The Need for Nursing Leadership in Complex Adaptive Systems

Introduction According to the Oxford dictionary, the leader is defined as "leader, command, organization, group of countries" (Oxford Dictionaries, 2013). There is a definition of the definition of the leader, but people still have different ideas about what the leader should be and how he or she should act. There is never a specific idea of ​​what the leader is; the only thing we know is that this person is in charge of the unit. Let's see the characteristics of people who think we are leaders. And we use these attributes to compare other people and see if they are superior or better than the leader mentioned above.

A comprehensive review of complexity theory is beyond the scope of this white paper, but since it helps to understand the leadership of complexity the following key concepts are explained. Complexity and complexity, complex system characteristics, interaction, dynamic, adaptation, mechanism. The importance of the organization, dissipative structure, emergency, and complex adaptive system. In complexity science, the term "complex" does not mean the same as "complicated". The system is complex if each component or component of the system can be described (even if they are numerous). For example, computers and huge jet aircraft are complex systems. If the relationships between systems can not be fully explained by simply analyzing their components, the system is complex as they change dynamically. For example, the brain is a complex system (Cilliers, cited by Uhl-Bien & Marion in 1998, 2009).

Complex systems are in use everywhere and are used in a wide range of applications. A complex system is a complex adaptive system characterized by its agents that can explore and exploit the environment. Probably the most famous example is evolution of living beings. This may explain why almost all interesting artificial systems are complicated. Of course, if the cell is a complex system, of course, those made up of cells like humans are all complicated or at least need to demonstrate complex behavior. FA Hayek may have said the best:

Creatures are also complicated adaptive systems. Since complicated living systems can adapt to their environment, thousands of years of evolution has occurred. One way they do this is to process the information from the environment and translate it by gene mutation. Successful creatures are most likely to acclimate to the environment and survive. When complex adaptive systems are challenged, especially environmental conditions, it enters a critical phase. The crisis gives challenges to the existing structures within the system, existing relationships, and behavioral patterns. When the crisis gets worse, it may reach a threshold that may compromise the integrity of the whole system. Ultimately, the system adapts through reorganization and brings a new system "phase shift", a new equilibrium, or it will come back.