The Association between Lean-Agile Leadership, Nurses Connectivity and Sustainable Development Practices

The continuously changing healthcare landscape expands the responsibility of nurses 
beyond providing basic treatment to include sustainable development practices and 
transformative leadership. Aim: the current study aimed at studying the association between 
lean -agile leadership, nurses’ connectivity, and sustainable development practices. Research 
Design: A descriptive research design was employed in the study. Setting: Two Minia 
University Hospitals were included in the study (Emergency Hospital; Kidney and Urology 
Hospital). Sample: A convenient sample of all 427 nurses working in the two hospitals under 
study at the time of data collection. Study tools: Three tools called Lean-agile leadership 
practice scale, nurse connectivity questionnaire, and sustainable development practices scale. 
Results: Most of the studied nurses at the two hospitals exhibited "High" responses toward 
lean-agile leadership practice and nurses’ connectivity as well as sustainable development 
practices. Conclusion: A positive correlation existed between lean-agile leadership practice 
and both nurses’ connectivity   and sustainable development practices additional to positive 
association between nurses’ connectivity and sustainable development practices. 
Recommendations: Offer leadership development courses with an emphasis on lean-agile 
concepts that are especially suited for healthcare environments.