Features
22	Across Borders: Leading Nursing Internationally
	Jean Dols, PhD, RN, NEA-BC
	The ability to accept, adopt, and integrate varying cultures is a strength nurse leaders bring to the international setting.
25	CNO Succession Planning: A Case Study
	Carol A. Watson, PhD, RN, CENP, and Beth Houlahan, MSN, RN
	A deliberate transition process combined with mutual dedication to the continued success of the organization is critical to creating and sustaining healthy work environments for our patients and our staff.
30	Springboard to Research: A Service and Academic Partnership
	Barbara Caspers, MS, BSN, RN, and Frances R. Vlasses, PhD, RN
	Service and academic research partnerships can create a culture and the systems to support nursing excellence and nurse recruitment.
35	What's So Special About Home Care?
	Erin Denholm, MSN, RN
	A major implication of the growth of home care is the increasing need for nurses with the specialized clinical and management skill sets of this specialty.
38	Nursing Executive Practice: A Specialty for Long-Term Care
	Sue Heitkamp, RN, BSN
	Although there are differences in the setting between hospitals and LTC facilities, challenges are mostly the same, and good nursing leadership is important everywhere we touch patients.
41	Cultivating Nurse Leaders from the Bedside to the Boardroom
	Paula B. Hoeger, RNC-OB, BSN, MHA, and Jeaneane C. Wilson, RN, BSN, MHA
	In its efforts to create an internal pool of future nurse leaders, a health system in North Carolina found that innovative leadership strategies and respect for generational values are critical drivers for recruitment and retention.
46	Keeping the Focus on Shortening the Nursing Shortage
	Anita M. Rivera, RN, BSN
	A woman on the cusp of nursing leadership answers the question “Are you committed to doing what it takes to make these kind of positive changes happen in your environment?” with a resounding “yes!”
51	Poems: To an Experienced Nurse and To a New Nurse
	Dora Sue Redford, MS, RN, BC
10	Leader To Watch
	Karen Ripper, BSN, MBA
	Kathleen D. Sanford, RN, DBA, FACHE
Columns
4	Editorial
	And the Pendulum Swings
	Roxane Spitzer, PhD, RN, MBA, FAAN
6	Lessons Learned
	Managing Challenges: Employee Engagement
	Katherine Vestal, RN, PhD, FAAN, FACHE
8	The Coaching Forum
	The 70% Team
	Catherine Robinson-Walker, MBA, MCC
AONE The American Organization of Nurse Executives
16	AONE Guiding Principles for the Nurse Executive to Enhance Clinical Outcomes by Leveraging Technology
15	AONE's Transforming Care at the Bedside Dissemination Initiative Update