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Soft power has been shown to be an effective tool for leaders seeking to exert positive influence different contexts. This will mean questioning what works for teams looking for effective leaders, as well as the individuals within those teams who are looking to find a sense of reward in their work.

In our first study of executive nurse directors (Kelly et al, 2016), it was clear that their influence came from many sources, and they had learned to draw on soft power to succeed. As one of them said:

‘Somebody said to me, just before I came in to post, ‘Just remember, it’s not about the knowledge you’ve got, it’s about the way you handle people, and the relationships you build’, and I absolutely think it is.’

With this insight, we can encourage leaders to be aware of the value of soft power when other approaches may be unsuccessful. Understanding the importance of soft power may be the first step to understanding its value with regards to the specific demands of leadership in modern palliative care. IJPN Daniel Kelly OBE, FRCN Royal College of Nursing Chair of Nursing Research, School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, UK Kelly D, Dodds N. What palliative care can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Palliat

Nurs. 2020; 26(6):261–262. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijpn.2020.26.6.261 Kelly D, Lankshear A, Jones A. Stress and resilience in a post-Francis world: a qualitative study of executive nurse directors. J Adv Nurs. 2016; 72(6):online. https://doi.org/10.12968/ ijpn.2020.26.6.261 Fowler S. Why motivating people doesn’t work… and what does: the new science of leading,

energising and engaging. San Francisco (CA): Berrett-Kochler; 2014 Peyton T, Zigarmi D, Fowler SN. Examining the relationship between leaders’ power use,

followers’ motivational outlooks, and followers’ work intentions. Front Psychol. 2019; 9(1):2620. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02620

Consultant Editor Brian Nyatanga Editor Laura Glenny Group Classified Manager Daniel Doherty Circulation Director Sally Boettcher Associate Publisher, Medical Education Tracy Cowan Production Manager Larry Oakes Publishing Director Andrew Iafrati Managing Director Anthony Kerr Chief Executive Officer Ben Allen Editorial enquiries: ijpn@markallengroup.com Sales enquiries: andrew.iafrati@markallengroup.com Editorial Board AUSTRALIA Donna Drew Clinical Nurse Consultant in Paediatric Oncology and Palliative Care, Sydney Children’s Hospital Jason Mills University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Jane Phillips Professor of Palliative Nursing and Director of the Centre for Cardiovascular and Chronic Care, University of Technology, Sydney BELARUS Anna Garchakova Director, Belarusian Children’s Hospice BELGIUM Tine De Vlieger General Coordinator for Palliative Care, University of Antwerp IRELAND Julie Ling CEO of the European Association for Palliative Care, Our Lady’s Hospice, Dublin ITALY Valentina Biagioli Research Fellow in Nursing and Allied Health Professional Development, Continuing Education and Research, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, and Lecturer, Campus BioMedico University, Rome NORTHERN IRELAND Sonja McIlfatrick Professor of Nursing, University of Ulster SWITZERLAND Philip Larkin Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Chair of Nursing Palliative Care, Professer, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, University of Lausanne

UGANDA Julia Downing Honorary Professor in Palliative Care, Makerere University, Kampala UNITED KINGDOM Bridget Johnston Professor and Florence Nightingale Foundation Chair of Clinical Nursing Practice Research, University of Glasgow and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Daniel Kelly RCN Chair of Nursing Research, Cardiff University Diane Laverty Nurse Consultant in Palliative Care, St Joseph’s Hospice, London Carole Mula Macmillan Nurse Consultant in Palliative Care and Professional Lead Nurse for Division of Clinical Support Services, Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Brian Nyatanga Senior Lecturer, University of Worcester Julie Skilbeck Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University Dion Smyth Lecturer-Practitioner in Cancer and Palliative Care, Birmingham City University Anna-Marie Stevens Nurse Consultant in Symptom Control and Palliative Care, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London UNITED STATES Jennifer Baird Harvard-Wide Pediatric Health Services Research Fellow, Division of Medicine Critical Care, Boston Children’s Hospital Patricia Berry Professor and Director of Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, Oregon Health and Science University

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