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1. 1-Please answer based on these answers as they are listed, each one must
be answered in APAform and not less than 150 words
1-Emotional self-awareness has a great impact on the effectiveness of leadership. Knowing
one’s own emotional state and mood is crucial in building a professional and productive
relationship with one’s staff (Huber, 2014). Leaders who have the capability of being self-
aware of their emotions are better able to recognize when their emotions are having a
negative affect on people which then allows them to address it effectively (Goleman,
2017).Such behaviors such as being confident, involved and leading by example as well as
being humble and honest, and admitting to one’s own mistakes and taking responsibility for
what we do not know and knowing when to ask for help, I feel are characteristics of a leader
that not only encourage, but also motivate people in wanting to do their best. I feel that
people respond to leaders that make them feel as an integral part of the team. Allowing
people to provide feedback is one way of doing so, as it shows them that as a leader we care
about their input, their ideas and/or suggestions in moving forward with a certain
project.ReferenceGoleman, D. (2017). Self-Awareness: The Foundation of Emotional
Intelligence. Retrieved fromhttps://www.linkedin.com/pulse/self-awareness-foundation-
emotional-intelligence-daniel-golemanHuber, D.L. (2014). Leadership and Nursing Care
Management. (5th ed.). [VitalSource Bookshelf Version]. Retrieved
fromhttps://evolveebooks.elsevier.com/books/9781455740710 2-Leadership is more
than just being a point of authority and telling people what to do. Nurse leaders need to be
even more developed with working with multiple titles within the health care team such as:
Doctors, nurses, patient care assistants and so many other positions held within the
hosptial. Poor leadership can be recognized easily and can have an impact on how an
organization operates. According to Romanowska (2014) “Developing leadership
competence is a serious responsibil- ity. Poor leadership is common and may cause severe
human suffering, resulting in substantial costs for business and society. When organizations
invest time and money in programs for improvement of their leaders’ ability to assume
responsibility, they expect improvement in employees’ performance and health” (p.97). In
order for a leader to be successful they need to possess certain skills with self awareness
being one of them. Self awarenss by definition is one’s ability to recognize and conscious
one’s own character, feelings, motives and desires. As a leader this is important because
leaders often need to separate emotion to make sound decisions and judgments. A self
aware leader is more likely to not act on impulses. Being more aware of one’s own emotions

2. helps a leader to better understand the emotions and feelings of the perople around them as
well. Having strong nursing leaders are an essential part of organizing safe patient care and
a happy staff. Through experience I have found that you can encounter many different egos
within the hospital. The most effective nursing leaders are the one’s who are able to admit
when they are wrong and are open to other staff member’s input and advice. Havign self
awareness helps the nurse leader to set good examples for other staff members by using
safe practice and staff being more open to input from that leader. References:Romanowska,
J., Larsson, G., & Theorell, T. (2014). An art-based leadership intervention for enhancement
of self-awareness, humility, and leader performance. Journal of Personnel Psychology , 13
(2), 97–106. https://doi-org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1027/1866-5888/a000108 3-One’s self
awareness and behaviors’ have the potential influence us by the different things that can
factor us like our culture, belief and our values. According to Edwards and Daniel “varies
factors have a potential impact in the formulation of one’s self awareness and behaviors’
(2009) they also define values as “generals’ beliefs about the importance of normatively
desirable behaviors’ and actions” (p.655). A few years ago as a unit manager my beliefs
were no matter what the issues and problems were on the unit all staffs seems to work it
out every morning we had a meeting about things that gone wrong and what can be done to
get things better, I never had a problem getting staffs doing their job because, they knew
that I am always there to help and what I didn’t like for myself I don’t believe on doing it to
others. Some nurses always complained that the staffs do not respect them and never do
what is asked I can truly say this I never had a problem with getting staff to do their job,
because they know that what ever is asked of them I, as the manager can and will do. As
manager and or leaders we lead my examples to me that means whatever is asked of staffs
to do managers we have no issues doing it ourselves. Sometimes staff will say to me what
makes you tick meaning getting upset I always laugh and say you will never know, having
and knowing our self-awareness will help to keep emotions and behaviors under control no
matter how upsets and angry we get our emotions and what we feel should never be
displayed before other staffs, patients and or family members. If staffs need to be at work
early managers needs to be their early too. We need to be honest with our self don’t say one
thing a another. My weakness is I am unable to come to work and job in and work I have to
be at work a few minutes early at least 30 mins where I can calm by mind, do my walking
rounds, get my thoughts together and be prepared before I start some nurses have
problems with that because the seems to come to work late and that throws my whole day
off but that is something that I need to work on and currently doing. While I was doing the
unit manager I got written up the reason for that was I was told by the DON that I was
spoon feeding the nurses too much because I do thier job for them I am not the one that
seems to delegate and then return to make sure its done, at times I will help the nurses by
helping them to do and get the job done and I was told that it’s the nurses job and I am there
to make sure it’s done not to do it for them. The impact of improving value congruence itself
may not be as successful a strategy as focusing on the resultants of value. (Edwards&
Daniels,2009)Edwards, & Daniels. (2009). 655. Retrieved October 17, 2018. Reply | Quote
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