Abstract
The purpose of this article is to discuss insights derived from adult cognitive developmental theories and relate the insights to vertical leadership development in academic nursing contexts. Equipped with developmental understanding, academic leaders are in a better position to support the vertical leadership development of one's self, faculty, peers, and colleagues. From a cognitive developmental perspective, the authors’ reason as leaders develop, grow, and evolve, sense making becomes more sophisticated and nuanced resulting in the development of wisdom. Leadership wisdom is a function of horizontal (acquisition of information, skills, and competencies) and vertical development (the development of more complex and sophisticated ways of thinking). Ways to enhance vertical development, and sense making to cultivate wisdom are discussed. Principles and practices that promote vertical development in self and others deepens performance expectations of those in the academy and supports personal professional development and organizational success.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 122-127 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Professional Nursing |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
Keywords
- Academic nursing leadership
- Action logics
- Cognitive development
- Horizontal and vertical development
- Leadership
- Leadership agility
- Sense making
- Stage developmental theories
- Wisdom