Leadership style defines how a leader rule. The manner in which a leader rule differentiate a leadership style from others (Graham & Melnyk, 2014). One of the roles of a manager is planning and budgeting (Laureate Education, 2012f). Planning and budgeting involve the ability to use allocated funds to achieve customers’ satisfaction. In healthcare organization, a unit manager planning and budgeting include using employees, nurses, to achieve customer satisfaction through quality staffing. The tendency to retain and reduce turnover is an important aspect of planning and budgeting. Therefore, staff nurse job satisfaction and retention are crucial in achieving quality patient care and excellent feedback from healthcare consumers (Azaare & Gross, 2011). The type of leadership style used by a manager impact staff retention and reduction in turnover and thus reduction in recruiting expenses (Graham & Melnyk, 2014).

There are several leadership styles, not all exhibit the same traits, yet many commonly relate to democratic, laissez-faire and authoritarian styles. Leadership styles affect the entire unit, including employee morale, and ultimately can affect the quality of patient care (Cox, 2016). For instance, the democratic leader encourages open communication and staff participation in decisions. Relationships are important to this leader who places a focus on quality improvement of systems and processes, rather than on mistakes of individual team members (Marquis & Houston, 2015). Laissez-faire leadership is when the leader provides little or no supervision and prefers to take a hands-off approach (AANAC, 2014). When this occurs, the team is already motivated and is free to do whatever they want to do. However, this type of leadership is not helpful for employees who need some organization and direction. The authoritarian style of leadership places the leader as the ultimate decision-maker. Some authoritarian leaders may act outwardly aggressive and dominant, while others concentrate on using the experience to act quickly and strategically (Cox, 2016).

My current unit manager is a democratic leader. She has an open door policy where ideas are freely expressed, communication flows up and down between the unit manager and nurses. She displays leadership role and emphasis on developing nurses with strong decision-making skills, guiding nurses through suggestion, motivation, and constructive criticism. There is less control, and teamwork is crucial as it defines our achievement for the day and not just an individual performance (Marquis & Huston, 2015). She expresses her appreciation to all staff members that work with the nurse in achieving the customer satisfaction. Valuing staff promotes job retention, satisfaction, improved patient care and reduced cost of operation

I will like to be identified as a democratic leader because, it encourages the involvement of staff members to be active employees with high confidence in providing quality patients care while working as a partner with other healthcare members involved in the patient care. This leadership style facilitates employees to solve problems by allowing the team to have some flexibility in decisions making; by helping them identify issues and developing the resources needed to overcome their problems. This defines democratic leadership style because employees are directed through suggestion and guidance (Marquis & Huston, 2015). I will collaborate with staff members as I supervise to ensure patient safety and satisfaction.

In conclusion, an outcome of democratic leadership style is better staff satisfaction and lower burnout rates (Graham & Melnyk, 2014). Better staff satisfaction can lead to quality patient care and thus fulfilling the ultimate goal of leadership initiative, which is “strengthening leadership confidence and competence for the ultimate purpose of improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes, as well as of reducing costs.” (Graham & Melnyk, 2014).

 

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Ethics Case Study

Review the case histories available from the Society of Professional Journalists available at http://www.spj.org/ethicscasestudies.asp

Choose one case that you feel is especially relevant in terms of issues that matter to you or that you feel require careful thought and attention by communicators. Prepare a 2-page analysis of the case and answer the following questions:

⊛ What is the case? Offer a brief summary of the case and key points.
⊛ Explain why this case caught your attention.
⊛ What ethical dilemmas were inherent in the case that pertain to mass communication?
⊛ Do you think that this is an important issue for modern communicators?
⊛ Does the power of the digital age affect how this case might unfold in a digital era?

A Guide to General Ethical Principles
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Assignment 1: The Effects of War and Peace on Foreign Aid

Due Week 4 and worth 200 points

Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your choice. Your research should include an examination of the effects that war and peace have on the distribution of foreign aid, as well as the material covered by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 1 through 3.

Write a three to four (3-4) page research paper in which you:

1. Assess the positive and negative effects that peace and war, respectively, have on the distribution of foreign aid in the developing country that you have selected. Support your response with concrete examples of each of the results that you have cited.
2. Analyze the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and international lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by warfare.
3. Discuss whether or not the extension of foreign aid has successfully reduced poverty and the incidence of warfare in the selected country. Support your response with examples.
4. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic resources. Approval of resources is at the instructor’s discretion. Resources must also be within the last seven (7) years.

When referencing the selected resources, please use the following format:

• Webtext Format:
• • Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url.
  • • Example:

Understanding development (4th ed.). (2016). Asheville, NC: Soomo Learning. Available from: http://www.webtexts.com.

• Lecture Format:
• • Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type]. Retrieved from lecture url.
  • • Example:

Strayer University. (2013). Understanding Development [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from /bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html.

• Internet Resources:
• • Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource. Retrieved from website url.
  • • Example:

Wuestewald, Eric. (2014). Portraits of people living on a dollar a day. Retrieved from http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze how funding in the form of aid, investment, and loans moves from industrialized nations to the developing world to alleviate the problems caused by warfare.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in sociology of developing countries.
• Write clearly and concisely about sociology of developing countries using proper writing mechanics.

 

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Change Management Plan

A change management plan helps an organization succeed during times of deep change. A good plan helps an organization successfully plan, implement, and communicate the change process to its employees.

Identify a program or situation to be changed in your organization, in a Fortune 500 company, or in an organization you are familiar with. Then, develop a change management plan. The plan should address the problem you have identified and should include action steps, a plan for each of the responsible individuals, a timeline with accountabilities and due dates, and deliverables.

The change management plan should address each of the following elements:

1. Define in detail the problem, the recommended change, and the goals (desired outcomes) of the recommended change.
2. Identify, list, and explain the specific business needs driving the change.
3. List the implementation steps for the entire change management plan.
4. Describe the intervention that supports the organizational strategy for change.
5. Describe the measures you will recommend for handling the most likely areas of resistance.
6. Discuss your communication plan.
7. Explain how the plan would be implemented, monitored, and controlled.

In the process of creating a change management plan, integrate some change management theory and explain how using a theoretical basis affects the planning for and implementation of the change.

Use at least three references, including your texts. Remember that grammar, spelling, punctuation, the quality of writing, logic and flow, integration of theory, use of references, and content all count. Please use topic headings to guide your reader. Your plan must be at least five pages but no more than seven pages long and double spaced, excluding the required cover page, executive summary, and reference pages.

 

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THIS IS AN INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT. EACH TEAM MEMBER SHOULD COMPLETE A SEPARATE PEER REVIEW Please evaluate the performance of your team. Your comments will remain confidential, so please feel free to be as honest as you like. 1. In general, how do you feel the team worked together? 2. What was your individual contribution to the project? 3. What were specific obstacles your team had to overcome? How well do you feel your team handled these situations? 4. Were there any members of your team you think deserve special consideration, either positive or negative? There is no minimum or maximum word count for this evaluation, but try to give me enough information to evaluate your team’s performance.

 

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