Effect of Lean Leadership Training Program on Head Nurses’ Performance and Quality of Nurses’ Work-Life

Background: The highly competitive climate in which healthcare organizations operate today necessitatesflexibility, knowledge acquisition, technology adoption, and process improvement in order to introduce new services,reduce costs, and respond to market developments. Thus, healthcare organizations have needed to implement leanpractices in order to improve leadership effectiveness and provide high quality and efficiency of services provided.Aim: The study aimed to determine the effect of lean leadership training program on head nurses' performance andquality of nurses' work-life at Hamdy El-Tabakh General Hospital. Design: Quasi-experimental, one group (pre/ posttest) research design was used. Setting: The study was carried out in all in-patient units (medical and surgical); ICUand emergency units at Hamdy El-Tabakh General Hospital. Subjects: Two groups of subjects were included; (a) Allhead nurses and their assistants (n=20), (b) All staff nurses (n=200). Tools: Three tools were used for data collection;head nurses' lean performance observation checklist, quality of nursing work-life questionnaire and lean leadershipknowledge questionnaire. Results: There was a highly statistical significant difference between lean leadership trainingprogram and head nurses' performance. Also, there was a highly statistical significant difference between leanleadership training program and quality of nurses' work life. Conclusion: There were highly positive statisticalsignificant correlations between lean leadership performance dimensions and quality of nursing work-life dimensionsat before, immediately after and after three months from lean leadership training program implementation.Recommendations: Apply in-service training programs and workshops to implant a culture of lean leadership and leanmanagement, among hospital administrators and unit manager.