Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Upskill Your Leaders with The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership

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We are pleased to partner with the New England ONL again to present the Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership this month. You don't need to be an ONL member to register. We have one session for nurse managers and a second for emerging leaders. These highly interactive and highly rated sessions present the latest strategies for leading in our new world of work. If you have any … [Read more...]

Self-Awareness in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nursing leadership success today demands a very high level of emotional intelligence. There are five essential skills to becoming more emotionally intelligent. These include: Self-awareness - knowing one's strengths, weaknesses, drives, values, and impact on others. Self-regulation - controlling or redirecting impulses and … [Read more...]

When Staff Overshare

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A very big challenge for many nurse managers today involves staff oversharing information with them to the point of discomfort. Consider the following story told to me by a leader: I like to think of myself as a servant leader, but I wonder if things are going too far with some of my team members. Nurses today seem to want to … [Read more...]

New Social Determinants of Work Health

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By Rose O. Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN, NEA-BC For the past few years, I have been talking to nurse leaders about the social determinants of work health. Justin Montgomery, a Dartmouth Health nursing director, first raised this concept several years ago during a webinar. Justin noted the following in the chat, "Much like we know that improving health is not happening solely by … [Read more...]

Leading in a Teaming Environment

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Changes in the nursing workforce have brought changes in the nurse manager role. Nurse managers now feel like NCAA basketball coaches with an ever-changing roster of nurses who stay only for short periods. Gone are the days when managers could depend on a solid core team who had been on the unit for years. The job has become 24/7 … [Read more...]