Upcoming Programs

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.

From Traditional Leader to Nurse Leader Coach: Meeting the Needs of the Contemporary Nursing Workforce
Wednesday, September 18th, 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.

Fall '24 Leadership Lunch Series
Fridays: Sept. 20th, Oct. 18th, Nov. 15th, and Dec. 20th, 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.

Topics and speakers for the Fall 2024 series include:

• 9/20 - Effective Strategies for Nurse-Driven Elimination of Health Inequities, Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, PHD, MSN, MPH, MS, MSW, BS, RN, ANP-BC, LCSW, PMHNP-BC, FAAN
• 10/18 - The Center for Clinical Inquiry™: An Innovative Collaborative Model to Promote and Support Change, Penelope Gorsuch, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, EBP-C, FACHE, USAF Col (retired)
• 11/15 - Nursing Practice, Health, and Our Planet, Elizabeth Schenk, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN
• 12/20 - Mindsets: Thinking About How You Think, Barbara Mackoff, Ed.D

ONL 2024 Fall Quarterly Meeting
Friday, September 27th, 8:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Join us at ONL's Fall 2024 Quarterly Meeting for an informative, inspirational, and interactive program you and your team will not want to miss! More details on speakers and topics soon to be announced. Please register to attend to save the date on your calendar

The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership
Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM via Zoom For Nurse Managers & Directors
Tuesday, October 8th, 2024, 9:00 AM-3:00 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.

Financial Management and Business Essentials for Nurse Managers and Directors
Tuesdays, October 15th & 22nd, 2024, 9:00 AM-12:30 PM via Zoom
For nurse managers and directors who want to hone their financial skills and build their business acumen

Financial management skills and business acumen help nurse managers and directors excel in their roles, maximize their impact, and continue to grow in their careers in the modern, ever-evolving healthcare environment. This interactive, two-part program is designed to prepare and empower nurse managers and directors who want to hone the essential financial management skills they need to be successful and enhance their business acumen.

Succeeding in Difficult Conversations: Strategies for Nurse Leaders
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Difficult conversations are part of every leadership role, and feeling confident in challenging conversations takes practice. In this interactive workshop, Dr. Crystal Lawson will offer practical tools to empower nurse leaders to succeed in executing difficult conversations, reduce anxiety about giving feedback, and gain confidence in managing performance while also demonstrating respect.

Quality and Patient Safety Foundations: What Nurse Managers and Directors Need to Know to Make Sense of the Quality Data to Inform Action
Thursday, November 7th, 2024, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM via Zoom
For new nurse managers and directors

Nurse leaders are bombarded with data from many sources. Before information can be turned into action, nurse managers and directors need to be able to make sense of the data understand the "why" behind the numbers. Led by patient safety and quality expert Anne Dykes, this interactive, full-day workshop will prepare new nurse managers and directors to understand and act on their unit's quality and patient safety data. Participants will leave feeling empowered with new knowledge and skills to actively engage in quality initiatives that lead to more effective and sustained improvements.

Creating Healthy Teams: How Nurse Leaders Can Develop High-Performing Teams
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey - team participation is welcome!

Collaborative teams and healthy work environments are the foundation for quality patient care and positive employee morale, both of which have significant financial implications for organizations. Nurse leaders looking to develop and lead high-performing teams need to be intentional and hone specific leadership and communication skills to succeed. Led by healthy workforce expert Dr. Renee Thompson, this interactive program equips and empowers nurse leaders with the essential strategies and techniques needed to develop and lead healthy, high-performing teams. Whether you are looking to nurture an already high-performing team or to reestablish team dynamics for working together to enable greater performance, this session offers essential skills and strategies for nurse leaders at all levels.

Leading Evidence-Based Practice
December 4th, 5th, and 18th, 2024, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM via Zoom
From C-suite to direct care managers and nurse directors to educators and charge nurses, this is an enterprise-wide leadership development program to cross all disciplines

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.

ONL 2024 Winter Quarterly Meeting
Friday, December 13th, 8:30 AM-2:45 PM at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel and Conference Center
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

ONL's Winter Quarterly Meetings offer nurse leaders at all levels an opportunity for rich professional learning while connecting face-to-face with fellow nurse leaders for collaboration and community. Join us at our 2024 Winter Quarterly Meeting for an informative, inspirational, and interactive program you and your team will not want to miss! More details on speakers and topics soon to be announced. Please register to attend to save the date on your calendar

ONL's 2025 Annual Meeting
Thursday & Friday, June 5th & 6th, 2025, at the Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, NH
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

Join ONL for our Annual Meeting to reconnect with friends and colleagues face-to-face, renew and reenergize your leadership practice, and refill your cup! We are excited to be hosting this year's Annual Meeting at the spectacular Omni Mount Washington Resort in beautiful Bretton Woods, NH. We hope you will join us for this not-to-be-missed event!

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.