Nursing Profession and Leadership Leadership Succession The role has evolved through the years into a position that is multifaceted. dean’s Not just a scholar leader, the dean is expected to be an effective manager, visionary leader, keen businessman for new student markets, grant bearer, and university ambassador to off-campus organizations (Wolverton et al., 2001). The dean is also expected to mediate grievances, inspire faculty, and be the model scholar that faculty could emulate. Often times, the deanship position is considered a lifetime and final career position, although, there is evidence that it is increasingly becoming the springboard for other senior leadership positions for those aspiring to much higher positions (Green & Ridenour, 2004). Indeed, so much is constantly expected from the dean. Understandably, most deans find achieving balance between professional and personal life challenging. As in any job, career advancement is often rewarded to those who are willing to put in unconditional dedication to long hours of work and countless social activities for the university. These unrelenting demands make any deanship position challenging to an aging nursing faculty. Nevertheless, there are endless rewards of personal fulfillment when a dean attains a sense of balance between work and family demands. Especially for those who want to make an impact on others, another source of personal satisfaction is working on behalf of others. Thus, despite its many challenges, deanship has endless opportunities to make a bigger and lasting impact on many people and the profession. The nursing profession has numerous challenges to contend with, one of which is the shortage of future academic leaders. The copious research studies on the nursing
Nursing Profession and Leadership Leadership Succession The dean’s role has evolved through the years into a position that is multifaceted. Not just a scholar leader, the dean is expected to be an effective manager, visionary leader, keen businessman for new student markets, grant bearer, and university ambassador to off-campus organizations (Wolverton et al., 2001). The dean is also expected to mediate grievances, inspire faculty, and be the model scholar that faculty could emulate. Often times, the deanship position is considered a lifetime and final career position, although, there is evidence that it is increasingly becoming the springboard for other senior leadership positions for those aspiring to much higher positions (Green & Ridenour, 2004). Indeed, so much is constantly expected from the dean. Understandably, most deans find achieving balance between professional and personal life challenging. As in any job, career advancement is often rewarded to those who are willing to put in unconditional dedication to long hours of work and countless social activities for the university. These unrelenting demands make any deanship position challenging to an aging nursing faculty. Nevertheless, there are endless rewards of personal fulfillment when a dean attains a sense of balance between work and family demands. Especially for those who want to make an impact on others, another source of personal satisfaction is working on behalf of others. Thus, despite its many challenges, deanship has endless opportunities to make a bigger and lasting impact on many people and the profession. The nursing profession has numerous challenges to contend with, one of which is the shortage of future academic leaders. The copious research studies on the nursing
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