Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Having an Outward Mindset

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Mindsets are powerful in our leadership practice. They determine how we see our work, our relationships, and our world.  This is foundational to how we lead.  The Arbinger Institute is globally known for its work in leadership development. Their research indicates that leaders operate at any given time from one of two mindsets: … [Read more...]

Building More Effective Nursing Teams

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Building effective work teams in healthcare is a challenging and often frustrating part of the nurse leader's role. Many new leaders tell me that they struggle with dysfunctional teams that have often worked together for years.  As the late, great baseball coach Casey Stengel was once quoted as saying, "Hiring great players is … [Read more...]

When Environments are not Psychologically Safe

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A senior nursing leader that I am coaching is facing a challenging situation.  One of the key members of the executive team demonstrates bullying behaviors that have created a culture that is not psychologically safe.  The organization has excellent performance on key metrics.  This leader is seen by the CEO as a "get it done" person … [Read more...]

Showing Grace in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Today's chaotic healthcare environment often requires that nurse leaders step up and act aggressively to lead change and meet metrics. It is so easy to forget the human side.  I was reminded of this recently as a colleague described a rather difficult situation she was confronting. One of her colleagues had urged her to show more … [Read more...]

Dealing with Conflict on Your Team

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I hate conflict, a manager recently told me. Her goal is to make her unit a conflict-free zone.  This is a worthy goal but probably not doable I warned her. We know from the work of Patrick Lencioni that the inability to effectively deal with conflict is one of five dysfunctions seen in teams who don't work well together. When teams … [Read more...]