Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Rebuilding Trust in Your Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN New leaders often wonder why building a trusting relationship in their new roles takes so long. Trust is a bedrock of leadership. As Warren Buffet has noted, trust is like the air we breathe- no one notices when it is present. When it is absent - everyone notices." Building trust is a slow and delicate process, and it's essentially … [Read more...]

A CNO Goes Incognito – An Update

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I published the blog below two years ago as we emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time, many leaders were fascinated with this blog and asked about the CNO's identity. I promised confidentiality to the CNO at the time. We even changed the identity from male to female to avoid detection. Fast-forward to today, and Brian … [Read more...]

Having Situational Humility

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse leader told me about a recent conversation with staff on her unit. They were vocalizing concerns about their assignments and the volume of patients admitted to their unit. The conversation had taken a very negative turn when she backed off and said the following: You may think I or any of us have all the answers to what is … [Read more...]

When AI Becomes Your Co-Pilot

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many nurses today fear AI and wonder if the intent behind AI development is to replace nurses with Artificial Intelligence. These fears were not quelled with the recent headline Nvidia Wants to Replace Nurses With AI for $9 an Hour  A better metaphor for healthcare might be to envision AI as your co-pilot in care. I recently went … [Read more...]

Do We Need All These Meetings?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In talking with nurse managers today, they all want to spend more time with their staff and on their units. But finding that time can be challenging. In focus groups we recently conducted for my AONL plenary, we learned that attending meetings ranked first in how nurse manager spend their time. Interestingly, of all of the items on … [Read more...]