MGH Institute's program for nurse leaders: Raising Your Leadership Impact

Nurse leaders play one of the most pivotal roles in healthcare delivery as they directly impact both patient care delivery and the training of the next generation of health care providers. The IHP Program for Nurse Leaders: Raising Your Leadership Impact is designed for nurse leaders aspiring to grow their leadership practice for an even greater impact on individuals, teams, and organization. The goals of the program are to:

• DEVELOP your own vision of leadership related to self, team, and leading within an organization or a system.
• BUILD a personal action plan that will travel with you after completing the program as you continue your journey as a leader.
  

Throughout, participants will be exposed to leadership models and self-assessments, active dialogue about building effective teams, methods for creating a culture of change based on responsive/responsible communication and strategic thinking, and opportunities to reflect on and discuss application of learning through a community of learners and executive coaches. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of their individual leadership presence and skills and how those skills help them reframe their environment to engage others. A certificate of completion will be awarded at the end of the program.

Mid-level nurse managers and leaders across the continuum of care and academia, including:

• Nurse managers, directors, and supervisors
  
• Nurse Practitioners in a leadership role
  
• Nursing faculty in program director, assistant or associate dean roles

At the end of the 6 months, participants will achieve the following goals:

• FORMULATE a value- and strength-based vision for your leadership development using information and concepts from leadership models, feedback, and self-assessments.
  
• LEARN and APPLY awareness and resilience practices to promote an intentional and impactful leadership presence.   
  
• APPLY leadership skills to nurture diverse, collaborative, resilient, and high-performing teams.
  
• DISTINGUISH relevant communication practices to build relationships and navigate complex situations.
  
• UNDERSTAND the skills and behaviors of change leadership and systems thinking to advance individual, team, and/or organizational goals.
  
• APPLY course content and leadership skills to a self-selected project within your work setting and present lessons learned.

Virtual workshops accompanied by periodic online learning modules. Schedule is subject to change.

April - 2-Day Virtual Workshop

• Self as leader
• Evidence-based leadership models and assessments
• Mindfulness and resilience
• Emotional and social intelligence
• Team and collaboration

May-June - Asynchronous Independent Learning

• Self-assessment and environmental scan
• Reading and discussion boards
• Self and team development
• Small group session and/or individual coaching

June - 2-Day Virtual Workshop

• Developing Others: Leader as Coach
• Building Teams: Diversity and Inclusion
• Managing Challenging Conversations
• Systems and Strategic Thinking

July-August - Asynchronous Independent Learning

• Self-reflection, goal setting and action planning
• Small group and/or individual coaching
• Leadership action plan
• Just in time content

September - Closing 2-Day Virtual Workshop

• Sustaining a culture of learning and sustainability
• Change Management
• Leadership Panel Discussions - Leadership lessons learned

The framework of the program considers three inter-related dimensions of leading: self, teams & systems.

The program will draw upon leadership models, self, team and organizational development best practices, and the interprofessional collaboration competencies from the 2016 Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) as frameworks for selection of topics and active learning experiences.

The four competency domains of IPEC provide a foundation for development and achievement of program deliverables within the context of collaborative, team-based approaches to shared decision making and organizational effectiveness.