Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Integrating Travel Nurses Into Your Team

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Travel nurses will be part of core team staffing for the foreseeable future in many healthcare settings. Managers should value the experience and adaptability that travelers bring to a group. A downside is that if not integrated into the team, nursing staff may get angry about travel pay, and the travel nurses could recruit your … [Read more...]

Leading Difficult Staff

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC One of the biggest challenges for new leaders is dealing with difficult staff members. Left unchecked, difficult staff can do an amygdala hijack of the team, causing everyone to go into stressful fight-or-flight responses. Consider the following story:  A new manager has several RN team members who have worked on the unit for years yet … [Read more...]

Developing a Coaching Mindset

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Today's nursing workforce wants their leaders to use less of a traditional style and more of a coaching approach. Transitioning from a traditional leader to a team coach is not always smooth. A coaching mindset means moving from a leadership style focused on fixing team weaknesses to a strengths-based approach focused on helping the … [Read more...]

What’s Trending Now

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What has been interesting in my leadership development work is examining the trends that emerge over time. We are almost at the end of the first quarter of 2023, and here is what leaders are telling me now: Nursing turnover is about at the same rate as in 2022, with minimal improvement noted in most health systems with … [Read more...]

Teaching Teamwork Skills

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many health systems today are looking at redesigning care to a team-based model. When making this change, it is essential to think about the role of teamwork. Don't assume that it is strong. Consider the story a nurse manager recently shared with me. It feels like I am watching the musical West Side Story play out daily with … [Read more...]