Empirical studies indicate that only a handful of the soft TQM elements contribute to organisational performance. The elements of soft TQM, such as executive commitment, loyalty, teamwork and empowerment, training and education, are essentially leadership and human resource (HR) aspects. The objective of this study is to examine the state of leadership and HR focus in TQM research in Australia ...

Leadership in nursing administration is lived at the corporate level by the chief nurse executive, at the middle management level by directors of nursing and at the practice interface by nurse managers. Corporate and middle management exist to support the nurse manager at the practice interface. This is where the most important work is carried out to ensure that a quality practice environment e...

Nursing Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions Khoury, Blizzard, Moore, Hassmiller Quantitative/ Qualitative Journal of nursing administration The study found that people in general find nurses to be trustoworthy, especially when it comes to health care issues and also showed that people were aware of nurses' lack of presence on boards and decreased influence in exec...

Don E. Detmer has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) for the past five years, helping to set a course for the organization and demonstrating remarkable leadership as AMIA has evolved into a vibrant and influential professional association. On the occasion of Dr. Detmer's retirement, we fondly reflect on his professional life an...

Creating the future for practice calls for a new view of leadership and the evidence to support it. Gathering practice and research stakeholder to clarify the frame for research and the future of practice is critical to building a preferred future. Focusing on gathering leaders and providing a frame for their dialogue and interaction around executive practice for the future is important to crea...

Knowledge Workers and Infomediaries John Milam Executive Director of HigherEd.org, Inc. ______________________________________________________________________________ Knowledge management is defined and compared to information management and the institutional research function. In order to promote transformational change, new tools such as learning histories are needed; mistakes must be valued;...

Nursing Leadership from Bedside to Boardroom: Opinion Leaders’ Perceptions Khoury, Blizzard, Moore, Hassmiller Quantitative/ Qualitative Journal of nursing administration The study found that people in general find nurses to be trustoworthy, especially when it comes to health care issues and also showed that people were aware of nurses' lack of presence on boards and decreased influence in exec...

The International Conference on Cancer Nursing (ICCN) 2016 was held in Hong Kong China from September 4‐7, 2016, and its conference theme was ‘Embracing globalization through leadership and partnership in cancer care’. AONS executive committee attended the ICCN2016 and met Stella Bialous and Patsy Yates, president and president‐elect of International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC), to...

Creation of a high-reliability safety culture “is probably the most challenging work that a healthcare organization has to do,” says Ana Pujols McKee, MD, executive vice president and CMO for The Joint Commission. And as with any other fundamental change in healthcare, the hard work of accelerating development of a safety culture begins with senior leadership: “Without concerted and ongoing eff...

As healthcare organisations seek to enhance safety and quality in a changing environment, organisational learning practices can help to improve existing skills and knowledge and provide opportunities to discover better ways of working together. Leadership at executive, middle management, and local levels is needed to create a sense of shared purpose. This shared vision should help to build effe...