Leadership Coaching
Leadership Coaching – Future Smart Design
Colleen A. Chapp | 2020
Abstract
In today’s rapidly evolving and changing healthcare environment, nurse leaders must think differently and prepare to learn new skills to provide innovative leadership to transform healthcare practice and outcomes. Leadership development for nurse leaders must provide a foundation built on evidence and integrate essential skills to make more informed decisions and lead the way for necessary changes. A crucial aspect of leadership development is leadership coaching. This project focuses on designing a Leadership Coaching model and program integrating evidence-based nurse leadership competencies, the concepts of future smart thinking, and strategic and innovation leadership tenets. This project also focuses on essential knowledge and skills for Leadership Coaches to provide an optimal coaching experience resulting in the practical application of program model leadership concepts.
The American Organization of Nurse Leaders (AONL) evidence-based nurse leadership competencies reflect key competencies for nurse leaders in all positions. The program will begin with a self-assessment using the AONL Competencies. The areas of strength and opportunity for growth will be incorporated into a Leadership Development Plan created by the leadership coach. The concept of Future Smart was influenced by James Canton, author of Future Smart, Managing the Game-Changing Trends That Will Transform Your World. Canton (2015) believed that it is imperative to become future-ready to navigate the uncertain, disruptive, and complex challenges on the horizon. The curriculum courses include Future Smart Mindset, Future Smart Skills, and Future Smart Game-Changers. The Strategic and Innovation Leadership component of the curriculum reflects courses on strategic leadership characteristics, strategic foresight, and an ethical decision-making model; innovation leadership characteristics, organization design, and design thinking; global innovation and cultural agility; self-leadership inclusive of emotional intelligence and executive presence. The program encompasses didactic classes and practices with a leadership coach on-site and remote options throughout the program. The Leadership Development Plan is inclusive of the program components, regular progress reviews, practical application, and a plan for sustainability at the end of the program.
The Leadership Coaching – Future Smart Design supports internal career progression and enrichment from novice to expert nurse leaders. The intended outcomes of the Leadership Coaching program reflect the development and expansion of leadership thinking to better lead and influence healthcare teams and organizations in the ever-changing healthcare landscape, with an increased ability to actualize the practical applications of the program curriculum to anticipate future directions and make informed decisions.