Nurse leadership tips: how to develop your skills
In this latest Nursing Standard podcast, RCN Nursing Leadership Academy associate director Emily McWhirter explores the skills that need to be nurtured if you want to become an effective leader. She discusses issues including conflict resolution and offers advice on how to develop as a leader in nursing. This is a recording of a talk Dr McWhirter gave to an audience an at an RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair.
How to develop the skills essential in effective nurse leaders. RCN Nursing Leadership Academy’s Emily McWhirter explores issues including conflict resolution
Essential nurse leadership skills – how you can be an effective leader
Nursing leadership skills are in the spotlight in this episode of the Nursing Standard podcast. RCN Nursing Leadership Academy associate director Emily McWhirter discusses essential leadership skills, from active listening to conflict resolution and emotional intelligence.
She also offers tips too on how to develop these. This podcast was recorded at the RCNi Nursing Careers and Jobs Fair Birmingham on 3 March 2025. Follow the Nursing Standard podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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