Upcoming Programs

The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership
Wednesday, October 4th, 2023, 8:30 AM-3:30 PM via Zoom For Nurse Managers & Directors
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023, 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.

Fall '23 Leadership Lunch Series
Fridays: Sept. 15th, Oct. 20th, Nov. 17th, & Dec. 15th, 2023, 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.

Pro-rated pricing is available if you wish to join the Series mid-season. Please contact us for more information.

Best Practice Solutions to Disruptive Behaviors in Healthcare
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM via Zoom
For nurse leaders at every stage of their leadership journey

In hospitals across the globe, we are seeing an alarming increase in workplace stress and cruelty. There is infighting among staff, tension between shifts, and new employees and float staff are being squashed. Worse yet, healthcare professionals are airing their frustrations in front of patients, which increases patient anxiety and interferes with their recovery. As healthcare leaders, we have an opportunity to change that.

In this training you will gain an understanding of the common ways disruptive behaviors show up in healthcare today and discover healthy workforce best practice solutions to these challenges. You'll leave equipped with the tools you need to successfully address disruptive behaviors and cultivate a culture of caring in your organization.

Financial Management and Business Essentials for Nurse Managers and Directors
Wednesdays, November 1st & 8th, 2023, 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.

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.

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!

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.