Mentoring Through the Leadership Journey: From Novice to Expert

The need for high performing transformational leaders in health care has never been more profound. The Institute of Medicine report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health identified the need for strong and capable leadership if the vision for transforming health care is to ever be realized.1 The report suggests the nursing profession must produce leaders who are equipped to assume leadership positions across policy, politics, organizations, and practice. These leaders will require capacity and high level collaborative skills to design and advance contemporary models of care to deliver on the value proposition of high quality efficient and person-centered care.