Introduction:

The urgency to improve management performance and raise the quality of management is recognized. Management preparation in universities is a strategic factor, declared at the V Ibero-American Conference on Education.

Objective:

Validate a preparation strategy for managerial performance at the “Lidia Doce” Faculty of Nursing.

Methods:

Mixed study (CUAL-cuan), with a sequential exploratory design, carried out at the “Lidia Doce” Faculty of Nursing, of the University of Medical Sciences of Havana, Cuba, from 2020 to 2021. In a universe of 22 leaders and 20 reserves. The strategy was designed with the Deming Cycle method, it was validated with the Delphi method by 31 experts for whom the competence coefficient was determined. The data were processed through content analysis, distributions of absolute and relative frequencies (percentages, means, averages).

Results:

The strategy was configured by the mission, four phases according to the Deming cycle, with objectives and actions. It was evaluated by the experts, from the first round, as very adequate, with values between -0.9072 and -0.236.

Conclusions:

A preparation strategy for managerial performance was validated that contributes to favorable changes in the conception of the work system with cadres and reserves, strengthens its development, in accordance with the policy outlined by the country and the needs identified in the Faculty of “Lidia Doce” Infirmary. The proposed strategy contributes to Nursing science by preparing managers for training processes in this area of knowledge.

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