Create a 7-10 slide PowerPoint presentation that evaluates a workplace environment and reflects on your experiences leading change. Collapse All Introduction Developing leadership capacity is an active exercise in building a toolbox of successful leadership attributes and practices. Cognitive flexibility is defined as “a critical executive function

Create a 7-10 slide PowerPoint presentation that evaluates a workplace environment
and reflects on your experiences leading change.

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Introduction
Developing leadership capacity is an active exercise in building a toolbox of successful
leadership attributes and practices. Cognitive flexibility is defined as “a critical executive
function involving the ability to adapt behaviors in response to changes in the
environment” (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2021, pp. 56). In this
assessment, we will stretch our leadership and cognitive flexibility (problem-solving)
muscles as we explore valuable resources for these topics.

Reference
American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2021). The essentials: Core
competencies for professional nursing education [PDF].
https://www.aacnnursing.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Publications/Essentials-2021.pdf

Overview
After the analysis of your professional identity and the underlying core values and ethics
that shape your interactions, it was reasonable to move your focus to developing
person-centered self-management with a client. Now it is time to consider what impact
you can make in your workplace environment and reflect upon your impact on the
profession of nursing.

Preparation
In this assessment, you will evaluate the practicum site for opportunities, alignment with
own views, and determine if it fosters well-being and workplace health. You will also
reflect on your experiences and approaches to leading change. You will assume that the
audience are the leaders in a workplace environment.

Instructions

In this assessment, you will evaluate your assigned practicum site environment to
determine the level of health and well-being for those who work there. Additionally, you
will reflect on your cognitive flexibility and leadership as it relates to leading change in
the workplace. You will submit this assessment as a PowerPoint presentation. The
PowerPoint presentation should be 7–10 slides with detailed speaker notes, which
include proper APA citation, a title slide, and reference page.

Evaluate the workplace environment to determine level of health and well-being of self
and colleagues.
Evaluate your practicum site to determine the culture and conditions that support the
health and well-being of its staff and employees.
Identify the data and evaluation techniques used to make this determination.
Propose strategies for creating an environment that promotes self-care, personal health,
and well-being.
Identify some strategies that support creating a workplace environment that promotes
self-care, personal health, and well-being of the staff
Identify any evidence from scholarly or professional sources that support the use of the
proposed strategies.
Reflect on ways in which one has shown cognitive flexibility in leading change within
complex environments.
Identify specific examples from personal practice or observation of others that
demonstrate the application of effective problem-solving strategies by a leader within
complex work environments.
Reflect on personal experience in leading others through change in professional
environments.
Describe any personal experience in leading others through change in your professional
practice.
Discuss any past experiences that could be applied to leading colleagues through a
change in their practice environment.
Critique personal approaches to leading change and improvement for colleagues within
the workplace environment.
Identify change and quality improvement approaches you have used or experienced in
your workplace environment.

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of using those approaches?
Submissions Requirements
Length of presentation: 7–10 slides. The presentation should be clear, succinct,
and within the required content you need to cover. Also, be sure to include a title
slide and a references slide.
Written speaker notes: Each slide should contain detailed speaker notes that lay
out the content of your presentation.
Number of references: Cite a minimum of 3–5 sources of scholarly or professional
evidence that supports the content of your video. Current source materials are defined
as no older than five years unless it is a seminal work. Be sure cite evidence to support
that your information is evidence-based. Make sure these references are included at the
end of your speaker notes.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style.
What to Submit
Save your PowerPoint presentation as a PDF with notes so the speaker notes can be
processed through Turnitin. You can use the following resource for assistance:

Assessment 4: Saving PowerPoint as PDF.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in
the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

Competency 2: Contribute to a workplace environment that promotes personal health
and professional growth.
Evaluate the workplace environment to determine level of health and well-being of self
and colleagues.
Propose strategies for creating an environment that promotes self-care, personal health,
and well-being.
Reflect on ways in which they have shown cognitive flexibility in managing change
within complex environments.
Competency 3: Reflect on your personal and professional practices in the context of the
core values and ethical standards of nursing.

Reflect on personal experience in leading others through change in professional
environments.
Critique personal approaches to leading change and improvement for colleagues within
the workplace environment.
Competency 4: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form
and style, consistent with organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
Deliver a persuasive, coherent, and effective presentation, well-suited to the information
needs and concerns of the target audience. Speaker notes are detailed and support the
presentation.
Support main points, assertions, arguments, conclusions, or recommendations with
relevant and credible evidence using current APA style and formatting.