A 2.5 page paper that comments on the types of leadership positions nurse may fill and then discusses leadership styles. This case study is about an authoritarian manager, that style is described. The writer then discusses the organizational culture and the need for this manager to adopt a different style. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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directors of patient care services, nursing directors, nurse managers, nurse educators (Flinders Medical Centre, 2004). Depending on location and institution, nurses may be the chief nurse executive, directors of nursing
homes and a vast array of other types of leadership positions. Numerous leadership styles have been identified in the literature for over a century. Valentine reports there are three
distinct leadership styles that are suggested when managing the new nurse (2002). These are the "quantum leadership, transformational leadership and the dynamic leader-follower relationship model" (Valentine, 2002). Quantum addresses the
expanded knowledge of todays nurses and promotes giving a degree of autonomy to them; transformational leadership promotes change and empowerment; and dynamic leader-follower based on the theory that the interactions
between leader and follower are dynamic and ever-changing (Valentine, 2002). The nurse leader in question does not use any of these promising styles, instead this nurse executive is firmly rooted
in the authoritarian model. The authoritarian style of leadership is one wherein the manager controls everything (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004). This manager seldom, if ever, asks for any input
from the staff, makes most decisions unilaterally and issues orders and directives (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004). The focus is always on accomplishing the task or objective rather than on
people (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004). They make the policies and rules very clear and expect everyone to follow them (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004). Interestingly, Holverson says "No longer
are leaders inaccessible, authoritarian directors of the past; Leaders today must realize that being an effective leader is about connecting, supporting and inspiring the people they lead" (2004). This type
of leadership style can still work in bureaucracies but typically, only with persons who have little education (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004). It is true, however, that certain organizational