What opportunities and challenges may arise as a result of individuals with differing leadership styles and skills working together? How would you work on a team or in a group with those whose style differs from your own?

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Diverse Leadership St the Week 8 Discussion, you discussed the implementation of a new product or service, aligned with organizational goals and professional standards, and described the management and leadership competencies that would facilitate successful implementation of this project.

For this Discussion, think again about the new product or service discussed in week 8, now consider a new product or service that you would initiate adoption. Consider the importance of building a team of leaders from across the organization to implement the new product or service you are recommending.

To Prepare

  • Think of a new product or service such as the one  in the Week 8 Discussion.
  • Consider the leaders across the organization you would work with to roll out the product or service. Which leadership styles and skills might you encounter as you work with various individuals?
  • What opportunities and challenges may arise as a result of individuals with differing leadership styles and skills working together? How would you work on a team or in a group with those whose style differs from your own?

Post a description of how the leadership styles and skills of others you would work with to roll out the product or service would support, complement, or contrast your own. Describe challenges and opportunities that may arise as a result of working with individuals with differing leadership styles and skills in a team or group setting.

 

Required Readings

Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2015). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application (8th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Review Chapter 2 with a focus on pages 44–50 as in week 8 for definitions of leadership styles.

Denker, A. G. (2014). Transformational Leadership in Nursing: A Pilot Nurse Leader Development Program. Retrieved from: http://scholarworks.bellarmine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=tdc

Simons, T., & Leroy, H. (2014). Issues in researching leadership in health care organizations. Leading in Health Care Organizations: Improving Safety, Satisfaction and Financial Performance (Advances in Health Care Management, Volume 14) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 14, 221–234.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.