| Last week we held Mid-Point Presentations in the Louisiana Action Coalition (LAC) Mentorship Program, a development program designed to prepare nurse managers to lead powerfully.
In the program, mentees create and execute projects that stretch and develop their leadership skills. During the mid-point, they report out to their peers their progress and learnings. When we launched this year’s program, we were not engulfed in a pandemic. But soon thereafter, the world shut down. Understandably, some participants were forced to withdraw from the program due to surge preparations at their hospital. Others, however, persevered with the program despite being overwhelmed, overworked, and under-prepared for the unpredictability of this crisis. Today they are in the heart of their journey, radically testing their leadership, already making a difference. The secret?
Passion Projects: The nurse manager mentees are pursuing substantial projects borne out of their passion. Some examples:
Peers Knowing the power of peers, we designed the structure of the LAC Mentorship Program to ensure participants are regularly sharing their passion projects and their progress with their mentors and peers in the program. This not only drives accountability; it ignites enthusiasm and inspires all the participants in the program (including the program leaders!). Are you leveraging your passion, projects, and peers to catapult your own leadership? © 2020. Ann Tardy and Mentor Lead. www.mentorlead.com | www.anntardy.com |