NURS 6053 Discussion 1 LeaNURS 6053 Discussion 1 Leadership Theories in Practice Walden

 
Formal leadership theories focus on the principles of good management and the official aspects of the organization (Doherty & Hunter Revell, 2020). Formal leadership styles have strong similarities with the initiating structure. Xu (2017) discussed leadership theories in clinical practice as transformational, participative, transactional, situational, and autocratic. According to Xu (2017), transformational leaders motivate others with their vision and cooperate with the team towards shared values. Participative leadership is an administrative style that invites contributions from employees to organizational decisions (Xu, 2017).

A leadership theory that I have identified recently in practice is the transformational style used by a nurse leader in the hospital where I worked earlier. The nurse leader used to: Idealize influence to build confidence, practice inspirational motivation to articulate a clear

DQ Discussion 1 Leadership Theories in Practice
DQ Discussion 1 Leadership Theories in Practice
vision for the organization, encourage people within the facility to question and challenge assumptions, to look at old problems in new ways, and gave individualized consideration to each follower. The nurse leader was always open to criticism or ideas that would enhance the quality of working conditions. For example, the nurse leader once accepted ideas to reduce the working hours and proposed to the management to employ more nurses. One of the vital behaviors I have identified is that leaders’ influence and motivation have an impact on commitment to work and job satisfaction among nurses (Choi et al., 2016). Another peculiarity is that openness to new ideas improves the quality of nurses’ working lives (Ferreira et al., 2018). The openness and transformational leadership qualities were essential since it helped improve the quality of nurses’ working lives (Giddens, 2018). All the nurses are happy due to the traits of the nurse leader and thus remained committed to their job, and they were always satisfied