2023 Leading Change Recognition of salient factors that contribute to great leaders is important in establishing among employees the

Leading Change

Recognition of salient factors that contribute to great leaders is important in establishing among employees the willingness to follow a person through the change process. In this assignment, you will discuss the characteristics that contribute to a person being either a good manager or a great leader.

Consider an organization that employed or is currently employing your services as a nurse. Describe a time when you believe that the organization did a good job of transitioning to a change.

Week 3 Discussion Question

Leading Change

Recognition of salient factors that contribute to great leaders is important in establishing among employees the willingness to follow a person through the change process. In this assignment, you will discuss the characteristics that contribute to a person being either a good manager or a great leader.

Consider an organization that employed or is currently employing your services as a nurse. Describe a time when you believe that the organization did a good job of transitioning to a change.

• Describe the issue that brought about the need for change.
• Describe the change implemented and how it was implemented.
• Cite examples that indicate the organization did a good job of transitioning to the change.

To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

From your course textbook, The New Leadership Challenge: The Future of Nursing, read the following:

The Nature of Leadership: Distinguishing Leadership From Management

The World and New Leadership: Changing Our Thinking About Leadership

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ initial postings. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite sources in your responses to other classmates. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.

(These are the expectations to guide you to answer the questions above)

During Wk3, DNP students will differentiate between a good manager and a great leader; as well as factors organizational leaders use to achieve success for the patient, the organization and the employee.    

DNP Essential II – Organizational and Leadership for Quality Improvement and Systems Thinking is included in the wk3 discussions. 

Learning Objectives:

• Evaluate the challenges embedded in the changing and complex environment of business practice.
• The complexities in the formation of trust and power
• Two peer and One instructor  DNP Essential responses on different days