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“Leading Better Care”: An evaluation of an accelerated coaching intervention for clinical nursing leadership development
Author(s) -
Cable Stuart,
Graham Edith
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.12590
Subject(s) - coaching , leadership development , nursing , bespoke , general partnership , focus group , psychology , action research , intervention (counseling) , medical education , medicine , pedagogy , public relations , business , finance , marketing , political science , advertising , psychotherapist
Aim Outcomes of an accelerated co‐active coaching intervention for senior clinical nursing leadership development. Background Co‐active coaching is characterized by a whole person approach, commitment to deep learning and conscious action through supportive compassionate and courageous coach–coachee partnership. The national leadership capabilities framework, “Step into Leadership”, was used for development and evaluation. Methods 116 senior clinical nurse leaders attended one face‐to‐face induction day and received a total of 3 hours of one‐to‐one telephone coaching and two virtual peer group facilitated sessions. Evaluation used primarily qualitative descriptive methods with iterative review of emerging themes. Results Capability mapping indicated self‐leadership development as the most frequently cited need. Improvements in self‐confidence, capacity for reflection and bringing whole self into the work were reported to deliver enhancement in team and service performance. Conclusions Co‐active coaching supported deep analysis by individuals. Focus on self, rather than behaviours provoked reflection on perspectives, mindsets, beliefs and approaches which can lead to more sustainable behaviour and support service change. Implications for Nursing Management Investment in a co‐active coaching approach offers bespoke support for clinical leaders to develop self‐leadership capability, a precursor to delivering positive impacts on care.