Upcoming Programs

Leading Evidence-Based Practice
November 28th, November 29th, and December 19th, 2023, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Although it is widely known that evidence-based practice (EBP) improves healthcare quality, reliability, and patient outcomes as well as reduces variations in care and costs, it is still not the standard of care delivered by practicing clinicians. Nurses and nurse leaders need a deep and operational knowledge of EBP to access and implement proven strategies, while also improving quality and engagement.

In collaboration with the Fuld Institute for Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) at The Ohio State University, ONL is excited to provide this highly-rated leadership development program for nurse leaders at all levels who want to learn more about leading evidence-based practice within their organization.

Winter Quarterly Meeting: Well-Being as Workforce Strategy
Friday, December 8th, 8:30 AM-2:45 PM at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Nurses' well-being is mission-critical; it impacts not only individual performance, but also team dynamics, retention, and, by extension, patient outcomes. Enhancing nurses' well-being and cultivating cultures of well-being are therefore strategic imperatives for healthcare organizations. This program will delve into nurses' well-being as a lever for transformative change and what nurse leaders need to know to enhance their own personal well-being and that of their teams.

This event will also feature Member Poster Presentations. Stay tuned for our call for posters.

Our Winter Quarterly Meeting provides nursing teams a terrific opportunity for team building, shared learning, and collaboration. Consider attending with your team!

Join us to gain insights, inspiration, and actionable strategies and to connect and collaborate face-to-face with fellow nurse leaders! This event is always fun and festive, and it is such a joy to be together in person as a community. We hope you will take this opportunity to refill your cup, recenter with your values, connect with friends old and new, and celebrate with colleagues from across the region.

NEW DATE ADDED DUE TO HIGH DEMAND!
Rebuilding Your Nursing Team: Coming Together After Falling Apart
Tuesday, January 9th, 2024, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

COVID-19 has been massively disruptive to nursing teams. Leaders are struggling with picking up the pieces and rebuilding their teams in an environment where nurses have shorter work tenures. While especially challenging in the current environment, building and sustaining high-performance nursing teams will be necessary for the future of high-quality, safe nursing care delivery.

This popular program provides nurse leaders at all stages of their leadership journey with actionable strategies, best practices, and tools for rebuilding highly effective teams. The workshop focuses on the best evidence on teamwork, how to restore trust, how to promote a sense of community, and how to build cohesive work teams.

Winter/Spring '24 Leadership Lunch Series
Fridays: Jan. 19th, Feb. 16th, Mar. 15th, & Apr. 19th, 2024, 12:00-1:30 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

ONL's Leadership Lunch Series is a four-part, interactive, live educational program in which nurse leaders and nursing teams learn and gain inspiration from our remarkable faculty lineup who share diverse perspectives ranging from big-picture thinking to tactical, actionable strategies. During each session, participants spend 90 minutes hearing from a different nationally-recognized distinguished thought leader via Zoom, with protected time to enjoy their lunch!

This program offers something for everyone at all levels of leadership and is a great way for organizations to invest in their nursing teams. When viewed as a team, this program serves as a jumping off point for internal discussion of the ideas shared and collaboration on application and strategies for implementation.

Speakers and topics for the Winter/Spring series will be announced soon. Please save the dates.

The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership
Wednesday, January 24th, 2024, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom For Nurse Managers & Directors
Wednesday, January 31st, 2024, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom For Charge Nurses, Emerging Leaders, Team Leads & Clinical Leaders

This highly-rated program offers fantastic foundational leadership training for nurse leaders newly in a leadership role.

Nurses are often promoted into leadership roles with little or no training in the leadership, management, and communication skills needed to succeed. This one-day, interactive workshop is designed to equip new leaders with the key skills and strategies needed to be successful: transitioning into a leadership role; communication and collaboration, including power and authority; resource management; and managing staff performance.

This workshop is offered on two different dates, with each date's program customized to bring focus and examples that are designed for the specified target audience.

Essential Leadership Skills for Charge Nurses
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom
For all current and aspiring charge nurses

The charge nurse sets the tone for the shift for each unit. This role is often a nurse's first experience leading others and managing more than their own patient assignment. It is critical for new charge nurses to learn key skills for leading their team, including managing conflict, allocating resources, and working within the hospital system.

Led by Dr. Crystal Lawson, this interactive virtual workshop is designed to equip and empower new and aspiring charge nurses with the essential leadership skills needed to be effective and successful across key aspects of the charge nurse role, including promoting quality outcomes, cultivating a healthy work environment, and fostering teamwork. Participants will gain practical tools and strategies that can be put to use immediately on their unit.

Nurse Leader Master Class
Tuesdays, March 5th, March 26th, & April 2nd, 2024, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders already established in a leadership role

The Nurse Leader Master Class (NLMC) is ONL's signature leadership development program designed especially for nurse leaders already established in a leadership role. This three-day, virtual program offers rich, interactive, cohort-based professional learning features a balance of content and facilitated discussions designed to help established nurse leaders reenergize, refocus, and renew their leadership practice while also building connections with a peer network across organizational boundaries.

Spring Quarterly Meeting
Friday, March 8th, 2024, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Join us at ONL's Spring 2024 Quarterly Meeting for an informative, inspirational, and interactive program you and your team will not want to miss!

Speakers and session topics soon to be announced. Please save the date!

Best Practice Solutions to Disruptive Behaviors in Healthcare
Wednesday, March 20th, 2024, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

As a nurse leader, are you facing tension or infighting among your staff? Do you experience or witness rudeness, hostility, or dismissiveness in the workplace? How about eye-rolling, chronic interruption, or other disrespectful behaviors? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is the program for you!

Healthy workforce expert Dr. Renee Thompson will share the practical, actionable strategies nurse leaders need to successfully address disruptive behaviors and build a culture of caring on their teams.

From Traditional Leader to Nurse Leader Coach: Meeting the Needs of the Contemporary Nursing Workforce
Thursday, March 28th, 2024, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

What nurses expect from their leaders is changing, and so, too, are the skills needed to be successful as a nurse leader of today's nursing workforce. Gone are the days of command-and-control leadership when staff were supposed to be grateful for a job; nurses today want leaders who help them grow and develop as professionals. Enter the Nurse Leader Coach: the linchpin in nurse recruitment and retention.

In this workshop led by Dr. Rose Sherman, you will expand your leadership skillset to become a Nurse Leader Coach equipped to meet the needs of today's nursing workforce and strengthen retention. Participants will learn how to adopt a coaching mindset, develop basic coaching skills, and coach their team to a higher level of performance and well-being.

Redesigning Nursing Care Delivery: Strategies for Leadership Teams to Jump Start the Process
Wednesday, April 24th, 2024, 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET via Zoom
For nursing executives and senior nurse leaders

Current nursing care delivery models rely on the availability of many nurses and are unsustainable given the reality of significant workforce shortages. The gap between the number of nurses needed to practice primary nursing and the number of nurses available cannot be effectively bridged even with a significant ramp-up in enrollments and certainly not in a cost-effective way. The transition to a team-based or collaborative care model is challenging despite the need. Nursing leaders know they will need to do this but are not sure where to start.

In this 90-minute session for senior nursing leaders and executives, Dr. Rose Sherman will share guidance and strategies to help to jump-start your leadership team’s care redesign efforts and share the infrastructure needed to ensure success.

Preparing New Preceptors for Success
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom
For current and aspiring clinical nursing preceptors

Good nurse preceptors are a valuable asset for units and organizations. When preceptors are able to successfully deliver a good onboarding experience for new hires, they can directly impact retention, build trust within the nursing team, and elevate nursing practice.

Led by Dr. Crystal Lawson, this interactive virtual workshop is designed to expose new preceptors to the principles of adult learning theory and prepare them with tools to help newly hired nurses practice safely and feel welcomed. Participants will learn key strategies for giving feedback and practice skills that will help them effectively pass on their knowledge and promote safe practice.

Effective Communication Skills for a Healthier Work Culture
Wednesday, May 29th, 2024, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Ineffective communication is cited as the most common cause of medical error. It's critical for nurse leaders to hone their own communication skills and learn how to develop and foster good communication skills among members of their teams.

This interactive virtual workshop, led by Dr. Renee Thompson, is designed to equip and empower nurse leaders with the essential strategies and techniques needed to foster effective communication, which supports a safe and healthy workforce and helps them lead successful teams.

ONL's 2024 Annual Meeting
Thursday & Friday, June 13th & 14th, 2024 at the Newport Marriott Hotel in Newport, Rhode Island
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Join us at the 2024 Annual Meeting to refresh, replenish, and renew your leadership practice through learning, inspiration, and community! This not-to-be-missed event will bring together nurse leaders from across the region for two days of rich professional learning, collaboration, and networking.

Our program will include ONL's business meeting, exceptional presentations from national thought leaders, time to explore our vendors, ample opportunities for reconnecting and sharing ideas with colleagues, and time to celebrate together.

Stay tuned for additional speaker and program details coming soon!

The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership
Thursday, June 20th, 2024, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom For Nurse Managers & Directors
Thursday, June 27th, 2024, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom For Charge Nurses, Emerging Leaders, Team Leads & Clinical Leaders

This highly-rated program offers fantastic foundational leadership training for nurse leaders newly in a leadership role.

Nurses are often promoted into leadership roles with little or no training in the leadership, management, and communication skills needed to succeed. This one-day, interactive workshop is designed to equip new leaders with the key skills and strategies needed to be successful: transitioning into a leadership role; communication and collaboration, including power and authority; resource management; and managing staff performance.

This workshop is offered on two different dates, with each date's program customized to bring focus and examples that are designed for the specified target audience.

Eradicating Bullying & Incivility Self-Study eCourse
Asynchronous, self-paced online learning program available at anytime
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

ONL has partnered with the Healthy Workforce Institute (HWI) to provide our members and community with access to HWI's Eradicating Bullying & Incivility Self-Study eCourse. Designed with busy healthcare leaders in mind, each module is bite-sized, less than an hour long, and can be taken online at the learner's desired pace.

By the end of this course, you will have the tools, strategies, and confidence to identify disruptive behaviors that undermine a culture of safety, set behavioral expectations with employees, and hold staff accountable for professional behavior.