Discussion 2: Your Leadership Profiles

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Discussion 2: Your Leadership Profiles

In completing the Clifton Strengths Assessment and learning my top five dominant themes of talent, which include in the order learner, responsibility, achiever, relator, and belief (Gallup & Rath, 2007). I knew I had always loved learning but never related being a learner to strength in leadership or a theme of talent. Of course, nursing is where we never stop learning. To bring the most recent evidence-based care, we must continuously learn. Being responsible has always been a core value. I respect others that are responsible and demand responsibility in myself; I have always believed everyone should finish what they start. Being an achiever surprised me even though I love accomplishing things and feel I cannot do enough for my team, family, friends, and especially my patients. To me, this was just being myself. I have always wanted to be a nurse, and I believe that when you are responsible for others, you must give 100 plus percent. Overall, the Clifton Strengths Assessment surprised me with how well it fits the core values I have always believed in.

Core Values, Strengths, and Characteristics

I want to continue to build on my strengths and core values of responsibility and learner. Being responsible is a trait that every nurse and every leader should have because nurse leaders must be able to empower our team to quickly adapt to changing protocols and procedures. Being accountable is a characteristic of a transformational leader who leads by example and establishes clear expectations for the team (Collins et al., 2020). I want to strengthen my learning abilities. For one thing, I enjoy learning, and as a leader, I would encourage my team to keep learning and growing. Transformational leaders motivate others to achieve their goals or set new ones by coaching and empowering team members to grow (Collins et al., 2020). The transformational leadership style has resulted in higher job satisfaction and lower organizational turnover. According to recent studies, employees are more involved and motivated to succeed, are more willing to participate, and are more accepting of change and learning. Martins Abelha and colleagues (2018) These are the traits and characteristics I want my patients to notice in me as a primary care nurse practitioner. These core strengths would help my patients believe in me and understand that I am committed to providing the best possible care for them and my team.

I completed Gallup’s StrengthsFinder Assessment to analyze my performance in specific areas of leadership. Areas identified cover five themes- learner, responsibility, input, relator, and developer. This assessment identifies my strengths to improve motivation, engagement, and self-conference. The results will allow me to use my skill set to its maximum advantage to promote success. Consequential leadership requires the cultivation of a lifetime of habits that build others and strengthen oneself (Broome & Marshall, 2021).

I enjoy engaging in adult learning experiences and thrive in dynamic work environments (Rath, 2007). I take psychological ownership for anything I commit to and feel emotionally bound to follow it through to completion (Rath, 2007). Excuses and rationalizations are unacceptable to me (Rath, 2007). I am an interested collector that enjoys the variety in life (Rath, 2007). I derive a great deal of pleasure and strength from being around close friends, but I do not necessarily shy away from meeting new people (Rath, 2007). I see each individual’s potential and view each individual as a work in progress (Rath, 2007). Others seek my assistance and encouragement because they know it is genuine and fulfilling (Rath, 2007).

Core values, strengths, and characteristics make up an exceptional leader. To be effective, I would like to improve in these areas of core values. Achievement and adventure are two strengths I would like to improve. In the area of achievement, I plan to obtain my master’s degree and specialize in psychiatric mental health. As for adventure, I love to travel and experience different cultures; this will expand my ability to relate to others. In the strengths area, active listening and flexibility are subjects I would like to improve. To improve on active listening, I want to better understand and gather information from others. I want to be able to adjust and adapt to changing circumstances and situations to improve my flexibility. Two characteristics I would like to enhance are compassion and perseverance. I want to increase my desire to ease others suffering. I want to strengthen my determination to continue with a plan of action despite its difficulty or uncomfortably. Enhancing leadership includes having competent leaders who can effectively communicate missions and visions and know and support quality improvement, accreditation, national performance standards, evidence-based decision making, participatory decision-making, and non-hierarchical collaboration ( Duggan et al., 2015).

References

Broome, M., & Marshall, E. S. (2021). Transformational Leadership in Nursing:  From Expert Clinician to InfluentialLleader (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

Duggan et al. (2015). Implementing Administrative Evidence-Based Practices: Lessons From the Field in Six Local Health Departments Across the United States. BMC Health Services Research, 15(1). Retrieved from

Rath, T. (2007). Strengths Finder 2.0 – with Access Code. Retrieved from

Do you believe you have the traits to be an effective leader? Perhaps you are already in a supervisory role, but as has been discussed previously, appointment does not guarantee leadership skills.

How can you evaluate your own leadership skills and behaviors? You can start by analyzing your performance in specific areas of leadership. In this Discussion, you will complete Gallup’s StrengthsFinder assessment. This assessment will identify your personal strengths, which have been shown to improve motivation, engagement, and academic self-conference. Through this assessment, you will discover your top five themes—which you can reflect upon and use to leverage your talents for optimal success and examine how the results relate to your traits.

To Prepare:

Complete the StrengthsFinder assessment instrument, per the instructions found in this Module’s Learning Resources.

Please Note: This Assessment will take roughly 30 minutes to complete.

  • Once you have completed your assessment, you will receive your “Top 5 Signature Themes of Talent” on your screen.
  • Click the Download button below Signature Theme Report, and then print and save the report. We also encourage you to select the Apply tab to review action items.

NOTE: Please keep your report. You will need your results for future courses. Technical Issues with Gallup:

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  • Reflect on the results of your Assessment, and consider how the results relate to your leadership traits.
  • Download your Signature Theme Report to submit for this Discussion.

By Day 3 of Week 5

Post a brief description of your results from the . Then, briefly describe two core values, two strengths, and two characteristics that you would like to strengthen based on the results of your StrengthsFinder assessment. Be specific. Note: Be sure to attach your Signature Theme Report to your Discussion post.

By Day 6 of Week 5

Respond to at least two of your colleagues on two different days by making recommendations for how they might strengthen the behaviors profiled in their StrengthsFinder assessment, or by commenting on lessons to be learned from the results that can be applied to personal leadership philosophies and behaviors.

Teia, your themes identified through the StrengthsFinder assessment are to be admired. I can relate to the achiever theme. In many ways, the attributes of an achiever are desirable and lead to success, but in some ways, they can be detrimental to your mental health and significant relationships. As nurses and career-minded individuals, we do get wrapped up in our work and tend to want to accomplish something every day; this is great, but while at work. I took this same attitude home to my partner, who was a long-distance truck driver and my free-spirited children, and they were not happy at all. Every day I set out with a list of tasks or goals to accomplish for the day; at some point, I did not only set my goals but set goals for my loved ones without them seeking my input. Sometimes our career strengths can be weaknesses in our home lives. In my family’s eyes, I was controlling and “OCD”, I treated them as if they were my employees, they could not see the value in the achiever in me.

I tell this story to drive home the importance of balance between living to achieve and living to enjoy life and all it has to offer. Research has proven that neglecting self-care, having a compulsive drive to achieve, and an inability to prioritize are all traits that put [healthcare providers] at risk for work-life imbalance (Balancing Your Life at Work and Home 2009). The consequences of this imbalance can lead to burnout, depression, divorce, behavioral problems, mood disorders, and substance abuse (Balancing Your Life at Work and Home 2009). It is those of us that are passionate about our career and patient care that often forget our own physical and mental health.

 

Balancing Your Life at Work and Home. (2009). Journal of Oncology Practice, 5(5), 253–255. https://doi.org/10.1200/jop.091018

RE: Discussion – Week 5 main post

Hi Tiffany:

 

I like that you got Harmony, we all need harmony in our lives especially nowadays. My 5 were positivity, woo, communication, achiever, and includer, with positivity being my number one strength. What was your number one strength? According to Broome, 2021, there are 7 common core values, responsibility, transparency, accountability, trust, flexibility, caring, and openness to new ideas. One of my choices on the core values was caring and the other was trust, without these leaders do not receive respect from their team (Rath, T., 2007). You put down belief in the need for teamwork, and I feel this is like mine. Like you mentioned some people are just born to be leaders, and we know others may try but they do not lead, inspire, or help the team become co-workers.

Rath, T.,(2007). Strength’s finder.2.0. 

 

Gallup, (2021). Your signature theme report. Gallup analytics and reporting. 

 

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