Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

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...]

The Business Case for the Nurse Leader Coach

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN On February 18th, my new book The Nurse Leader Coach: Become the Boss No One Wants to Leave will be released.  I have been asked by a number of nurses why I chose to write a book on this topic. My rationale is evidence-based.  Every new study I read about the retention of Millennial nurses comes to the same conclusion. A … [Read more...]

Exercising More Leadership Diplomacy

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse leader colleague shared with me that she had received her 360 degree feedback results.  A theme in the responses from her peers, supervisor and direct reports was that she often lacked diplomacy when working with others.  This was very helpful feedback because a lack of diplomacy could stall her leadership advancement and … [Read more...]