in contrast , it was ranked at the bottom of the top 5 by non-nursing leaders assessing what they saw as the most critical leadership challenge facing nurses in senior leadership roles .this dichotomy point out the personal conflict nurse executives may face in attempting to meet the differing expectations and priorities of organizational stakeholders . george suggests that leaders should be honest with themselves in acknowledging a temptation to cut corners in pursuit of short-term profits but must resist that temptation and hold devotion to customers at least as important as devotion to stakeholders.
In addition, nurse leader should realize that becoming an authentic leader is a process that occurs over time and requires self-discovery, self-improvement,reflection and renewal. It is attained not through self-proclamation, but by validation from the leader’s followers