1. Leadership and Followership
Chapter 1
Leadership and Followership

2. Leadership
Leadership is the ability to influence the behavior of others.

3. Followership
Separate from leadership
Reciprocal roles
Active roles

4. Becoming a Follower Make suggestions Be supportive of others
Listen carefully
Continue to learn

5. Leadership Theories Trait theories Intelligence Initiative Creativity
Risk-taking

6. Behavioral Theories Concerned with what the leader does Autocratic
Democratic
Laissez-faire

7. Comparison of Authoritarian, Democratic, and Laissez-Faire Leadership Styles
Degree of Control
High Control
Moderate Control
Little Control
Assumption of Responsibility
Leader
Shared
Abdicate
Efficiency
Very Efficient
Less Efficient than Authoritarian
Inefficient

8. Additional Styles Task vs. relationship Situational Transformational
Moral

9. Qualities of a Leader Integrity Courage Initiative Energy Optimism
Perseverance
Balance
Ability to handle stress
Self-awareness

10. Behaviors of a Leader Thinks critically Solves problems
Respects people
Communicates skillfully
Sets goals
Shares a vision
Develops self and others

11. Are You a Winner or a Whiner?
A winner says
We have a real challenge here
I’ll give it my best
That’s great!
We can do it
Yes!
A whiner says
This is really a problem
Do I have to?
That’s nice, I guess…
Impossible. It can’t be done.
Maybe…

12. Keys to Effective Management

13. Management
Decisional
Interpersonal
Informational

14. Interpersonal Networking Conflict negotiation and resolution
Employee development
Rewards and punishment

15. Decisional Employee evaluation Resource allocation Planning
Job analysis and redesign

16. Informational Spokesperson for staff and the organization
Monitoring activities of the units and work groups
Dissemination of information

17. Conclusion
Every professional nurse needs leadership and followership skills to be effective.

18. Conclusion
Different groups respond to different management styles.