This blog is for new and aspiring nurse leaders throughout the world who are interested in nursing leadership as career path. You may be in your first nursing leadership position or perhaps you just became a Registered Nurse but see leadership in your future. My goal is to provide you with leadership development information that is cutting edge and incorporates best practices … [Read more...]
FMLA in Nursing: When Employee Rights and Staffing Realities Collide
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nurse managers are telling me about a staffing challenge that is difficult to discuss openly: managing intermittent leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The concern is not that nurses should be denied legally protected leave. FMLA provides essential protections for employees dealing with serious health conditions and … [Read more...]
You Bought Microsoft Copilot: Did Anyone Teach Nurse Managers How to Use It?
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Healthcare organizations are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, and Microsoft 365 Copilot is becoming one of the tools available to nurse leaders. Yet I am noticing a troubling gap. Organizations are buying the technology, but many frontline managers receive little practical training on how to incorporate it into their … [Read more...]
Ten Things Nurse Managers Wish Their CNOs Knew But Some Don’t
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It always surprises me when I go on-site to do nurse manager workshops and the CNO isn't present for any of the discussions. Some CNOs are quite the opposite and stay all day. There is never any awkwardness because I have found that nurse managers are diplomatic and rarely look for people to blame; they just want to be heard. The … [Read more...]
The Inverted Pyramid – Workshop December 8th, 2026
I am proud to partner with Northwest ONL for the Inverted Pyramid of Nursing Experience workshop on December 8th, 2026, from 10 AM to 12 PM PST. This is the last Inverted Pyramid workshop offered in 2026, so as you plan your strategy for 2027, you won't want to miss it. One CNO recently told me she is using the Inverted Pyramid to explain what is happening in both the … [Read more...]
Calculating the ROI of Meetings You Attend: The Five Question Audit
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Ask frontline leaders what commodity they have the least of, and the answer is almost always the same: time. Yet, when you look at a typical nurse manager's or clinical director’s calendar, back-to-back recurring meetings swallow up hours each week. We sit in administrative briefings, task force updates, and interdisciplinary … [Read more...]
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