Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Are Your Staff Net Promoters?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Healthcare systems are spending millions of dollars to recruit and retain staff. But what if some of those efforts are undermined by your staff? Consider the following story that a nurse leader shared with me: I was at the gym and overheard two nurses talking about their hospital - our local competitor. In loud voices, they … [Read more...]

Letting A New Graduate Go

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Letting a new graduate go during probation is a difficult topic that we rarely discuss but has come up in several leadership development sessions recently. A nurse manager related the following story: It is hard to even talk about this as I still feel guilty, although I know I should not. I just terminated one of our new … [Read more...]

The Truth About Trying To Make Staff Happy

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager described herself as a pretzel - I keep doing whatever I can to make staff happy. It only lasts a short time, and then we return to where we were. What am I doing wrong?  This question often comes up during leadership development sessions. Many nurses who move into leadership have a natural tendency to be people … [Read more...]

The DAISY Team Award As A Way to Honor Teamwork

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nursing is a team sport, but it might not seem that way in today's environment. Many team members are exhausted, burned out, and focused on their personal needs. As one manager recently observed - it's me, me, and more me. When I raise the question about how whatever issue we are discussing will impact others on the team, I often get … [Read more...]

The Five Voices of Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN An organization I am working with uses The Five Voices of Leadership as part of their leadership development to help their managers find their leadership voice and understand how others hear them. It was new to me but is proving to be a great foundational framework to use to coach these new leaders in areas like conflict management, … [Read more...]