership Realizing The Power
Of
> >Emotional Intelligence" states that the individual's ability to
> >recognize and regulate his emotions and emotions of others
accounts
> >for 80 percent of leadership success in organizations. As nurses
we
> >need to recognize the leadership potential in ourselves and in
each
> >other.
> >
> >Dan Amos, the CEO of the insurance company Aflac, states if you
treat
> >your employees well, they will take care of your customers and
your
> >business. As a leader, it is important to develop an interest
with
> >those people you work with, whether they are your employees or
> >whether they are your co workers. If you have a sincere interest
in
> >the people you work with, you express that interest by finding out
> >more about them and by listening to their concerns. Developing a
> >genuine and non-judgmental interest in other people will help you
> >strengthen one of the most important leadership skills, the skill
of
> >relationship.
> >
> >The people you lead know whether you are genuinely interested in
> >their well-being or not based on your relationship. Developing
> >relationships is one of the most important things you can do as a
> >leader. You need to know what makes your co workers, your
employees,
> >and other people tick. For example, if you have a competency that
> >you need for your employees to understand and implement, you will
be
> >in a better position to gain their cooperation if you understand
what
> >their needs are and you shape the development of the program
around
> >their needs.
> >
> >The first step in developing leadership that works is developing
the
> >relationship; and if you are genuinely interested, you can find
out
> >what makes them tick. Then you have the opportunity to show them
how
> >what you are teaching can make their job easier and make their
life
> >better. Leadership takes time and it takes effort, but good
leaders
> >can change the entire culture of their organization leading to
more
> >cooperation and better patient care.
> >
> >Best wishes,
> >
> >David W. Woodruff, MSN, RN, CNS
> >President, Ed4Nurses, Inc.
> >www.Ed4Nurses.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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