Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Viewing COVID as a Healthcare Disaster

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN               Nurse leaders are struggling with staff emotional reactions to the COVID crisis. Reports of negativity, incivility, bullying, and tribalism are on the increase. Nurses openly criticize their leaders. I am often asked why this is happening now. Maybe, we are … [Read more...]

Five Tips to Deliver Bad News

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Everyone likes good news, but sometimes leaders are asked to deliver bad news to their staff.  It’s even harder when you don’t agree with the message or decision you’re communicating. Many leaders have asked me recently - What is the best way to message bad news?  The bad news could reduce personal benefits, involve redeployment … [Read more...]

Coaching to Promote a Growth Mindset

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN How do you coach the cave dwellers on your unit?  I was asked this question on a recent webinar. The term cave dweller was new to me, but I quickly learned that it describes staff who are Consistently Against Virtually Everything.  It made me smile because I can remember leading some staff members who would fall into this … [Read more...]

Email Messages in Turbulent Times

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Few experienced leaders have not sent at least one email that they later regretted sending. Your use of email is your digital presence. Like executive presence, it can propel your leadership or derail you. This is especially true now when we are more reliant on email because of social distancing. In most organizations, it is the … [Read more...]

Why a Webcams On Culture Matters

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The COVID-19 pandemic has shut down usual systems of interactions and social distancing is the new norm. As we have trended downward in the number of in-person interactions, it is not surprising that we have trended upwards in online-interactions. Nurse leaders miss getting together with other leaders. It is much harder to … [Read more...]