Preparing the new nurse leader for the twenty-first century in South Africa

Abstract

South Africa needs nurse leaders for the 21st century. Conventional leaders and leadership styles of the past are unable to meet the demands of the 21st century (Hays and Kim [s.a.]). This lecture highlights the leadership qualities identified by the author in preparing the new nurse leader of the 21st century in South Africa and the continent, taking into consideration the values and norms enshrined in African culture. An extensive literature review in leadership and leadership theories was undertaken. It is from these sources that the author identified the qualities that should characterise the new leadership style that will prepare African leaders in a whole new direction in this century.