Marjorie Benton

Leadership and Authority

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Write a journal entry of 1,500 words on the subject of authority, including the following:

  1. Practicum Activities Reflection: Provide your observations and thoughts on the activities of a (nurse manager/leader ) in your practicum setting (Nursing skilled Rehab facility) as a servant leadership/ and use of power.
  2. Application of Leadership: Explain your place of influence in your professional life as a (Nurse manager/ leader).
  3. Practicum Project Preparation: Describe the goals you have set for your practicum project (on use of EBP to make clinical nursing decision as a leader/ or in daily nursing care decision).
  4. Leadership Video Reflection: Reflect on at least two things you learned from the “Servant Leadership – Issue of Authority” video.
  5. Resources : View the “Servant Leadership – Issue of Rule” video. Note: This is a playlist of videos pertaining to leadership. .https://lc.gcumedia.com/nur670/servant-leadership/v2.1/. Use 3 APA reference to support your journal.
  6. Use the “Leadership Journal Template” to complete this assignment.

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In contemporary society, leaders should have the ability to influence others to follow their directives. Having a leadership title is almost always never sufficient to sway people to act in a particular manner. There are certain attributes and traits a leader has to demonstrate to their followers to convince them to follow their directives or implement their ideas. One of my greatest assets is my listening skills. Ever since I was young, my parents endeavored to inculcate into me the essence of listening first before speaking. Courtesy of this, I was able to hone my listening skills, and with consistent practice, I was able to become an active listener. This skill has so far proven to be quite invaluable to me, especially during my leadership tenures in my academic life. From experience, I understood that to convince or influence people to follow the agenda I came up with, these individuals needed to be heard.

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Leadership and Authority