How Lee

TL;DR: Evidence is documented of various forms of leadership and their differential effects on the nursing workforce and work environments and efforts by organizations and individuals to encourage and develop transformational and relational leadership are needed to enhance nurse satisfaction, recruitment, retention, and healthy work environments.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that leadership can be developed through specific educational activities, and by modelling and practising leadership competencies, however, the relatively weak study designs provide limited evidence for specific factors that could increase the effectiveness of current nursing leadership or guide the identification of future nurse leaders.

TL;DR: It is suggested that job satisfaction of front line managers may be improved by addressing span of control and workload, increasing organizational support from supervisors and empowering managers to participate in decision-making.

TL;DR: The LDI provided opportunities for healthcare managers to connect, strengthen leadership and social support networks and manage burnout, and transformational leadership practices may influence managers' emotional health.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between the observed leadership style of directors and the worklife and burnout of healthcare managers and found that the importance of transformational leadership styles to empower managers.