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Are first-line nurse managers prepared for team building?
1Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
Nursing Management
|November 14, 1998
Summary
First-line managers require team-building skills beyond traditional management. A survey reveals their current understanding, practice, and desire for further training in teamwork, highlighting a need for enhanced leadership development.
Area of Science:
- Management Science
- Organizational Behavior
- Human Resources Development
Background:
- Traditional managerial competencies are insufficient for modern workplaces.
- Effective leadership now necessitates strong team-building capabilities.
- The importance of teamwork in achieving organizational goals is increasingly recognized.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the current level of understanding of team-building skills among first-line managers.
- To investigate the extent to which first-line managers practice team-building skills.
- To identify the sources from which first-line managers acquire team-building knowledge and their interest in further development.
Main Methods:
- A survey was conducted among first-line managers.
- Data collected focused on awareness, application, and learning preferences regarding team-building skills.
- Quantitative analysis was used to interpret the survey results.
Main Results:
- The survey indicated varying degrees of understanding and practice of team-building skills among managers.
- Findings detailed the primary channels through which managers learn these essential skills.
- A significant interest in acquiring more advanced team-building competencies was observed.
Conclusions:
- First-line managers' proficiency in team-building skills is crucial for organizational success.
- Current training and development initiatives may need enhancement to meet managers' needs.
- Further research into effective team-building skill acquisition for managers is warranted.
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