a book which deals with the tools nurse leaders . . . all nurses . . . need for the next millennium. we need to get past the anger, fear and denial which have marked our profession in this last decade of the 20th century; and prepare for the next with new attitudes, new skills, new purpose. the crux of these accomplishments will lie in having the courage to ask ourselves: future tense . . . or tense future?? chapter titles • the tangled web of managed care & capitation • making a difference; making a profit • the revolution in nursing's work • our work is thinking • going beyond change • the leader as catalyst • new age nurse-new skills • new skills; team building • the laws of nursing's new business • controlling our own destiny • your career: plan b • the password is change