Nurse Manager
Abdulai Koroma is the Director of Nursing at Potomac Falls Health and Rehab. He received his first BSc Econs (Hons) education at Fourah Bay College, the University of Sierra Leone in the field of economics, and a second bachelor’s degree from Shenandoah University in the field of nursing. Career growth took place within one clinic, as Abdulai Koroma started as a Registered Nurse at Potomac Falls Health and Rehab and spent over 11 years in this position before becoming a department director in 2019. He is also involved in public speaking, which allows him to share experiences and develop professionally.
Nurse Leader
In his leadership style, Abdulai Koroma values the balance of time and quality. He always positions the services of the clinic as fast but at the same time of high quality for full rehabilitation. This is what he conveys to the staff as a value and what positively affects the rate of return visits. In addition, for Abdulai Koroma, employees are a priority; in conflict situations, he always clarifies the opinion of the staff about what happened before making a decision. This priority builds trusting relationships with employees. Moreover, decisions about changes in the clinic’s work, even as minimal as the schedule, are made by taking into account the opinions of employees. Democratic leadership is highly valued by employees.
Communication
The communication style of Abdulai Koroma is built through interactions, there is always a dialogue, not a monologue, which allows creating a degree of involvement in the processes. It would be even more effective through group discussions. Additionally, Abdulai Koroma possesses social-perceptual skills that allow him to feel the inner doubts and worries of employees, for example, if an employee is cheating, he will feel it. His application of this skill does not require modifications for greater efficiency. The tone of voice is one of the elements of non-verbal commutation (Park & Park, 2018). At the same time, the tone of Abdulai Koroma does not always correspond to the situation, expressing negative comments, it is usually still the same soft. Tailoring the tone of voice to the situation would increase the effectiveness of communication.
References
Park, S. G., & Park, K. H. (2018). Correlation between nonverbal communication and objective structured clinical examination score in medical students. Korean Journal of Medical Education, 30(3), 199-208. Web.