title: Sense Making and Knowledge Transfer: Capturing the Knowledge and Wisdom of Nursing Leaders.
abstract: Experienced nurse leaders possess leadership wisdom that must be passed on in thoughtful, systematic ways to younger leaders. Sense making is an intentional process that has been useful in bringing forward a leader's implicit knowledge and wisdom gained over the years. This article examines leadership wisdom, complexity, and knowledge in the context of today's dynamic environment-and offers a concrete example of how the sense-making methodology can work.
authors.affiliation: CEO, Sagis Corporation, Shoreview MN 55126.. Electronic address: alinderman@sagiscorp.com.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Linderman
authors.affiliation: Professor and Director, Katharine J Densford Int'l Center for Nursing Leadership, Katherine R and C Walton Lillehei Chair in Nursing Leadership, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis MN 55455.. Electronic address: dpesut@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pesut
authors.affiliation: Professor ad Honorem, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis MN 55455.. Electronic address: disch003@umn.edu.
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Disch
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D007802:Language; D007857:Leadership; D009740:Nursing Staff
keywords: Knowledge complexity; Knowledge transfer; Leadership development; Sense making; Wisdom leadership