Leadership Theories and Conflict Management

Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday), and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Leadership Theories and Conflict Management [WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 3, 4, 6]

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, review the following:

Chapter 15: Leadership Theories and Styles
Chapter 17: Conflict Management and Negotiation
Article: Conflict management and teamwork in workplace from the perspective of nursesLinks to an external site.
Article: A focussed literature review of power and influence leadership theories Download A focussed literature review of power and influence leadership theories
Article: Conflict management as an organizational capacity: survey of hospital managers in healthcare organizationsLinks to an external site.
Video: What makes a great leader?Links to an external site.

This discussion post has two parts.

Part 1 Leadership Theories

Today’s leader is better described as a coach or facilitator, responsible for eliminating barriers including the removal of structural impediments. These changes intrinsically require leaders to possess a different set of skills and knowledge than previously needed. Leaders must develop the competency to effectively understand others at work, to use such knowledge to influence others to act in ways that enhance one’s personal and/or organizational goals, and to inspire people to engage in contributing to the effectiveness of the organization. Review the case scenarios.

If the first letter of your last name begins with

A through G, complete Scenario 1.
H through M, complete Scenario 2.
N through S, complete Scenario 3.
T through Z, complete Scenario 4.

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In Part 1 of your initial post,

Appraise the issues presented in your assigned scenario.
Determine a suggested leadership theory to solve the issues.
- Be sure to include the theorist and the major premise of your selected theory.
Defend your selected leadership theory as the best choice.

Part 2 Conflict Management

Conflict among health professionals is inevitable in contemporary health care delivery organizations due to a variety of factors, including employee diversity, status difference, heavy patient workloads, and the need to make difficult and timely decisions. Walston and Johnson (2022) categorized four types of work-related conflict: (1) task conflict, (2) process conflict, (3) relationship conflict, and (4) non-task organizational conflict. Conflict does not necessarily lead to ineffectiveness within groups or organizations. Positive conflict can act as a stimulus for change by encouraging debate, reducing collective group thinking, and stimulating critical thinking.

In Part 2 of your initial post,

Interpret your conflict management style based on the results from the Conflict Management Styles Assessment Download Conflict Management Styles Assessment.
- Be sure to present your results from the highest score to the lowest score.
Describe a conflict that you currently experienced in the work environment.
- Be sure to state the type of work-related conflict and your conflict style(s) to manage this identified conflict.
Analyze how you can anticipate and manage the identified conflict to reduce risks from occurring.

Your initial post of Part 1 and Part 2 should be a minimum of 500 words. Support your response with a minimum of two scholarly sources that were published in the last 5 years in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. Relevant professional experience may also be shared.

Guided Response: Due by Day 7. Review your classmates’ posts and provide a substantive response to at least two of your classmates who have presented a different leadership theory in Part 1 or conflict management style in Part 2. In your peer replies, identify interesting facts, differences, or similarities presented by your classmates. Each response must be a minimum of 100 words. You are encouraged to post your required initial post and replies early each week to stimulate more meaningful and interactive discourse in your discussions.

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