A nurse manager has been appointed leader of a large task force charged with a complex assignment. What strategies should the manager use?

1. Limit full task force meetings to an initial meeting, a middle meeting, and a final meeting.
2. Lead one of the subgroups established at the first full task force meeting.
3. Develop a work plan with interim deadlines.
4. Set deadlines that are at least 1 week earlier than necessary to give subgroups time to be late.


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Rationale 1: Since this is a complex assignment, full task force meetings should be held more often to assure the work is progressing.
Rationale 2: The leader should avoid becoming too closely aligned with one subgroup.
Rationale 3: This work plan will be necessary to keep all subgroups on task.
Rationale 4: Time lines should be realistic and firm.
Global Rationale:

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