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Now that you know what the evidence shows, Are you holding your staff accountable? Leadership without accountability doesn't work. I can't tell you the number of issues I have seen in organizations that stem from lack of accountability. Nurse manager...

Correct! MunoRN

That's a quote with a significant meaning but at the end of the day the nurse manager does manage people. Whether someone is a good leader is another topic of discussion.

It's meant as managed in terms of management not control. You can start your own thread with an example.

Same thing- semantics. Thanks for your comments.

One more thing Larry77, people would rather understanding the manager rather than not- to my point they want to be managed.

I feel your approach to allowing them manage the issues is a process of them being managed whether you think so or not. A nurse leaders presence is management in itself. This is why when a unit doesn't have a manager the scores plummet because of the...

Hi everyone, I see so many issues faced by nurse managers. How do you improve your skills as a manager?

I agree with you Carrie. The combination of the two are key to staff feeling they can come to you with a clinica issue and holding them accountable.

This list is all wrong. Saddened that you feel this way.

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Talk about it...and the need to manage based on policy and the process of verbal warnings. You guys need to partner and have a plan before meeting. Verbals should be documented separately so you know if they have that option.

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Good luck but I know you can be successful by using team building and assessing your staff.

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