Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Ten New Manager Challenges Today

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Transitioning to a new manager role has never been more challenging than in today's environment. As I do leadership development workshops, I notice how many leaders now report that they are new to their roles. Below are 10 of the biggest challenges these managers are talking about right now: Achieving Work-Life Balance—With … [Read more...]

From Me to We

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN How do we build stronger teamwork?  It is a question that managers ask more frequently today. There are many environmental challenges that are impacting the quality of teamwork. Some of these include the following: Higher turnover on core teams in acute care environments, particularly among younger staff members. Less of a … [Read more...]

Five Tips to Improve Your Communication

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Leadership Communication is challenging today. Nursing staff are in cognitive overload, so getting anyone's attention takes a lot of work. There is also no one best method to communicate in health systems today. Although email persists as the "official method" in most organizations, we now have two generations in the workplace who … [Read more...]

When Nursing Is Not Your Passion

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nursing now makes several top ten lists in the press, including best ROI from education, best employment prospects, and least likely to be eliminated by Artificial Intelligence. This is a good news, but also a bad news situation. The good news is that we will likely be able to continue to recruit top students into the profession. The … [Read more...]

When Staff Are Not Selected for a Promotion

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN One of the complicated conversations that leaders conduct involves staff who applied for a position in their institution and were not selected. A director recently presented this challenging situation: Katie is one of our strongest RNs in the emergency department. She is interested in a career change and wants to move to clinical … [Read more...]