Leadership:

Mentorship as a
Leadership tool
August 13, 2015
Dan Thorward MS, RN, EMT-P

Leadership: Mentorship as
a Leadership tool

August 13, 2015

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute

Dan Thorward MS, RN, CCEMT-P

James ICU Patient Demographics

A.A.S. Emergency Medical Services

SICU

A.D. Nursing

B.S. Health Professions

B.S. Nursing

M.S. Nursing Education

PhD Student, Leadership

CCEMT-Paramedic

BLS Instructor, OSUWMC

ACLS Instructor, OSUWMC

Nurse Manager, The James Cancer Hospital Intensive Care

Dans Disclaimer
I have no significant relationships with any
pharmaceutical company or manufacturer.
I am proud to be working for the James Cancer
Hospital.

Surgical patients, complicated procedures, T-Surg

procedures, Hypovolemia, sepsis

NCCU
Stroke codes, Seizure disorders, Cancers of the
neurovascular system.

MICU
Sepsis, Multisystem organ failure, Tumor Lysis
Syndrome.

Leadership: Mentorship as a Leadership tool

What is Leadership?
Mentorship as a leadership tool
Dans rules of management

What is Leadership?
Leadership is a BIG Topic!
Leadership is difficult to define.
The academic study of leadership is still in its
infancy

One way to categorize leadership in to two

categories

What is Leadership?
Who was/is the best leader you ever followed?
What made them a good leader for you?

What Leadership is not

Not Job title specific
A rigid set of productivity metrics

Leadership of the self

Leadership of others

Mentorship as a leadership tool

Its best to have a Buddy!

Its best to have a Buddy

My journey to Kenyon taught me a valuable
Leadership lesson

Every leader should have a Mentor

Every leader should have a Mentee
These relationships are important for leadership
development

Its best to have a Buddy!

Dans rules of management

You cant manage what you dont understand

Hire the best
The role of the manager (Leader) is to help
make their staff the best they can be
Provide resources
Provide training
Provide opportunities

Leadership: Mentorship as a Leadership tool

Thank You!

What is Leadership?
Mentorship as a leadership tool
Dans rules of management

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute