The Transformational Power of Leading With Head, Heart, Hands, and Habits (1 Hour)

This course really goes along with my nursing leadership class. It discussed a lot about transformational leadership. I hold to the belief that leaders are not born but made. The authors of this course stated "Competence in leadership develops over time and through mentorships that focus on the sociopolitical tasks and aspects of leading and managing." I really like that. I think leadership really does develop over time as the nurse gains more experience. Relationships are also key to successful leadership skills. The authors of this course then went on to describe how leaders can be transformed internally through there head and heart and externally through their hands and habits. Leaders are motivated with their "heart". Their head helps them see different perspectives. The hands represent public leadership behaviors. There were some great quotes used in this webinar. My favorite came from Aristotle. He said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." I love that quote! This course motivated me to always practice good habits and to be continually learning and developing my leadership potential.