title: Maintaining the balance ... and thriving as a leader.
abstract: The challenges of leadership have never been greater, as health care continually faces unprecedented change. Today's nursing managers are confronted with demands from a variety of organizational stakeholders whose needs may sometimes seem dramatically opposite. Successful leaders of the next century will be those who understand these various needs and the importance of balancing them. These are the value-added managers who will make choices that lead to long-term success for their organizations, customers, employees, and leaders. They can only accomplish this by leading with a genuine concern for the well-being of all, defined in this article as love.
authors: Harrison Memorial Hospital, Bremerton, VA, USA.
authors: K D
authors: KD
authors: Sanford
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D015279:Organizational Culture