The New Leadership Challenge

"The New Leadership Challenge: Creating the Future of Nursing has been written as a reference book and textbook for undergraduate students in nursing, as well as for nurses in any practice role. The book also is helpful for nurses pursuing graduate study, including those preparing as clinical nurse leaders, nurse educators, or those pursuing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees. It provides an overview of significant ideas related to the multidimensional concept of "leadership" and explores the relevance of those ideas at various points throughout one's career development: beginning, intermediate, and advanced. This book takes on the challenge of exploring the elements of authentic leadership, particularly in the "new world" context we face continually. It explores various definitions and conceptualizations of leadership, examines extant theories of leadership, analyzes the notion of vision and visionary leadership, tackles the intr