Title: Discussion Forum Description: Module Nine
Course: Health Care Language Arts > Section: Learning Modules

As we have read in Code Blue and you probably already know from your daily experiences, leadership and teamwork can be the difference between a functioning family, group, or workplace and one that cannot accomplish the simplest of tasks. In this discussion board, you are going to think about and articulate how one could best deal with some of the situations that arise in Code Blue using the elements of strong leadership and teamwork.

In your initial post, you should respond to the two questions below based on the discussion questions on page 42 of Code Blue:

1. "Emil Flagg, the representative of the medical staff on the board of Trustees, is an important stakeholder in the operation of the hospital. What would have been your approach in defusing Dr. Flagg's anger during his first meeting with the new hospital administrator?" How would taking your approach better exhibited elements of leadership and teamwork?
2. "According to Wes Douglas, what is the role of the board, and what is the role of the hospital administrator?" How do both exhibit different types of leadership methods and styles? How effective do you think it is to have multiple layers of leadership? What problems can arise from the two overlapping roles?

After you have answered these questions in your initial post, read over your fellow students' posts. Respond to at least two of their posts, comparing and contrasting your answers with theirs.