Get Well Clinic Consulting Report
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Get Well Clinic Consulting Report
Nurse leaders should be in a position to identify problems that are preventing effective leadership and propose strategies to address them. Bolman and Deal proposed four frames that organizational leaders can apply to solve issues that they often face in their leadership roles. The frames include symbolic, political, human resource, and structural frames (Photinopoulos, 2021). The political frame is best applied to address issues that are related to conflict of interest. Conflict of interest can prevent effective leadership in an organization leading to poor performance or even closure (Marques-Quinteiro et al., 2021). The purpose of this assignment is to analyze the political frame in the Get Well Clinic (GWC) case. The goal of this analysis is to understand how the political frame outlined by Bolman and Deal can be applied to resolve leadership issues in healthcare settings.
The Politics of GWC
Aspects of political influence at the GWC are a threat to effective leadership. The politics of GWC revolves around a conflict of interest between the business manager (BM) and Dr. Lona Sings who is the clinical director. Although the BM was adequately informed about her roles and responsibilities at the time of hiring, some of the activities that she is undertaking in the organization are not aligned with those roles (Marques-Quinteiro et al., 2021). For example, the BM constantly complains about a lack of performance in areas that she should be addressing. At some point, she even lobbies the staff to insist that the practice setting hires a full-time provider. She further asks nurse practitioners (NPs) to perform duties such as cleaning the bathroom. These examples indicate that the BM and Dr. Sings have got conflicting agendas at a time when the organization is facing difficult challenges.
How Politics Impacted GWC and Who Holds the Power
Politics at GWC is associated with negative impacts as it prevents proper planning and execution of tasks. For example, there is poor sourcing of finances and inappropriate budgeting. The clinic always lacks funds for payrolls and bills. Again, the clinic cannot hire adequate staff leading to workloads, burnout, and lack of morale. The continued poor financial performance and lack of money have resulted in the closure of GWC. Dr. Sings should hold the power and all the other executives including the BM should serve under him.
Ethics Factor
The ethics factor that is evident in the GWC case is related to deontological or duty ethics. Deontological ethics holds that one has a duty to engage in actions that he or she considered to be moral and that they wish to be made a moral law (Copeland, 2019). In the given study, Dr. Sings and the BM have a duty to perform their roles without any conflicts of interest in order to create and well-performing practice setting. They also have a duty to identify and resolve issues that the clinic is currently facing.
What Needs to Change and Conclusion
The political frame advocates for the implementation of relevant conflict resolution strategies to improve the relationships between or among the conflicting groups. In the case of GWC, the main thing that needs to change is clear role identification and commitment in those roles to bring about reforms (Photinopoulos, 2021). The leaders should work together to create a strong power base in which the leaders support one another’s initiatives. In conclusion, reforms in this area will create an environment where both leaders and employees work towards achieving the clinic’s mission and vision.
References
Copeland D. (2019). Moral ecology in nursing: a pluralistic approach. SAGE Open Nursing, 5, 2377960819833899. https://doi.org/10.1177/2377960819833899
Marques-Quinteiro, P., Graça, A. M., Coelho, F. A., Jr, & Martins, D. (2021). On the relationship between authentic leadership, flourishing, and performance in healthcare teams: A job demands-resources perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 692433. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.692433
Photinopoulos, A. (2021). Bolman and Deal’s four frames and the quality standards academic committee: an analysis of select past and future leadership decisions. https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/e9e0f045-f446-45e2-8364-118168f0715e/view/55ff790a-79d7-4553-a31c-d2aa4bc1a85c/Bolman%20and%20Deal%E2%80%99s%20Four%20Frames%20and%20the%20Quality%20Standards%20Academic%20Committee%20An%20Analysis%20of%20Select%20Past%20and%20Future%20Leadership%20Decisions.pdf