A leader has the ability to combine commitment for improvement with knowledge regarding how to exercise influence and engage support (Dickson & Tholl, 2014). In the areas of nursing and public health, the focus is on improving health. Porter-OGrady and Malloch (2015) noted several major tasks of 21st-century healthcare leaders. Applying essentials of leadership, select two (2) tasks from the following list of tasks and discuss how you would exercise influence and engage support for each of your selected tasks.

• Deconstructing the barriers and structures of the 20th century
• Alerting staff about the implications of changing what they do
• Establishing safety around taking risks and experimenting
• Embracing new technologies as a way of doing work
• Reading the signposts along the road to the future
• Translating the emerging reality of health reform into language that the staff can use
• Demonstrating personal engagement with health reform
• Helping others adapt to the demands of a value-driven health system
• Creating a safe milieu for the struggles and pain of changing practice and service
• Enumerating small successes as a basis for supporting staff