Leadership Coaching: Smarter Than Cliff Notes
Excited, energized, motivated, eager, enthusiastic—all words to describe how a nurse manager or director feels about the opportunity to advance or transition into a new leadership role. Conversely, there can be moments of angst, indecision, and uncertainty as unknown situations call for untried solutions. And once the onboarding process and close connection with a formal preceptor is concluded, new leaders may feel uncertain about next steps in their role transitioning process. Often new managers question their decisions, but there are limited trusted colleagues or mentors to assist in difficult problem-solving circumstances. These are the times when nurse executives seek additional support and engage outside assistance in order to ensure the new leader is successful. In walks the professional coach, a seasoned nurse leader who can assist with the next stage of essential role transitioning.