NHS FPX 5004 Assessment 2 Leadership and Group Collaboration

A leader must be able to manage diversity and cultural competency issues and should be able to communicate effectively while keeping cultural relevance in mind. A leader must be well-read and self-critical because it is normal for individuals to not know it all (Khalili & Price, 2021). Thus, a leader needs to be competent enough to continue the process of earning and reading cultural perspectives on medication and healthcare, along with being self-critical so that if they know they cannot handle a certain case, they will refer it to a professional who is competent enough to do so. Adding to this, a leader must be aware of all of their own biases and should work on overcoming them so that they can provide better services.

We can find many amazing examples in our surroundings, such as Dr. Neerja Singhe, Behavioral Clinical Director in St. Paul, Minnesota, US, who exceptionally exhibits most of the leadership characteristics listed above. Dr Singhe shows her leadership keeping in mind the cultural perspectives of the team that she leads, which make her a culturally competent leader in her field.

Moreover, she is a well-read leader who does self-critisicm to improve her leadership skills and bring positive changes in her team as well. Dr Singhe and I have various similarities in our leadership qualities, for example, I am very well aware of the diversity issues, and being a part of a diverse culture, I know firsthand about the challenges and struggles associated with the healthcare system. My action of promoting inclusivity and acceptance of the diversity whereby teaching nursing staff to provide equitable care to every individual patient regardless of their social determinants is a clear example for dealing and accepting diversity.

NHS FPX 5004 Assessment 2 Leadership and Group Collaboration

Another similarity is that I am well-read and culturally competent, as you know from my experience dealing with different ethnic and racial groups, whereby in a similar incident where a team of 4 staff were leading a project. All of them belonged to different racial groups but were given equal chances for their representation during the project. These abilities enables me to effectively take this role and lead the project in Lakeland Clinic. However, a noticeable difference between our leadership qualities is that she is well-versed and an experienced leader whereas my leadership role will just begin with this particular project. This difference acts a a learning opportunity for me to improve in my future projects. 

Also, when leading this project, I would utilize the key aspects of the transformational and team-oriented leadership styles. Transformational leader is defined as a leader who primarily motivates the team towards the project goals through charisma, motivation, intellectual stimulation, and through sharing clear vision and goals (Bakker et al., 2022), while the team-oriented leadership is focused on creating a collaborative team of professionals who have expertise in dealing with a diverse population and the leader focuses on teams’ abilities and expertise (Niinihuhta & Häggman‐Laitila, 2022). I will utilize these leadership styles along with the aforementioned leadership qualities to provide create a culturally competent and pluralistic environment where the patient and the team feel strengthened in a positive environment, can develop trust in each other, and are encouraged to reach their highest potential. 

The qualities of a transformational leadership style, such as team motivation, stimulation, and sharing clear vision and goals would help me inspire and motivate my team to achieve their full potential. These goals and vision includes training for staff on diversity and pluralism, creating an inclusive workplace, and hiring individuals with multiple cultures so that patients feel understood too. I aim to foster a culture of innovation, creativity, and inclusion. I will make sure to promote the concept of inclusivity regardless of the diversity in my team of diversity project to ensure others learn from my action and demonstrate same behavior. 

Furthermore, my approach to effective collaboration among the team is based on establishing roles for each team member, as knowing what is expected of you and having clearly defined roles and responsibilities helps team members ensure that they know what is expected of them and what they have to deliver (Joly, 2022). Another approach will be to create open and accessible lines of communication, where one-to-one interaction and weekly meetings will be conducted. This will encourage team to address each others’ concerns and communicate their ideas and thoughts about the diversity project. The activity that can be used for this purpose is problem-solving, whereby indiividuals can write their concerns and thoughts and using root