Isn't it interesting for what cause...

Isn't it interesting for what cause easily many of us can sit back and referee others? Criticizing what others do or attempt to do seems to be human nature, and it present the appearances that people are especially critical of those hi charge. It happens in the workplace, as well as within our Association, and I would be willing to bet that we all have criticized others at a certain number of time during our lives. It also happens at the chapter horizontal in our state councils, and in our personal lives.

Do you care what others think of you and your Association? If not, you should. We nurse to judge ourselves by our actions, which verily do determine who we are and for what we stand; because of this, others' perceptions probably provide a more accurate picture of in what manner we are doing. Perceptions are realities, and for what reason others perceive us affects in what manner they interact with us.

ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS

During 2003 AORN worked highly hard to establish stronger relationships with our perioperative colleagues and improve for what reason we are perceived by them. We are aware that input from our partners in the surgical arena allows us to provide a better working environment and safer patient care. These efforts not barely provide our patients with the quality of care they be entitled to but they also provide us with the tools we ne to persuade forward as an Association.

in succession February 27-28, 2004, AORN, the American community of Surgeons (ACS), and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) are sponsoring a summit meeting that will include AORN, ACS, ASA, and other perioperative associations that describe the full spectrum of the perioperative team. The intention of this meeting is to continue our pursuit of unity with these associations, which are our partners in the perioperative arena. Our ability to issue to a consensus about vital issues for patient and workplace safety will be unequaled, and the opportunity to influence the subsequent time of perioperative care is enormous.

Although our industry partners will not be attending this summit, their input is indispensable to AORN and safe patient care. We will continue to court and use their expertise, and we value their contributions. Unquestionably, our industry partners are vital and look up toed members of the perioperative team.

LEADERSHIP

Websters of the present day World Dictionary defines character as "the pattern of behavior or personality ground in an individual or group; moral constitution." (1) I believe that an individual's character has everything to do with the representation of leader he or she is. AORN's character is known from end to end the world and is vital to our success

In his main division Pushing the Envelope, Harvey Mackay paraphrases a language that Marshall Loeb, editor-at-large of Fortune magazine, gave in the late 1990 forward "Ten steps to effective leadership." (2) Following are one of those 10 steps.

* Leading is not managing. A manager wants to be liked; a leader wants to be respected

* Leaders have a faculty of perception of purpose (eg, where the agriculture is going and where the organization must be if it is to grow)

* Leaders have courage.

* Leaders are consistent. They inspire trust and confidence.

* Leaders are truthful

* Leaders concentrate forward a couple of big issues, and they do not prove to do it all.

* Leaders do not have to simulate they thought of everything themselves. They are not afraid to make use of other people's ideas or give credit where credit is due

* Leaders are not threatened through being surrounded by people of quality--they are energized by means of them.

I think these points describe characteristics of a leader rather than stairs to effective leadership, although it is possible that they describe the two Perhaps Martin Luther King, Jr said it best, "Ultimately, a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus still a molder of consensus. " (3)

AORN LEADERS

I was honored to be able to attend the fall Multispecialty colloquys held by AORN in Denver and Nashville. I had the opportunity to view firsthand AORN members working together to mold consensus relating to the specialty assemblies. Our specialty assemblies' governing council members are leaders in AORN and are working hard to provide members in their specialty areas with opportunities to make progress and gain valuable knowledge.

There are many leaders in our Association. As you know, this is the pre-Congres issue of the AORN Journal, and it contains a apportionment of information about the candidates who are seeking election to help lead our Association. All of these candidates are leaders, and I know they will be honored to attend us in the years to ensue T encourage you to evaluate them carefully. Please take time to talk with the candidates and descry whether they are the populace you want to represent you. Ask questions about their experience, leadership, and AORN. Do not hesitate to ask them to sit down and talk with you and your chapter members. Notice I did not say talk to your delegates. That is because each AORN member has the obligation and opportunity to proffer input to their delegates regarding whom they want to elect