During the fall of 2000, the Patient Care Services Education Team, with the sponsorship of Mary Ann Thode, Tony Gately, and Marilyn Chow, began the Leadership Series for managers of nurses. We call this series, "Leading in a Changing Environment." We recognize the need to bring our managers of nurses together to identify strategies and tools to enable them to lead within our changing environment at Kaiser Permanente. The objectives for the series of conferences include:
- Encouraging the heart and spirit within one's self and one's work environment
- Identifying strategies and tools for better communication and team building within our work units
- Understanding the power of influence and decision making
- Identifying strategies and tools for enhancing a culturally diverse work environment
- Identifying innovative services and sharing of best practices
- Using the six Nursing Pathways as a guide for identifying implementation of successful nursing practices and nursing staff development
Since its inception, we have held seven forums, reaching over 2000 managers, directors, and executives.
Evaluations show sessions are positively received, providing managers with an opportunity to have candid discussions with organization leaders.
