Virtual Developing the Leader Within

Leadership skills are essential for nurses in any role. This new program is designed to provide leadership development for nurses who have roles where they need to lead through influencing practice rather than through positional authority. Participants will complete the program equipped to lead from wherever they are within their organization.

This interactive program combines lecture, discussion, reflective practice, experiential learning and self-assessment. Taught by experienced nurse leaders, participants will develop leadership competencies to improve their effectiveness as a leader.

Our two-day virtual program provides you

A leadership development program for nurses without positional authority looking to cultivate leadership skills
Use of validated assessment tools and strategies for growth
Intimate class size for high degree of engagement with peers
Networking with leaders from across the nation to gain ongoing support
Evidence-based content developed by expert faculty that serve in nursing leadership roles

Intended Audience

This course is designed for nurses without a formal authority who desire to strengthen their leadership competencies in their current role; including roles such as charge nurse, professional development, clinical nurse specialists, supervisors and project managers.

Program Impact

Human Connection
Relationships are the foundation of leadership. Develop better communication skills, recognize your own implicit bias, and learn how to communicate in a way that can be heard.

Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
EQ predicts job performance 2 to 1 over any other skill. Participants will complete a validated assessment and gain access to personal results and strategies to improve.

Influence without Authority
Serving in a leadership role without positional authority can be difficult. This course will provide you with leadership skills to become more proficient at influencing those around you.

Conflict Management
Conflict is inevitable in the workplace. Learn how it can be transformative to create possibility. Participants will assess their preferred conflict style and learn how to flex appropriately to change conflict conversations to possibilities.

Open Feedback
The best leaders not only give feedback but receive it well. Learn how to give effective feedback to motivate and engage staff.

Reflective Practice
As nurses we are hurried from task to task. Participants will learn strategies to build resilience and harness the power of critical thinking by learning from past experiences.

AONL Member
Price: $650.00

Nonmember of AONL
Price: $750.00

Join AONL to receive the member price.

Schedule

A blend of asynchronous pre-work and live sessions to build upon learning. Pre-work will require approximately 3.5 hours of content. All times are for the central time zone. Session details available within the AONL online learning platform.

On Your Own Time Prework

Day 1 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CT

Day 2 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CT

Instructors

Christian Lawson, MBA, BSN, RN ➤

Christian Lawson, MBA, BSN, RN, is the Director of Emergency Services at UNC Health in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He has more than twenty years of nursing experience. He has a passion for quality improvement, the patient and family experience, staff engagement and resilience, as well as leadership development. Christian is active in political advocacy in the healthcare space at the local, state and federal level. Christian is a graduate of the AONL Nurse Manager Fellowship in 2013 and current co-chair of the AONL Advocacy Committee.

Crystal Lawson, DNP, RN, CENP ➤

Crystal Lawson, DNP, RN, CENP, is the Education Director for the AONL in Chicago, IL. She is responsible for the development, execution and evaluation of AONL’s educational programs focused on early and mid-careerists with the goal of developing innovative and expert leaders. Prior to AONL she held a variety of clinical and administrative roles, including clinical nurse, nurse manager and Director of Nursing Education and Professional Development. She is a graduate of the Nurse Manager Fellowship program in 2014. She has also worked as a role player for developmental leadership for managers and executives from various industries in the public and private sectors.

Gretchen Pacholek, MSN, RN ➤

Gretchen Pacholek, MSN, RN, is Associate Chief Nursing Officer at UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital. Gretchen has a passion for facilitating and leading in order to bring teams together to deliver high-quality patient care and safety along with organizational growth. She believes in empowering all stakeholders to build a dynamic team. Gretchen is a graduate of the AONL Nurse Manager Fellowship in 2011 and past AONL Board member.

Kristin Ray, MSN, RN, CPN, NE-BC ➤

Kristin Ray, MSN, RN, CPN, NE-BC is a Nursing Director at Children’s Mercy in Kansas City. She is responsible for three departments within perioperative services. Kristin has been in her current role for the last six years and prior to that held a variety of clinical and administrative roles including staff nurse, charge nurse, unit education coordinator, and assistant director. Kristin enjoys mentoring new nurse leaders and has eight years of experience as a podium presenter for various clinical nursing and leadership conferences. She is a graduate of the AONL Nurse Director Fellowship in 2019.

Amy Trueblood, MS, RN, NE-BC ➤

Amy Trueblood, MS, RN, NE-BC is the Director of Nursing, Professional Practice, at the University of Missouri Health Care System in Columbia Missouri. Amy has been in leadership positions for 15 years, including roles in Chicago and Denver as a Manager, Director, and a Senior Director of various Med-Surg and Cardiac areas. Amy has also served as a system Director of Patient Experience. She is a current PhD student. Amy has served as faculty for AONL since 2017 and is a graduate of the AONL Nurse Manager Fellowship in 2008.

Jill Zamzow, MSN, RN, NE-BC ➤

Jill Zamzow, MSN, RN, NE-BC is a Director Patient Services at UCHealth in Colorado. She is responsible for 13 departments across three hospitals in northern Colorado. Areas of responsibility include inpatient Surgical Units, inpatient Orthopedics, IV Teams, Bariatric program, Wound Healing Clinic, Wound/Ostomy, Hyperbaric Oxygen and Diabetes program. Jill has been in her current role as Director of Patient Services since May of 2016 and prior to that held a variety of clinical and administrative roles including staff nurse, charge nurse, and nurse manager. She has been fortunate to participate in many AONL programs including Emerging Nurse Leader Institute and was a Nurse Manager Fellow in 2014. She has her certification as a Nurse Executive through ANCC.

Technical Requirements

Each virtual session will be hosted via Zoom teleconference. Attendees are encouraged to participate in every session using Zoom teleconferencing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP). Please review the technical requirements needed for Zoom teleconferencing.

Supported Website Browsers ➤

Windows: Internet Explorer, Microsfot Edge, Firefox, Google Chrome

Mac: Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome

Linux: Firefox, Google Chrome

Supported Tablets and Mobile Devices ➤

Surface PRO 2 or higher running Win 8.1 or higher. For tablets running Windows 10, they must run Windows 10 Home, Pro, or Enterprise. S Mode is not supported.

iPhone & iPad devices

Android devices

Blackberry devices

System Requirements ➤

Internet connection: Broadband wired or wifi (3G or 4G/LTE)

Speakers and a microphone: Built-in, USB plug-in or wireless Bluetooth

Webcam: Standard definition or high definition that is built-in or USB plug-in

Zoom Download Options ➤

Zoom Client for Sessions

The web browser client will download automatically when you start or join your first Zoom meeting, and is also available for manual download here.

Download Zoom

Zoom Mobile Apps

Download the Zoom mobile app to access from your phone.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Shanna Sweeney for questions.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

AONL is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 15740.

AONL is authorized to award 11.25 hours of education contact hours for this program.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

AONL complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and strives to ensure that no individual with a disability is deprived of the opportunity to participate in this program solely by reason of that disability. Through its agents, AONL will provide reasonable accommodations for a candidate with a disability who requests accommodations.