Team Management Skills Research Articles

Analysis of Leadership and Team Management Skills of Middle Level Healthcare Managers of Uttar Pradesh

Analysis of Leadership and Team Management Skills of Middle Level Healthcare Managers of Uttar Pradesh

Sustainable economic development: analysing the relevance of theory and the integration of social, environmental and economic objectives

The subject of this paper is the management strategy for remote working teams. In an era of globalisation and technological advancement, remote working has become commonplace, presenting organisations with the challenge of managing such teams effectively. At the outset, the paper highlights the role of trust in the management of virtual teams. By building trust, employees are given more autonomy and clear guidelines. Virtual communication is at the forefront of this process, where the use of different communication tools is essential. Another important point is to create a common culture within the virtual team. Holding online meetings, or even occasional face-to-face meetings, can help the team develop a sense of belonging and identification with the organisation. The paper also highlights the importance of continuously improving virtual team management skills, considering new technologies and best practices. In the changing work environment of the 21st century, the effective management of virtual teams is becoming an increasingly essential in the success of an organisation. The cultivation of trust, communication, work-life balance, team culture and the development of leadership skills are all determinants of successful team management.

Analysis of leadership and team management skills of middle-level healthcare managers of Valsad district, Gujarat.

The healthcare managers need to develop the managerial skills and use it for better healthcare delivery. A manager requires leadership skill to empower employees and motivate them to work in an efficient manner to achieve organizational goal. Motivating employees/subordinates and developing positive attitude toward them is one of the crucial skills that the leader needs to develop. The way health team works as a unit affects the outcome and needs good leader. With this background, the current study tends to explore the managerial skills of middle-level managers. 1. To assess the leadership and team management skills of middle-level managers and 2. To find out motivational factors used by managers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among district-level healthcare managers and medical officers. Data collection was performed via semistructured and scale-based questionnaire and analyzed using Microsoft office excel. 60% of managers had participative leadership style. Team work skills were fair enough among the managers. 53% of medical officers were freshly appointed with experience of less than one year. The middle-level managers used appreciation of work (41.8%) as major motivator of the team. The middle-level healthcare managers have good leadership quality as well as teamwork skills. Appreciation of work is commonly used motivator.

The influence factors of students' transferable skills development in Blended-Project-Based Learning environment: a new 3P model

Based on the existing 3P model, this paper constructed a new 3P model under the blended-project-based learning (BPBL) environment, used the course teaching data to verify this model, and revealed the potential factors that affect the learning process and learning outcomes. The results showed that the presage variables of academic motivation and course design positively affect the process variables of blended learning experience and learning engagement, respectively. The presage variable of academic motivation and the process variable of learning engagement positively affect the product variable of transferable skill development, respectively. In blended-project-based learning, it is necessary to enhance students' sense of experience and engagement by improving their academic motivation and optimizing course design, thereby promoting the development of students' transferable skills. This study has certain implications for optimizing blended-project-based teaching and promoting the development of students' team work ability, demonstration skills, management skills, and other transferable abilities.

79 Cross-Training Future Workforce on Data Handling and Interpretation for Precision Agriculture Systems

Abstract The objective of this paper is to report observations from a 10-week summer training program on Data Management in Animal and Plant Sciences. A total of six undergraduate students from three universities in the Texas A&M University System [Texas A&M University (TAMU)-College Station, TAMU-Kingsville, and TAMU-Corpus Christi] representing disciplines of Animal Science, Plant Science, and Computer Science learned handling and interpretation of sensor-based data derived from both animal sensors and UAV images of plant fields. Students attended weekly training sessions on data collection, management, processing, and visualization software including ArcGIS, MySQL and power BI. In addition, students also worked as a team and developed a database project and gave an oral presentation on their team project. On the pretraining survey, two students indicated that they had a background in animal science, two students indicated a background in plant science, one student in computer science, and one student with experience in spatial data. To begin with, the students had a mean score of 4.3 (range 0–8; on a scale of 0-10) for knowledge of data management in agriculture. One third of the students indicated that they did not have data handling experience, and one half of the students had some data analysis experience whereas one student indicated partial experience of working with data. In general, students indicated that they were very satisfied with the internship experience. On a scale of 0-10, the mean satisfaction score was 8.75 (range 7.5-10). Students indicated that they were more confident to work with and talk about data from animal systems (mean 8.5; range 7-10) and plant systems (mean = 8.4; range = 7-10). All students agreed that they learned at least one new concept related to animal and plant data ecosystems. Students indicated that the program was a good start for understanding the overall data architecture, indicated progress on data handling and thought helpful to understand opportunities in agriculture. All students agreed that their understanding of data management in agriculture changed significantly because of the course. Consequently, four students indicated that they were interested in career opportunities related to data in agriculture whereas two students indicated their interest in application of the developed tools for the on-farm use. When evaluating effect of the cross disciplinary training, students agreed that the training was helpful in learning concepts outside of their own discipline with the mean score 9.4(range 8-10) on a scale of 0-10. All students indicated that they learned team management skills and skills working with people that are different from their own. Students suggested improvement on the communications, prerecorded videos, in-person meetings, weekly reporting reviews in the future iterations for students to benefit more from the program.

ПОПУЛЯРНІСТЬ МЕТОДОЛОГІЙ УПРАВЛІННЯ У СВІТОВІЙ ПРАКТИЦІ

ПОПУЛЯРНІСТЬ МЕТОДОЛОГІЙ УПРАВЛІННЯ У СВІТОВІЙ ПРАКТИЦІ

Student need analysis of problem-based learning model with blended learning in EFL academic reading

This research aimed to provide a detailed description and identify the students’ need to develop an English as Foreign Language (EFL) academic reading learning model using the problem-based learning (PBL) approach and blended learning (BL). The study employed a survey research method and was conducted at the English education study program of Universitas Muhammadaiyah Mataram and Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika. The participants comprised 116 students, who responded to a questionnaire of 77 items representing 11 variables of the study. The results show that participants required reasonable learning goals and topics in EFL academic reading and exercises, from comprehension to evaluation. An individual or group assessment was performed at the end of each topic. Syntaxes of the model started with a review of the previous topic and ended with reflection and evaluation. Blended Learning (BL) was applied for the reinforcement of learning, while the learning system was undertaken by making students a learning subject, not a learning object. This system was rejected by the service process disregard to the background. The support system was however suitable to student needs. This study implies that student learning was influenced by their problem-solving skills, and the companion was influenced by communication, collaboration, creativity, leadership, and team management skills as well as attitude to accept others’ opinions.

Significance of Co-curricular Activities to be Skilled Manpower: A Case Study on Khulna University

Debates on defining quality education in academia are not new. Nevertheless, most scholars stress out the function of quality education to promote skilled manpower. Upliftment of skilled human resources through confirming standard education largely depends on various academic and non-academic activities. Along with other things, several researchers have highlighted the importance of co-curricular activities like debating, singing, volunteering for development affairs and so on which are sometimes also considered non-academic affairs that can exert a strong influence in ensuring quality education. Contrasting with the earlier studies where the importance of co-curricular activities has got priority, this study is designed to explore how involvement in co-curricular activities has helped tertiary-level students to perform better in professional life. To do so, in a qualitative manner, this study purposively selected some alumni from Khulna University, a promising university in southern Bangladesh, who were actively engaged in co-curricular activities at undergraduate and graduate level. Through the in- depth interviews, this study found that some general soft skills like better team management, critical reasoning, public speaking and presentation skills, organizing ability, pressure management in a critical situation, successful leadership skills, and ability to take risks were acquired through co-curricular activities which had assisted the respondents to perform better in the professional arena. Besides, it was also found that better public relations and social networking skills were also other specific expertise that distinguished the respondents from their colleagues. However, the findings of this study may assist policymakers to undertake the necessary steps in adopting successful policy measures.

The integration of affective domains in French Language learning: Translating molière into Malay

Translation is the communication of meaning by converting the source language to the target language. The discipline requires excellent mastery and control of both source and target language, as well as their affective values as in the cultures of both languages. As translation includes the high order thinking skills, the teaching of learning of translation is normally conducted using a traditional method. Hence, this research evaluates the effectiveness of theatre-based task in the learning of French-Malay translation. The respondents for the study were 54 French Language Studies students at Universiti Putra Malaysia. The translation theater project involves four phases, which are the translation of the Molière theater script Fourberries de Scapin to Malay, the selection of characters for the theater play, the management of the play, and the insertion of the script into the theater video. It was found that the theater task was well received by the respondents and effective as to enhance their team management skills (TS), creative thinking problem solving (CTPS), psychomotor (P6), communication skills (CS) as well as their cognitive skills (C5). Subsequently, the respondents reported putting their theoretical learning of the translation strategies into practice by performing the translation and the theater task.

The Five-4-Life Quality Improvement Program: Improving Frontline Nurses' Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Leadership and Team Management Skills.

Poor leadership and teamwork in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are associated with poor patient outcomes. Frontline nursing staff frequently identify patients in cardiac arrest but may not have the initial leadership and teamwork skills to organize their initial rescue response. The Five-4-Life Quality Improvement (QI) program was pilot tested in a pediatric unit within a 510-bed acute care hospital in 2 phases: first, an educational program focused on leadership, team dynamics, and CPR skills, followed by sustaining interventions in the unit. Video recordings of 12 mock codes (4 pre-, 4 post-, 4 follow-up) were analyzed by trained observers. Descriptive statistical tests indicated a significant improvement in leadership, teamwork, and task management scores pre- and post-program, and sustained after the program. Implementing the Five-4-Life QI program is feasible in improving leadership, teamwork, and task management of first responding frontline nurses.

Values of medical leaders in perspective of value-oriented approach

BACKGROUND: Modern healthcare is based on a value approach and focuses on improving results that are important to patients. The successful implementation of pilot projects at hospitals depends on the motivation of medical stuff and endorse values of the entire team, their readiness to implement management innovations. Team management skills is an important competence of a leader and should be based unique values.
 AIMS: to investigate doctors understanding of the value-based approach and their attitude to the concept for the subsequent development of educational programs and methodological approaches to the management of employees in order to implement value-oriented healthcare programs.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS: A content analysis of publications of the understanding of the term value was carried out and key ideas were identified. The authors questionnaire contained twenty closed questions with simple and ordered nominal scales. The survey included managers with more than 5 years of experience, involved in managerial and clinical practice. 69 specialists from Moscow and the Moscow region, working in public or private hospitals took part in the study.
 RESULTS. There is a need to develop additional professional education programs on the topic of value-based healthcare 84% (n=58) of doctors need it. According to medical managers, the main values for the patient are the availability of medical care, its quality and the responsible attitude of medical personnel to their duties. 95.6% (n=66) of doctors consider important to create values (decent pay for the work, respect for patients, the possibility of professional self-improvement) not only for patients, but also for medical personnel. The values of a clinician and a doctor-manager may not coincide. The problem of the discrepancy between the effectiveness and quality of treatment is felt by 84% (n=58) of respondents. The patients subjective assessment should not serve as the only guideline for creating the value of his treatment. It is important to train doctors in the formation of patients adherence to treatment and the factors that determine it joint discussion of treatment options, medical technologies convenient for the patient.
 CONCLUSION. The new and important aspects of the doctorss values and their attitude to the value-oriented approach were identified as well as their attitide to the problems of effectiveness and quality of treatment, patient experience indicators, the role of independent assessment of the quality of medical services, ways and means of achieving patient adherence to treatment, barriers to the implementation of this approach in practical healthcare. In order to identify the profile of potential project leaders, a semantic differential describing key personality parameters is proposed. Orientation to the values of the patient is impossible without taking into account the value system of other participants. Understanding the system of values and expectations of a doctors, their attitude to new ideas, is important in the implementation of a new value-oriented approach and avoids value conflicts.

Design Your Experiment (DYE) – Project based learning in Fluid Mechanics Laboratory

There is a need to implement an active and student-centered learning experience in the universities, which could help students expand their vision and better understand its application and concepts outside the classroom learning. This article discusses an approach of Design your experiment (DYE) project in the Fluid Mechanics laboratory to make the course more interesting for the students. We discuss various components involved in the DYE project and its learning outcomes. The student survey shows that the DYE helps the students to enhance their fundamentals, improve their communication, leadership and team management skills.

Do mentoring programmes influence women’s careers in the health and medical research sector? A mixed-methods evaluation of Australia’s Franklin Women Mentoring Programme

ObjectivesIt is known that women are under-represented in senior positions within the health and medical research sector. The Franklin Women Mentoring Programme (Programme) is a professionally facilitated, cross-organisational initiative designed...

Identification of Leadership Behaviors that Impact General Surgery Junior Residents’ Well-being: A Needs Assessment in a Single Academic Center

Emerging literature has started to link leadership with the well-being of team members; however, this link during residency training has not been studied. The objective of this study was to perform a needs assessment to identify leadership behaviors among senior residents and evaluate the impact that these behaviors have on junior residents' well-being. A semi-structured question script was developed and ∼60 minute virtual focus groups were held during protected educational time, until data saturation was reached. Data analysis was performed in the tradition of grounded theory. This study was performed at Oregon Health & Science University, one of the largest general surgery programs. Participants enrolled in the general surgery residency program from July 2020 to February 2021 were included. 35 general surgery residents participated in the focus groups. Two major themes resulted from the data analysis: (1) Effective leadership behaviors and their positive consequences, and (2) Ineffective leadership behaviors and their negative consequences. Effective and ineffective leadership were characterized by the presence or absence of 6 main behaviors: supportive and empowering, team building, management skills, emotional intelligence, effective communication, and teaching. Effective and ineffective leadership positively and negatively impacted residents' well-being, individual growth, and psychological safety. The results from this study identified leadership behaviors from senior residents and demonstrated that those behaviors have a significant short-term and long-term positive and negative impact on junior residents' well-being. These results fill a gap in the literature, and can serve as a guide for surgical educators to develop evidence-based leadership curricula.

My Experience as the Chair of an IEEE WIE Affinity Group: Wearing Various Hats to Meet Members' Needs [WIE From Around the World

I was appointed chair of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group of the College of National University of Sciences and Technologies at the Pakistan Navy Engineering College (NUST-PNEC) on 5 June 2020 amid lockdown due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. It was a great honor for me to become the leader of an international Society where my leadership and teammanagement skills could flourish, but at the same time, it is a challenge to run an Affinity Group that has neither its team nor its financial assets in place.

The zero point survey and egg-timer model combined for crew management

Managing a complex scene and a critically unwell patient at the same time is a challenge for any paramedic, in terms of both personal preparation and crew resource management. While modern paramedicine requires new solutions to situated challenges, a good starting point is to review existing frameworks to seek ways of maximising the safety of the care delivered by paramedics. This paper provides a synthesis of the theoretical egg-timer model of disparity combined with a practical framework called the zero point survey as cohesive tools for operational paramedics to optimise their performance while experiencing high-stress situations. This synthesis provides a valuable aide mémoire for strategies to improve personal performance, leadership and teamworking in relation to the care of a critically unwell patient. Such models fit within current practice, and have the potential to lead to safer paramedic care through the practical application of human factors theory, with team management skills and psychological interventions to improve patient outcomes.

Soft Skill-Based Training Model for Employee Retention

This study aims to assess the role and importance of Soft skills-based training in the hotels of Delhi NCR (national capital region). Such skill sets are required to motivate the employees so that they can work effectively and efficiently. The study signifies that such essential skills (e.g., team management skills, problem solving and conflict resolution, technical skills, communication and presentation skills, self-discipline, computer skills) are not only important for the personnel associated with hospitality industry but at the same time such skills helps in employee retention also. Data was collected through a questionnaire on Likert scale of 5 during a period of 9 weeks between October and November 2019. The findings suggested that employee retention which is a major issue in hospitality industry can be tackled when the service employees through proper training are coupled with the above-mentioned skillsets. This in turn can contribute significantly towards increased guest satisfaction, retention of both guests and employees and hence leading to increased revenue generation.

Understanding the benefits of the district nurse specialist practitioner qualification

This article shares the findings of an explorative service evaluation conducted in England to elicit the views of community nurses regarding the district nurse specialist practitioner qualification (DNSPQ). A sample of 26 participants took part in focus groups and were interviewed about their perceived benefits of the DNSPQ. The main benefits were increased confidence in themselves and their managerial and clinical abilities. Other benefits included the opportunity for reflection, enhanced team management skills, and improved understanding of patient expectations. The evaluation provides some evidence to support the idea that employing highly trained nurses reduces the risk for patients.

Al-Ain eye centre: sales force evaluation dilemma

Learning outcomes This case was written to help students develop their analytical and decision-making skills with regard to sales force evaluation. It identifies a variety of issues – in the Pakistani context particularly – within the sales force environment, including union representation, sales force team conflicts and power dynamics between superiors and subordinates. The various case lessons will enhance students’ analytical, negotiation and team-management skills. This case can be used to discuss the following issues: the complexity of objective and subjective evaluations of a sales force, sales force perceptions and cultural nuances for succeeding in Pakistan. Distribution structures and management in Pakistan. Characteristic features of the Pakistani pharmaceutical market. Students will be able to explain how salesperson performance information can be used to identify problems, determine their causes and suggest sales management actions to solve them. Students will be able to differentiate between an outcome-based and a behaviour-based perspective for evaluating and controlling salesperson performance. Students will understand how to control one’s behaviour in conflict situations by identifying common interests and achieving a “win-win” situation. Case overview/synopsis The Al-Ain case describes sales force management and sales force evaluation in a situation that involves a high-performing team operating in a hostile environment. Al-Ain eye centre (Al-Ain), located in the city of Karachi in Sindh state of Southern Pakistan, is a small-scale hospital that has diversified into the pharmaceutical business. Al-Ain’s product portfolio includes analgesics, antibiotics, ophthalmology products and cardiology products. This case focusses on team management and the relationship between a sales manager and subordinate salespeople in the context of Pakistani culture. A sales representative has received a poor performance assessment, which he perceives to be an unfair evaluation of his efforts. As a result of the situation, he subsequently joins a union and creates problems for his superiors. As they explore these management issues within a sales force, students will develop an appreciation for objective methods of sales force evaluation, as well as for the complexity of handling high-performing teams, the importance of employee perceptions and the scope of subjective biases in sales force evaluation that can emerge in practice. Complexity academic level The case is suited to undergraduate or MBA courses on sales management, organizational behaviour, distribution management, marketing/strategy and pharmaceutical industries. It addresses issues of sales force management, sales territory allocations, sales target fixation, team conflict, promotion, team bonus and distribution management in the pharmaceutical industry in Pakistan. Supplementary materials Teaching Notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 8: Marketing.

Nurse Manager Core Competencies: A Proposal in the Spanish Health System.

Nurses who are capable of developing their competencies appropriately in the field of management are considered fundamental to the sustainability and improvement of health outcomes. These core competencies are the critical competencies to be developed in specific areas. There are different core competencies for nurse managers, but none in the Spanish health system. The objective of this research is to identify the core competencies needed for nurse managers in the Spanish health system. The research was carried out using the Delphi method to reach a consensus on the core competencies and a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to determine construct validity, reducing the dimensionality of a dataset by finding the causes of variability in the set and organizing them by importance. A panel of 50 experts in management and healthcare engaged in a four-round Delphi study with Likert scored surveys. We identified eight core competencies from an initial list of 51: decision making, relationship management, communication skills, listening, Leadership, conflict management, ethical principles, collaboration and team management skills. PCA indicated the structural validity of the core competencies by saturation into three components (α Cronbach >0.613): communication, leadership and decision making. The research shows that eight competencies must be developed by the nursing managers in the Spanish health system. Nurse managers can use these core competencies as criteria to develop and plan their professional career. These core competencies can serve as a guideline for the design of nurse managers’ development programs in Spain.