A concept analysis of self‐leadership: The “bleeding edge” in nursing leadership

Abstract

Aim: To explore the concept of self-leadership in nursing. Self-leadership, while frequently referenced, has not been clearly defined in either the literature or within nursing.Design: Common language sources were reviewed, along with literature searched from 2017 to 2019 using seven electronic databases: CINAHL, EbscoHost, Sabinet, ScienceDirect, ProQuest, Nexus, and Academic Complete. Database searches yielded 10 articles.Review Methods: Walker and Avant's method of concept analysis was modified, as suggested by Risjord. Results: Reviews of the broad literature demonstrated that self-leadership is the creation of a space for the individual with self-awareness to live a better self through reflective consciousness. The multidimensionality of work and blurring of boundaries between work and living has prompted the individual to understand their own qualities or abilities. The individual has a true sense of who they are and what they think and feel. This shift in leadership refocuses on a more desirable way of living and envelopes being a master of one's own destiny. Conclusion:Analytic work provides support for a middle-range explanatory theory that engenders self-awareness, taking the lead, and personal satisfaction. Explication of the concept and the relevance to professional nursing gives direction for future research.

Structural equation modeling of factors associated with nursing students' professionalism during the COVID‐19 pandemic

“…Significantly, we discovered that self-leadership and clinical learning environments indirectly influenced nursing professionalism through their associations with academic satisfaction and clinical competency. As suggested by previous research (Han, 2018;Ntshingila et al, 2021;van Dorssen-Boog et al, 2020), nursing students with higher self-leadership skills are more likely to achieve their goals to increase personal effectiveness. In other words, selfleadership can help student to be more effective in the practice environment, which can positively affect career preparation behavior (van Dorssen-Boog et al, 2020).…”

“…In contrast to clinical learning environments and academic satisfaction, which are considered learning‐related factors, ego‐resilience and self‐leadership represent internal or personal attributes that tend to be relatively stable and can continue to develop throughout one's adulthood (Ntshingila et al, 2021). Notably, the average scores for ego‐resilience and self‐leadership in this study were not particularly high, standing at 3.69 and 3.66 out of 5, respectively.…”

“…Ego‐resilience, defined as the capacity to flexibly deal with stressors related to adverse environmental situations, can help individuals cope with potential challenges associated with fieldwork (Dunkel et al, 2021). Self‐leadership, which involves individuals self‐regulating and self‐reflecting based on their own set standards (Ntshingila et al, 2021), plays a pivotal role at the individual level of transition conditions. Ego‐resilience and self‐leadership can facilitate the transition process from the role of a student to a professional (Jun & Lee, 2017; Park & Kim, 2023).…”

Transcultural nursing leadership: A concept analysis

“…Empirical referents demonstrate the occurrence of a concept through its existence or presence ( Walker & Avant, 2019 ). Although Walker and Avant (2019) argue that empirical referents are not tools to measure the concept, several researchers identified tools as possible means to measure and demonstrate the concept under analysis ( Mosed et al., 2021 ; Ntshingila et al., 2021 ; Sharifi et al., 2019 ). Through concept analysis, the absence of quantitative measures for transcultural nursing leadership was identified.…”

Nurse educators’ perceptions of their own self-leadership: An explorative qualitative inquiry

“…Through selfleadership, nurse educators should be able to role model accepting responsibility for their behaviours and outcomes to colleagues and students. [9] Although self-leadership has been widely researched in other disciplines such as sports, teaching, business and management, Ntshingila et al's [14] study established that the self-leadership concept is poorly understood in nursing, and propose that the concept's meaning and values require further investigation. Matahela's [15] integrative literature review established that the meaning of self-leadership in an NEI context was not clearly elucidated, and recommend that further concept exploration and description, from nurse educators themselves in an NEI setting should be conducted, using exploratory methods including interviews.…”