Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

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...]

Listening – A Leadership Superpower

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What is the key to your leadership success?  It is a question that David Rubenstein asks some of the world's greatest leaders interviewed for his new book, How to Lead: Wisdom from the World's Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers. It is interesting how many mention that they believe their listening skills play a crucial … [Read more...]

Building a Courageous Culture

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A new leader is frustrated because she wants to engage her unit staff in unit governance, but there is little interest.  She tells me that "I really want their input, but they say nothing."  Why is that I ask?  I learn that the former leader was somewhat toxic and used a command and control style of leadership.  Your staff … [Read more...]

Getting into Good Trouble as a Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC             This week, we celebrate the life of and mourn the death of an iconic leader - Congressman John Lewis.  Lewis urged us to be courageous and not to walk past things that need to be changed. He recommended that we "find a way to get in trouble, good trouble, necessary trouble."  … [Read more...]