The Nurse Manager and Professional Governance:: Catalysts for Leadership Development

The nurse manager plays a key role in workforce engagement, identification, and development of the next generation of nurse leaders. Using professional governance structures, the opportunity exists for identification of emerging leaders, the development of clinical nurses as part of succession planning, and strengthening the coaching and mentoring competencies of the nurse manager. A survey of former AONL Nurse Manager Fellowship participants identified anecdotal stories in support of professional governance as a means to develop leaders through nurse manager coaching.