Assessment 1

Leadership and Group Collaboration

Overview

Write a 3–4 page letter in which you analyze your leadership skills and how you would use them to lead a project requiring group collaboration.

Assessments 1 and 2 are scenario-based, so you must complete them in the order in which they are presented.

Leadership is an integral element in any job, regardless of the work title. However, it is important to recognize that leadership is not just one single skill; instead, success in leadership depends on a broad range of skills, among them decision making, collaboration, and communication.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

·        Competency 1: Apply qualities, skills and practices used by effective healthcare leaders.

o   Describe the leadership qualities desirable for the proposed project.  

o   Compare one’s own leadership skills against those of a chosen health care leader.

o   Explain one’s role as project leader, using approaches from a selected leadership model.

·        Competency 2: Apply practices that facilitate effective interprofessional collaboration.

o   Describe an approach to effectively facilitate collaboration among a professional team.

·        Competency 4: Produce clear, coherent, and professional written work, in accordance with Capella’s writing standards.

o   Address assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences. 

Resources

Required Resources

The following resources are required to complete the assessment.

·        Assessment 1 Scenario [PDF].

·        Letter Template [DOCX].

Suggested Resources

The resources provided here are optional. You may use other resources of your choice to prepare for this assessment; however, you will need to ensure that they are appropriate, credible, and valid. The NHS-FP5004 – Collaboration, Communication, and Case Analysis for Health Care Master’s Learners Library Guide can help direct your research, and the Supplemental Resources and Research Resources, both linked from the left navigation menu in your courseroom, provide additional resources to help support you.

Assessment Example

·        Assessment 1 Example [PDF].

Leadership

Read the following resources on leadership characteristics and styles:

·        Cote, R. (2017). Vision of effective leadership. Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics,14(4), 52–63. 

·        Delmatoff, J., & Lazarus, I. R. (2014). The most effective leadership style for the new landscape of healthcare. Journal of Healthcare Management, 59(4), 245?249. 

·        Eriksen, M., & Cooper, K. (2018). On developing responsible leaders. The Journal of Management Development, 37(6), 470–479.

·        Hewes, R. (2017). Top ten traits of effective leaders. Retrieved from http://www.amanet.org/training/articles/top-ten-traits-of-great-leaders.aspx

·        Reed, S. (2017). Five key attributes of leadership. Health Care Registration,26(12), 4–7.

The textbook references below provide additional background.

·        Rubino, L. G., Esparza, S. J., & Reid Chassiakos, Y. S. (2020). New leadership for today’s health care professionals: Concepts and cases (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Available in the courseroom via the VitalSource Bookshelf link.

o   Chapter 1, “A Call for New Leadership in Health Care.”

·        View Leadership Self-Assessment.

o   This self-assessment instrument will help you better understand your own leadership style, which is your perception of how leadership should be. Awareness of your style and recognition of the styles of others can help you more effectively strategize how you perform your leadership duties and how you manage situations from a leadership position.

Collaboration

Working together is essential to meet the demands of health care.  Professionals must collaborate, share ideas, and look for ways to continually improve quality and safety.  

·        Embree, J. L., Wagnes, L., Hendricks, S., LaMothe, J., Halstead, J., & Wright, L. (2018). Empowering nurses to lead interprofessional collaborative practice environments through a nurse leadership institute. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing,49(2), 61–71. 

·        Okpala, P. (2018). Balancing quality healthcare services and costs through collaborative leadership. Journal of Healthcare Management, 63(6), E148–E157. 

·        Assessment Instructions

Preparation

Read the Assessment 1 Scenario found in the Resources. Information in your assessment should be based on information from the scenario.  

Instructions

Develop a professional response to the supervisor using the template provided. The letter will have two main components:

1. Identify the qualities of a successful leader and compare them to your own leadership characteristics.

2. Make recommendations on how to lead and foster teamwork.

Please refer to the scoring guide for details on how you your assessment will be evaluated.

Submission Requirements

·        Your letter should be 3–4 double-spaced pages in length.

·        Apply correct APA formatting to all in-text citations and references.

·        Use Times New Roman, 12-point font.

·        Express your main points, arguments, and conclusions coherently.

·        Use correct grammar and mechanics.

·        Support your claims, arguments, and conclusions with credible evidence from 2–3 current, scholarly or professional sources.

·        Proofread your writing.

Please refer to the scoring guide for details on how you your assessment will be evaluated.

Leadership and Group Collaboration Scoring Guide

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