title: Leadership and Management in Aesthetic Medicine.
abstract: The aesthetic provider is obligated to leverage their leadership, management, and teamwork skills on a daily basis in order to deliver optimum aesthetic outcomes for their clients. This article discusses leadership and motivational theories, leadership and management traits, complexity theory, Gardner's tasks of leadership, and the role of emotional intelligence in leading, managing, and following, so the aesthetic provider can identify and align with a particular leadership and management style that suits their practice philosophy.
authors.affiliation: Connie Brennan, RN, CPSN, CANS, CPC, is currently the national director of Aesthetic Education for Life Time Fitness and President/Founder of Aesthetic Enhancement Solutions, LLC. Connie is a licensed registered nurse in 10 states and has earned advanced certifications in aesthetic injectables, laser resurfacing, skin care, sclerotherapy, and perioperative nursing over the course of 27 years in aesthetic medicine. Connie has worked as an expert alongside the ASPSN task force in creating the first Certified Aesthetic Nurse Specialist (CANS) examination.
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009042:Motivation; D000072184:Nurse Specialists / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011582:Psychological Theory; D013041:Specialties, Nursing; D013518:Surgery, Plastic