What is it that makes developing and leading teams in this industry different from others?

Leadership in Healthcare Organizations

Increasingly, professional success depends upon your ability to work effectively within and sometimes lead a team. The team has become the basic unit of performance in modern organizations. The ability to develop and lead teams, particularly interdisciplinary teams, is becoming a core competency for nursing leaders.

This assignment is 4-5 pages in length, formatted in MS Word, and written in a scholarly manner. Your report should be idea-driven, but researched based, so be sure to include research citations.

In the first section of this assignment, describe at least three unique challenges associated with leading health care teams. What is it that makes developing and leading teams in this industry different from others? Most of the literature and research about team-building is not industry specific, but we know that each industry has its own unique challenges. What are they in healthcare?

In the second section of this assignment, consider the importance of collaboration and courage as fundamental skills necessary when leading teams. Both traits can be demonstrated through the behavior of the leader. There are signs that the staff need to see in the leader to indicate he or she acts courageously, such as:

Does not hold back negative news

Speaks up in controversies

Does not fear sharing views

Is direct with others

Can express countervailing views

Does not shy away from noise

Engages change directly

Discuss why these characteristics are important when it comes to leading teams. Describe methods innovative leaders apply to ensure point-of-service engagement and ownership in creating a culture of collaboration. Analyze how you ensure the support of other executives who might not be familiar with nor value the benefits of collaborative relationships among healthcare team members.

What do you need to do to develop these behaviors? Give one example of where use of these behaviors may have led to a different outcome or where use of these behaviors resulted in exemplary, collaborative and innovative team work.

Finally, strong leaders recognize that an important part of team building is reflection. Consider your personal biases, desires, and preferences. Critical components that should be carefully considered in this reflective self-assessment are:

Personal biases

Current mental models

Individual needs

Past practices

Self-fulfilling expectations

Wish listing

Prescriptive deliberation.

Conclude this assignment with a summation of where healthcare is, where you are, and what you need to develop to your skill set when leading diverse health care teams.

Be sure to cite at least three references to support your work in this assignment using APA format. Include a title page and a reference page.