Colleague 1
Tameika Coates
End of Course Self-Reflection
The Business leadership course has changed how I view the modern-day issues in the healthcare sector and the necessity of nurses to be the change agents. The extensive discussion of bias recognition, professional networking, authentic leadership, and emotional intelligence has enabled me to build the essential competencies to fill the gap between knowledge and practice in nursing. The combination of theoretical coursework with practical knowledge has prepared me as a volcanic force of positive social change in healthcare institutions.
Impactful Learning Experiences
The reflective learning experience was most significant as it touched the subject of personal bias and its effects on clinical decision-making. Being aware of my unconscious bias against nurses who received international education forced me to address some of my long-accepted prejudices that would adversely affect patients and my workmates. The self-knowledge process sheds light on how nurses must become innovators and change agents because they must first deal with their shortcomings (Cusson et al., 2020). Also, the discussion of transformational leadership among Dr. Beverly Malone offered an excellent example of responsibility, inclusive leadership beyond clinical practice, advocacy, and systemic change.
Knowledge and Skills Acquired
I have acquired substantial knowledge of emotional intelligence, authentic leadership, and professional networking in the course. The Exemplary Followership Model developed by Kelly has taught me more about how effective followers can contribute to the organization's success because of their thinking abilities and ethical behaviors. I also acquired the skills to develop inclusive places of work that appreciate and reward diversity and foster equitable results. These competencies focus on alleviating the drivers of the knowledge-practice gap in nursing since they give the practical framework for applying evidence-based leadership practices (Gassas, 2021).
Application for Social Change
The acquired knowledge will make me a better change agent since I can practice inclusive leadership to minimize healthcare disparities. My plans include establishing mentorship for underrepresented nurses, promoting requests for culturally competent care policies, and involving professional networks in creating organizational change. By helping to eliminate bias in the clinical decision-making system and fostering emotional intelligence in healthcare staff, I will be able to participate in bridging the knowledge gap separating theoretical and practical nursing and prevent it from frequently driving the latter.
Future Career Applications
These ideas will also be directly transferable to my future career as a nursing executive, where I will promote diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. The leadership theories that I will read will inform me of my actions towards team development, conflict management, and the change process in the organization. Realizing the power of professional networking will contribute positively to creating coalitions to advocate and change the entire patient care system by improving the quality of care.
Overcoming Challenges
The most significant issue was dealing with personal biases, of which I was unaware. In reflective exercises and peer discussions, I learned to take this feeling of discomfort as one of the means of development instead of being defensive about it. The process has made me understand that I must keep reviewing myself and how it requires cojones to be an effective leader.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the course has enabled me to solve the numerous challenges faced by healthcare in the contemporary world through evidence-based leadership. Because of theoretical and practical education, I am now prepared to be an agent of positive social change that can reduce the knowledge-practice gap and fill it to bring inclusive and equal healthcare services to all populations.
References
Cusson, R. M., Meehan, C., Bourgault, A., & Kelley, T. (2020). Educating the next generation of nurses to be innovators and change agents. Journal of Professional Nursing, 36(2), 13–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.07.004
Gassas, R. (2021). Sources of the knowledge-practice gap in nursing: Lessons from an integrative review. Nurse Education Today, 106(1), 105095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105095
Colleague 2
Fien Fomunung
End of course reflection
This has been an amazing journey. The discussion we had every week made a significant impact on my life as a CEO of an organization,
Apart from reading and responding to one or two of my classmates, I made an obligation to read the discussions of the whole class. I was so amazed to read a lot more than what the assignment required from me. I got to read different experiences, how different people manage their business, organizations, workplace and how they handle everything. I will go ahead to read the reflections of all my classmates, and the responses others will be giving made me gain a lot of knowledge and I can say a lot of things I picked from the discussion section have gone a long way to help me make a lot of changes in my own company. I used to wait impatiently to read the wide variety of ideas in the discussion section and made sure I picked a few ideas.
I will say everything I learn has been helpful but the one thing that brought a turning point to me as a manager of an organization was when we studied employee engagement and motivation. WHEN A WORKPLACE IS ENGAGED, ITS EMPLOYEE BECOME COMMITTED AND HAPPY. This simple statement changes a lot of things in my company. And the results have been clearly visible for a few months now. My productivity has increased, and my sales have increased. I implemented everything in this week’s discussion in my company, and I saw the change. I also created space for employees to bring out freely new ideas and I saw they work with joy, passion and freedom.
As founder and managing director of a company, managing 13-20 employees, this course has changed a lot of things for me. I made sure I implement whatever I studied in the company.as a manager I have been working so hard to create a positive, inclusive workplace culture where employee is motivated and engage.
Position, inclusion, diversity and culture are values that does not only benefit the company or its team, but it brings about a lot of change to the community and the society. As a manager I realized that I have the most pivotal role within my organization in promoting these values and I must work hard daily to ensure that these values and beliefs are put into practice.
The challenges I had were finishing up the resources for each module, managing a company and studying was challenging and I had to create time to do all, and I think I have done well.
I also face a challenge with the mursion portal which I did not get help till today and still hoping it will be sorted out for me to do my assignment.
