title: Nursing and the 21st century: what's happened to leadership?
abstract: This paper has stemmed from several conversations between the authors over recent times about the current state of leadership in nursing. The authors believe a lack of effective leadership has much to do with the times in which we live. As a result, this paper explores leadership against a backdrop of social and political change and seeks to revise the concept in light of 21st century developments. The demise of leadership is discussed and ideas about the emergence of new leadership brought to light. Finally the need for nurses and nursing to shake off the depressive effects of economic rationalism, join forces and unite for a cause is recommended.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University of South Australia. Sally.Borbasi@flinders.edu.au
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Borbasi
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gaston
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D009729:Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D009734:Nursing Faculty Practice / Q000639:trends*; D011057:Politics; D012922:Social Change; D017749:Total Quality Management