My Leadership SMART Goal

MyLeadership SMART Goal (graded)Your secondassignment, My Leadership SMART Goal paper, is to be submitted this week.Guidelines for this assignment may be found in Doc Sharing. This assignmentwill be automatically submitted to Turnitin. Please see Course Resources underCourse Home, and Doc Sharing for more information about Turnitin and how tointerpret your results.PurposeThe purpose ofthis assignment is to develop a SMART-formatted goal related to yourprofessional leadership applicable to your current practice setting or futureleadership aspirations. This goal is about YOUR leadership development, notthose of the organization or the department where you work.  Many organizations have developed theSMART-goal framework as they strive for performance improvement.  Your goal may tie to one of the departmentalor organizational SMART goals but the components of the goal are about YOURleadership development The Institute of Medicine’s quality initiative hasidentified five core healthcare profession competencies. This assignmentfocuses on only two of those initiatives. Either Patient-Centered Care or Working in Interdisciplinaryand/or Interprofessional Teams will serve as a framework for identification ofYOUR leadership SMART goal.DirectionsReview theInstitute of Medicine’s (IOM) core healthcare competencies. Select ONE of thecompetencies that you will work on for developing a Leadership SMART Goal.  You are to select one of the followingcompetencies for YOUR SMART goal.   Managing Patient-Centered Care orWorkingin interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional teams;1. CreateONE leadership goal that is in the SMART goal format. You practiced this in theWeek 3 Discussion, and received valuable feedback from your instructor andpeers. Please refer to this as you work on the assignment.S – Specific (Who besides YOU is involved in the goal, whatis YOUR goal, where will it take place?)M – Measurable (Howare YOU going to achieve the goal?) Be specific with measureable outcomes.A – Attainable(What resources and/or experts are available to assist YOU with attaining YOURgoal?)R – Realistic(Is YOUR goal something that is realistically obtainable in YOUR professionalpractice?) Be specific.T – Time bound (What specific dates or weeks will YOUaccomplish each task related to your leadership goal?)·  ExampleNOT in SMART format: I will learn how to be a manager. This goal is lofty, notmeasurable, and unattainable in the time allotted, probably not realistic, andnot time bound.· Examplein SMARTFormat: I willlearn the disciplinary process of an employee who has excessive absences, bylocating the organization’s attendance policy and meeting with the unitmanager, reviewing peer-reviewed articles and credible websites to obtaininformation on the disciplinary process by Week 4 (or specified date). Note: This particularexample relates to Core Competency: Managing Patient-Centered Care.This example is aSMART goal that is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic,and Time-bound. S-Specific o Who- Your name, or “I” Indicate others who may be involved.o What- Learn the disciplinary process of employees who have excessiveabsenceso Where- Your organizationM-Measurableo How: Through locating the organization’s attendance policy andpassing a quiz on the content of the policy.A-Attainableo Resources and/or Expert: Meeting with the unit manager, reviewingpeer-reviewed articles, and credible websites R-Realistico Realisticallyobtainable: Access to the organization, policies, and unit manager. Various resourcesare available.T-Time boundo Specificdates: By Week 4 (or specific date)2. Go to the Chamberlain library(http://library.chamberlain.edu) and search thedatabases (under Menu tab) to locate scholarly articles related to your SMARTgoal. Also, search for credible websites to gain insight into how to accomplishyour goal.3. Construct a plan of action toreach My Leadership SMART goal.  Bespecific by creating a timeline of when you plan on doing each action; explainhow, when, and where you plan to communicate with an expert; and identifyspecific resources you will use to help you achieve your goal. a.  Example Plan of Action for above mentionedexample:o Seek approval to review the organization’s policies and schedulea meeting/interview with the unit manager by _____ (fill in date).o Review the policies on disciplinary action by _____ (fill indate).o Review the American Nurses Association website and peer-reviewedarticles in the American Journal of Nursing and Journal of Advanced Nursing by_____ (fill in date). o Evaluate the findings from the above resources by _____ (fill indate).  Pass the quiz.4. Writea scholarly paper that follows APA formatting guidelines. Organize your contentlogically and express your thoughts clearly. Use appropriate headers toseparate sections of your paper. Check for any grammar or spelling errorsbefore submission. 5. Submit your completed NR 447 My Leadership SMART Goal paper,which should be approximately six pages (excluding title page and references)to the Week 4 My Leadership SMART Goal Paper Dropbox. This assignment is automatically submitted to Turn It In.