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SPN Leadership Skills Development Program - Call for Subject-Matter Experts
SPN is seeking subject matter experts to participate in our new 12-month Leadership Skills Development Program, launching in January 2024, aimed at providing leadership skills to aspiring, emerging, and current frontline pediatric nurse leaders. The program will have a monthly activity, including webinars, led by SPN subject matter experts.
Serving as a volunteer subject matter expert (SME) provides you with the opportunity to create a presentation and develop a learning activity to engage participants. Your expertise, energy, and time will have a direct impact on educating and cultivating the next generation of pediatric nurse leaders. In total, commitment to the project will require the development and presentation of approximately 60 minutes of live content per topic area. All SMEs will receive support from SPN's Director of Programs, Tina Spagnola, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NE-BC, to create the content and plan the presentation, and a small honoraria will be paid.
SME information will be reviewed in early August, and SPN's Director of Programs will reach out to coordinate next steps in mid-August, 2023.
The tentative schedule of events and topics covered in the 2024 calendar year are as follows:
February- Activity: Decide on project topic and get executive support (Each participant will determine a project to work on for or propose to their organization, such as implementing a practice change in the unit. Participants will use their leadership skills throughout the year and present their project proposals at the end of the year.)
March- Session Topic: Change management (understand components of change management processes and leading change)
April- Session Topic: Developing financial acumen around budgeting, costs and payer mix (reviewing budget terms and various types of budgets)
May- Session Topic: Communication (active listening, encouraging direct and open discussion, effective feedback, initiating difficult conversations, and understanding and communicating expectations)
June- Session Topic: Leading effective teams (developing teams, teamwork and collaboration, motivating and engaging staff)
July - Activity: Work on project
August- Session Topic: Emotional intelligence (recognizing and positively managing emotions in yourself and others)
September - Activity: Work on project
October- Session Topic: Just culture (framework for how to integrate just culture as a leader)
