The Great man theory is developed on the integral features of leadership in persons, which determines whether persons are successful-born leaders or not (Spector, 2016). The mythology behind some of the world’s famous leaders, including Abraham Lincoln, Julies Caesar, and Alexander the Great, helped contribute to the notion that great leaders are born and not made. The Great man theory ignores other factors, including education, experience, and individuals’ behavior, in being great leaders. It proposes that such factors are not needed in a powerful leader since they only make leadership qualities. Mighty leaders have all the values of excellent leadership since they think strategically and then share their visions and plans with others in order to move and motivate them to take action with one common purpose and cause. The theory perceives leaders as heroes who direct subjects to differentiating between the right and evil. These heroes impact the society with great inventions and motivation for their followers.
The Great man theory fits with my style and strengths in the following ways. First, the idea promotes successful governance necessary for managing care effectively in health care organizations. Due to that reason, the use of the theory leads to the high level care by encouraging a high-quality system of health care and enhancing efficient medicinal attendance. The Great man theory fits my style and strengths because it offers foundational knowledge of care concepts that help those in the health care professionals describe what they do for patients and the reasons for their undertakings. And this is particularly significant since it will help me articulate evidence that justifies the nursing practice methodologies.
Using the NYS nurse practice act, the Great man theory reflects the RN’s leadership components in the following ways. First, just like it is an RN’s role to monitor patients’ condition and assess their needs to provide the best possible care and advice, Great man theory view leaders as heroes who accomplish objectives against all odds for their followers. The Great man theory states that some persons are born with the necessary attributes that set them apart from others and they have those traits. Another way the theory reflects the RN’s role is that just like the RNs collaborate with physicians and nurses to devise an individualized care plan for patients, the Great man theory implies that all great leaders share their knowledge and skills regardless of when and where they lived or the precise role in the history they fulfilled. Lastly, just like the RN’s role is to observe and interpret patients’ symptoms and communicate them to doctors, the Great man theory implies that those in power deserve to be here because of their special endowment.
This leadership style enhances my inter-professional practice through the continuous development of knowledge, skills, and capabilities that will help improve the quality of patient care, safety, compassion, and patient experience. Inter-professional care frontrunners need considerable skills and competencies for the successful delivery of care to patients. Therefore, leadership theories enable improved care and provide the optimal and desired health results by working together and sharing and learning skills (Madachian et al., 2016). Leadership theories motivate individuals to a higher level of performance via their strong human relations.
In conclusion, there are several ways of describing leadership, and while some leadership theories attempt to explain what differentiates a leader, others tell how great leaders come to be. The Great man theory believes that the inherent traits that one is born with contribute to outstanding leadership. In today’s healthcare settings, effective medical leadership should ensure a high-quality healthcare system that reliably offers safe and well-organized care. Therefore, it is significant for healthcare specialists to find out leadership styles and models relevant to their nursing practice.
References
Madachian, M., Noordin, F., & Taherdoost, H. (2016). Leadership theories: An overview of early stages. Recent Advances in Energy, Environment, and Financial Science, 198, 201.
Spector, B. A. (2016). Carlyle, Freud, and the great man theory more fully considered. Leadership, 12(2), 250-260.