Short chapters, each with a list of topic-specific reflective questions to help the reader integrate the concepts into his or her own leadership or mentoring style make it perfect for courses, study, and mentoring programs. •Chapters are in alphabetical order by topic for quick and easy reference with an extensive index and author reference. •Wide variety of topics designed to meet nurses’ interests and needs including aging population, critical thinking, decision-making as a leader, moral courage, global nursing at its best, hospitals as a business, innovation, leading point-of-care transformation, negotiation skills, risk management and safety, self-image, the first 100 days as a nurse leader, and work-life balance.
Nancy Rollins Gantz, MSN, RN, PhD, MBA, NE-BC, MRCNA, is president of cultural appreciation through professional practice and Synergy (CAPPS) International. Originally from the USA, Gantz, a fellow of the Wharton School Program in Management for Nurse Executives at the University of Pennsylvania, has published and presented in more than 45 countries. She received the American Organization of Nurse Executives' Prism Award for her leadership in international nursing and cultural diversity.