Report: Developing Leadership Skills Among Healthcare Professionals

This report delves into the development of leadership skills among healthcare professionals, particularly new nursing graduates. It introduces key leadership theories, including the Great Man Theory, Trait Theory, and Contingency Theory, and explores their relevance within the healthcare context. The report examines the leadership styles of prominent figures like Florence Nightingale, Dr. Atul Gawande, and others, relating their approaches to the discussed theories. It highlights how these leaders have adapted their styles based on situational factors. The conclusion emphasizes the applicability of the Great Man and Trait theories in nursing leadership, drawing on references from various academic sources that support the importance of effective leadership in healthcare settings. The report aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of leadership principles and their practical application in the field.

Development of Leadership Skills
Among Healthcare Professionals

Details about target audience
• They are new graduates in their first year of
employment in your organization
• Contextual degree or graduate background-
Nursing

Introduction of the key leadership theories

Leadership
• Leadership is an important factor, every
organization requires appropriate leaders.
Effective leadership is essential for a dynamic
profession like nursing.
• The are several type of leadership style which
are followed by several organizations

1. Great Man Theory:
1. Great
Man
Theory:
Leaders
possesses the
right traits since
their birth

Key leadership theories along with their
relevancy
2. Trait
Theory:
It is similar
to the Great
man theory

3.Contingency
Theory
States that there is a positive
relationship between
determination of leadership
and context or situation.

Famous international leaders of different Era
• Florence Nightingale
• Dr. Atul Gawande
• Bill and Melinda Gates foundation
• Joe Biden

Relationship with key Leadership theories.
• Relationship with “Greatman Theory”, “ Trait
Theory”- Florence Nightingale, new leaders
such as Dr. Atul Gawande, Bill and Melinda
Gates foundation, Joe Biden were the born
leaders.
• Relationship with Situational as well as
Contingency theory:
• They determine their own leadership style
depending on the situations they face

Conclusion
• In the conclusion, it can be said that, the can
be related to “Great man Theory”, “ Trait
Theory”, are the leadership theories
appropriate in the fields of nursing.

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