Well, I don't own pearls. Lord knows you don't pay the colored enough to afford pearls! And I work like a dog day and night, living on coffee from a pot none of you want to touch! So, excuse me if I have to go to the restroom a few times a day.”
This scene is a huge part of the transformation that took place because it led to the integration of the bathrooms at NASA. Johnson’s leadership shows that even when we do not think we are being powerful our actions can lead to huge social change. In a sense, this is also an example of transactional leadership because she also did it for her own personal gain. Johnson is furthering her own career while also making waves for the future.
In Erin Brockovich Brockovich fights for justice for a town whose water was poisoned by a California Power Company. The company PG&E is using dangerous amounts of chromium in Hinkley California and the residents are beginning to suffer from extreme illnesses such as cancer, seizures, and other life threatening conditions. Brockovich becomes a leader by being a champion for these people when no one else was fighting for them. Despite the fact that she is just a legal assistant, she manages to convince the people of Hinkley to let her fight for their rights. This is what makes Brockovich so transformational as a leader. The people of Hinkley were simply accepting their fate until she showed up. She put in the work and started the revolution that lead to their huge win in court. Brockovich was only able
This paper summarizes the article written by Cam Caldwell, Rolf D. Dixon, Larry A. Floyd, Joe Chaudoin, Johnathan Post, and Gaynor Cheokas regarding the need for a new type of leadership in today’s social work environment, defined as Transformative leadership. The article itself varies in the definition, however in a broad sense Transformative leadership is maintaining good moral standing and sound business ethics among employees and individuals inside and outside the workplace. However, in order to reach this theoretical level of business related moral and ethical leadership known as
This paper will focus on how effective Leadership can influence policy and change in the United States healthcare system. The implementation of new policy, program, and institutional change is often meant to improve the quality of the nation's ever-changing healthcare system. Several journal articles and texts have been selected particularly with a focus on leadership strategies to improve the quality of healthcare, and leadership’s ability to influence implemented changes to the system. The question proposed is; does leadership encourage and influence both public and private initiatives that measure health outcomes, and organize systems to improve health services when
Connie Clerici is a registered nurse who started out as a critical care nurse that specialized in pediatrics and the intensive care unit. Clerici left the hospital setting looking for a new career path, and was asked to help relocate children from The Christopher Robin Home for the Children, which was being closed for euthanasia allegations (Cavanaugh, 2012). So, her new role required her to help place children into a safe community setting which accommodated and cared for the children’s complex health needs. Clerici was also responsible for purchasing nursing services and in her opinion found below average nursing care (Cavanaugh, 2012). Throughout this time Clerici believed that she could be doing more for these children and after three
Using transformational leadership in nursing practice can increase morale, motivation, and enhance job performance, which can ultimately improve patient outcomes and quality of care. The purpose of this paper is to explain what exactly transformational leadership is, and how it can be used by nurse leaders within a health care setting to inspire positive change within the working environment to improve patient quality of patient care and improve job performance.
Katherine vehemently debases Harrison of his public condemnation for her frequent absences. Katharine speaks to the distance she travels each and every time she needs to relieve herself. She expresses the burden of these prejudices, which obstruct her work, her livelihood, and her responsibility as a single mother to provide for her daughters. The following scene is a touching demonstration of breaking racial boundaries. Harrison knocks the “coloured” sign down and asserts, “Here at NASA we all pee the same colour.”
In order to develop strong leaders throughout the nursing industry, one must encompass various traits from all types of leadership theories. Of the many different theories, transformational leadership has a heavy impact in creating a strong and successful leader. Strengths Finder 2.0 guides individuals into focusing on developing themselves through their strengths instead of trying to fix their weaknesses. In doing so, individuals are able to develop natural talents in a way that creates a higher achieving workplace. This paper will explore the use of applying transformational leadership focused on developing strengths and how it can be applied to nursing as an industry, in personal practice,
A transformational leadership style along with good communication skills can be used to manage the multiples issues Hartland Memorial faces. “Transformational leadership involves anticipating future trends, inspiring followers to understand and embrace a new vision of possibilities, developing others to be leaders, and reward learners” (Hellriegal & Slocum, 2009, p. 301). Elizabeth and her associates should have the necessary qualities of a transformational leader; integrity, accountability, and motivation, so the staff can identify with them. The nurse manager could give nurses opportunities to demonstrate and experience leadership in their profession on a regular basis. Effective leadership is critical in delivering high quality care; equally
Post by Day 3 your explanation of the strengths and weaknesses of the dyadic relationship in LMX Theory. Explain the impact these strengths and weaknesses might have on leadership. Compare LMX Theory to Transformational Leadership. Explain the relationship between the characteristics of LMX Theory and Transformational Leadership. Provide an example from your experience or one from the Learning Resources that supports your response.
A transformative leader is a leader who can bring about influential change in others. These leaders not only transform essential change, they change the way we think and act. Transformative leaders create practices and processes in organizations proactively. In addition, transformative leaders can be found at different levels in an organization. They can hold the title ranging from supervisor to executive director. This essay primarily focuses on the challenges faced by the Training & Development (T&D) Specialist, who is capable of
Transformational leadership. Burns (1978) is recognized as one of the earliest theorist on transformational leadership, who introduced transformational leadership over 30 years ago. Transformational leaders are perceived as leaders who uplift their employee morale, subsequently uplifting the entire organizational. Transformational leaders are known by their capacity to inspire followers to forgo self-interests in achieving superior results for the organization (Clawson, 2006). Avolio and Yammarino (2002) shared Bass’s explanation of transformational leadership as leaders who act as agents of change that stimulate, and transform followers’ attitudes, beliefs, and motivate from lower to higher level of arousal.
The transformational exemplary leader is a risk taker and has adaptive thinking skills. This leader helps move the organization to the forefront of health care. The leader can be a risk taker and move the organization and development quality improvements programs in patient safety, patient satisfaction, healthy work environment, and employee satisfaction. Effective nurse leaders need the assurance to take risks (Crenshaw & Yoder-Wise, 2013). Baylor Scott & White Health at All Saints has an initiative for patients to be discharged by 10:00 in the morning. Kidney transplant patients are more complicated to discharge; for example, two- hour discharge teaching; removal of central lines; removal of bladder catheters by 6:00 in the morning; patients
The overarching problem in the movie was the contamination of the water in Hinkley, California. The water was contaminated by a substance called chromium VI by the water company, PG&E. Chromium VI is highly toxic to human beings and the company, knowing how toxic it is, dumps it into the water that the residents use. When Erin finds out about the chromium VI in the water, she begins by bringing it to the attention of the families who may have been affected by it.
According to the papers Brockovich found, a company, Pacific Gas and Electric, was attempting to cover up a contamination that was causing numerous individuals to become ill. Hexavalent chromium was found in the homes of the individuals. According to the researcher in the movie, hexavalent chromium is very harmful and can kill an individual. Brockovich decided to do some more research into it and found that the company was not giving the individuals the money they needed to pay for their medical bills. Brockovich then decided to test the water and talk to the individuals who were affected by
Being a good leader is done by making the correct choices and inspiring people to complete their tasks and work together as a team. In order to be a great leader you need to think outside the box and travel the road that is seldom or never traveled. A great leader will use their inspiration and determination to complete the tasks no matter what hurdles or problems they
Transformational leadership consists of four components, being charisma or idealized influence, inspiration and vision, intellectual stimulation and individual consideration (Marshall, 2011). All of these components are of equal importance when employing transformational leadership, but the component that I find most personally applicable is charisma or idealized influence. As a student nurse, my surroundings are always changing, one moment I am on the labor and delivery unit with a group of peers and the next week I am with a totally different group of peers in a mental health facility. Being surrounded by an ever-changing group with ever changing goals and objectives I feel as though it is a challenge to emerge as a leader. It is my personal belief that in order to become a leader, some sort of personal connection must be forged, and this can be difficult with a revolving schedule. Conversely, it is also my opinion that despite how well one knows the people that they are surrounded by, if one knows themselves and their beliefs and values, their charisma will be evident. Being charismatic is about being a role model and inspiring others to follow based on the personal qualities that one exemplifies (Marshall, 2011). A charismatic leader knows who they are and where they are going and does everything with a