Nurse Leaders' Perceptions of Followership Development Needs: A Descriptive Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Followership is a critical aspect of leadership because, without followers, there can be no leaders. To be successful, organizations must develop high-performance, self-developed, and self-led followers with specific values. However, organizations have traditionally prioritized developing leaders, leaving out followers in the development equation. Followership development allows nurses to learn how to work effectively in teams, fostering teamwork skills. Aim: To explore nurse leaders' perceptions of followership development needs. Materials and Methods: A descriptive qualitative design was used. Data were collected via face-to-face, semistructured, in-depth interviews with 10 purposively selected nurse leaders (middle and top management). The interviews w

SUBMITTER: Mamba WM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11996285 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature