Managing change /
Annabel K. Broome.
- Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1990.
- 75p. ; 30cm.
- Essentials of nursing management .
- Essentials of nursing management .
Includes index.
Chapter 1. Principles of complex change--defining the present state--Describing the desired future state--Diagnosis--Leverage--Defining the work to be done--Transition plan--Readiness to change--Chapter 2. Leadership and creating change from within--Leadership--The role of leadership in initiating change--Developing teamwork--Creating change from within--Evaluation - is it working?--Chapter 3. Imposed change: Diagnosis of readiness to change--The pain of change for the individual--Unplanned change--Assessing readiness to change--Chapter 4. The nurse as a change agent:-The nurse in the system--Stress,strain and coping--What is a change agent?--Change project: An example--Chapter 5. Identifying training and development needs:-Management style--The self-assessment tool--Management arenas--Women in management.
This book is concerned with methods of change in management, helping the reader to take advantage of new pressures and new demands and turning their opportunities into practical steps, because one thing is certain, uncertainty will increase.