Pappas Discusses Leadership Development, Addressing Burnout

In an interview, Sharon Pappas, PhD, RN, this year’s recipient of AONL’s Lifetime Achievement Award, discusses how nurse leaders can develop leaders and fight burnout. Pappas, CNE at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, believes the best outcomes occur when leaders “set the table for collaboration and support decision-making” by direct care nurses. She offers leadership development through experiences enabling many people on a team to lead in different capacities, as well as through relationship building and formal preparation. To address burnout, Pappas believes nurse leaders must support the individual health of nurses and ensure the work is “appropriate for the time and talent of the individual.” The interview is featured in the December issue of the Journal of Nursing Administration.