A personal leadership journey.
The author discusses the challenges she has faced during her tenure as chair of the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University and how participation in Project LEAD has had a positive impact on her development as a program director. She describes her leadership journey as head of the School of Nursing. The author also discusses the value of role models and mentoring during the Project LEAD experience. Benner's model of development is used by the author as a framework to chronicle her leadership progression, and there is an in-depth discussion of the five leadership stages: novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, and expert. The author demonstrates how she has progressed through the stages of Benner's model of development and shares how her patterns of thinking and behavior have progressed accordingly.
School of Nursing, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Richardean
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Benjamin
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D011361:Professional Competence; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014768:Virginia