title: From adversary to advocate: an application of transformational leadership.
abstract: Traditional management and leadership skills are not as effective in an environment where there is constant change. The successful manager is the one who can offer transformational leadership to the staff. This is demonstrated by a real situation in which abstract principles were applied to an actual perioperative setting.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Geuder
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muller-Smith
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*