THIS ASSIGNMENT
Requirements for this assignment:
• APA format
• 12 pt Times New Roman font, double spaced
• NO title page required
• MUST be at least two paragraphs but no more than one page
• MUST include two references, 5years old or less, listed in APA format on a separate page.
• MUST be FREE of PLAGIARISM
This is a discussion board post for a nursing class. Please keep this in mind when answering questions.
To prepare:
• Review the information in the Learning Resources, including the leadership styles identified in Chapter 2 of the course text.
• Bring to mind a leader in your organization or one with which you are familiar. Would you describe his or her style as authoritative, democratic, or laissez-faire? Why?
• Which characteristics or approaches demonstrated by this person would you integrate into your own leadership style? Which ones would you prefer not to integrate?
• Think about how this leader's style and resulting interactions may impact health care quality and patient outcomes.
QUESTION:
Post a description of a leader, distinguishing his or her style as authoritative, democratic, or laissez-faire. Describe the characteristics that inform your perception, and explain which ones you would integrate into your own leadership style, as well as which ones you would prefer not to integrate. Explain at least one potential effect of this leadership style on health care quality and patient outcomes.