title: Developing leaders as systems thinkers-part II.
abstract: Continued from last month's column in which the demand for nurses as systems thinkers was defined, this month's discussion now focuses on four systems thinking competencies. Having determined the differences between systematic thinking and systems thinking, these competencies will aid professional development educators in advancing systems thinking content and evaluation into programs.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Bleich
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D013598:Systems Theory; D013850:Thinking