Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

What Nurses Need from Their Leaders Now

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN               COVID-19 has placed nursing in uncharted territory in so many settings across the United States.  We are truly learning our way forward on this one. In just a few short weeks, we have seen the following changes become commonplace in practice settings: … [Read more...]

Nursing Leadership in Turbulent Times

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The past few weeks have been challenging for nurse leaders in healthcare settings, with the COVID-19 now officially a global pandemic. The US and the world now look to the nursing workforce to help patients fight the battle against what appears to be a very aggressive virus. Reports from nurses on the frontlines of the epidemic … [Read more...]

The Ugly Side of Accountability

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Does holding a staff member accountable sometimes backfire on the leader? One of our blog readers Heidi Brown, MSN, RN shared the following thoughts on this subject in a recent email: Heidi's email There is a tremendous amount of research about the benefits of accountability; both for employee and organization.  There is no … [Read more...]

A Users Guide to You

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Last May I wrote a blog about putting together a Users Guide to You as a manager. The purpose was to serve as a way to help staff learn about you, your style and what you value.  I first heard about this idea in blog post by Julie Zhuo who recommended that leaders create a How to Work with Me manual. Since that time, I have used this … [Read more...]

Providing Supportive Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In a just-released whitepaper, The Great Generational Shift, Bruce Tulgan (a generational theorist and expert) points out that supportive leadership is ranked as the number one job factor that Generation Z (born between 1997 to present) will use in assessing employment options. With a tightening job market, having great leaders … [Read more...]