title: Becoming a nurse faculty leader: doing your homework to minimize risk taking.
abstract: Risk taking is an important aspect of academic leadership; yet, how does taking risks shape leadership development, and what are the practices of risk taking in nurse faculty leaders? This interpretative phenomenological study examines the meaning and experience of risk taking among formal and informal nurse faculty leaders. The theme of doing your homework is generated through in-depth hermeneutic analysis of 14 interview texts and 2 focus group narratives. The practice of doing one's homework is captured in weighing costs and benefits, learning the context, and cultivating relationships. This study develops an evidence base for incorporating ways of doing one's homework into leadership development activities at a time when there is a tremendous need for nurse leaders in academic settings. Examining the practices of doing one's homework to minimize risk as a part of leadership development provides a foundation for cultivating nurse leaders who, in turn, are able to support and build leadership capacity in others.
authors: Associate Professor, Nursing Department, St. Joseph's College, Patchogue, NY. Electronic address: cpearsall@sjcny.edu.
authors: Catherine
authors: C
authors: Pearsall
authors: Associate Dean, Westbrook College of Health Professions, University of New England, Portland, ME.
authors: Karen T
authors: KT
authors: Pardue
authors: Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Program, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Horton-Deutsch
authors: Professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato, School of Nursing, Mankato, MN.
authors: Patricia K
authors: PK
authors: Young
authors: Executive Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN.
authors: Judith
authors: J
authors: Halstead
authors: Assistant Professor, Tarrant County College, Nursing Department, Fort Worth, TX.
authors: Kristine A
authors: KA
authors: Nelson
authors: Coordinator Nursing Programs, Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College, Ogden, UT.
authors: Mary Lou
authors: ML
authors: Morales
authors: Dean, Professor, School of Nursing, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
authors: Eileen
authors: E
authors: Zungolo
mesh_terms: D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D007857:Leadership; D012309:Risk-Taking
keywords: Academic leadership; Homework practices; Leadership; Nurse faculty leaders; Risk taking