Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

When Metrics Become Punitive

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What happens when our performance metrics become punitive? This is unfortunately happening in some healthcare environments. I have recently talked with two nursing directors who are on disciplinary performance plans because of low patient experience scores in some clinical areas under their supervision.  Both feel that there … [Read more...]

Negotiating Salary in a Leadership Role

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN   One of the most frequent questions that I receive from new leaders is how to negotiate a salary in a leadership role.  Some new leaders feel like they have been taken advantage of when they later learn that many of their staff members make more than they do or the median salary for a manager in their organization is far … [Read more...]

Developing Your Brand

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Few nurse leaders probably spend time thinking about managing their careers by establishing a strong personal brand. You may not even think you have one but the reality is that you do. Jeff Bezos the CEO of Amazon has described your leadership brand as what people say about you when you are not in the room.  A strong personal brand is what … [Read more...]

Why Coaching Matters in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This week, I am attending the annual Gallup Summit.  This conference brings together Gallup coaches from across the globe.  A big focus of the 2019 conference is information and data in the new book just published by Gallup titled Its the Manager. This book is a repository and analysis of more than 40 years of research by the Gallup … [Read more...]

What Nurse Leaders can learn from Google

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC Most of us use the Google search engine to look up information or answer our questions.  What you may not be aware of is the commitment that Google has made to the development of their managers and teams.  But unlike other companies that do this development work - Google makes its best practices and numerous other resources publicly … [Read more...]