Compasionate Leadership
Caring for Self to Care for others: Self-Regulation as a leadership Practice
Explore practical self-regulation strategies to manage stress, lead with steadiness and support sustainable performance.
Caring for Self to Care for Others: Self-Regulation as Leadership Practice
Self-regulation is an essential leadership skill, especially in Healthcare environments shaped by stress, uncertainty and constant change. The way nurse leaders manage their emotions, thoughts and behaviors directly influences how teams feel, communicate and respond under pressure.
This microlearning explores how self-regulation supports emotional steadiness, resilience, psychological safety and sustainable performance. You’ll learn practical strategies to recognize your internal state, pause before responding and lead with greater intention during challenging situations.
By building these skills, you’ll be better prepared to care for yourself while caring for others, strengthen your leadership effectiveness and positively influence both team and patient experiences.
NCPD Credit:
Upon completion of the microlearning and evaluation, learners are eligible to earn 0.2 Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD) credits. AONL is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Your Instructors
Ashley Marston, PhD, MSN, BS, RN, NE-BC
Is the Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Emory Ambulatory Patient Care, providing enterprise nursing leadership across a large academic ambulatory network. She leads strategy for quality and safety, Magnet and nursing excellence, professional governance, education, and evidence-based practice, advancing high-reliability care across more than 280 outpatient sites. Her scholarly work focuses on social determinants of health and quality outcomes in oncology populations, with an emphasis on disparities, prevention, and measurable improvement.
Karla Schroeder
Is a transformational nurse executive redefining ambulatory care through systems thinking, human-centered leadership, and innovative care delivery models. She leads large-scale strategy across virtual care, care management, leadership development, and clinical operations, aligning practice with national standards and measurable outcomes. As the architect of the EAGLE leadership framework, she is committed to developing leaders, strengthening governance, and advancing nursing’s influence across the continuum of care.
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