By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN All of us make mistakes - myself included. As I often tell new leaders, while reflecting on things you don't want to repeat is good, don't ruminate about them. Below are five common leadership mistakes to avoid to improve your leadership: 1. Listening to respond rather than listening to hear and learn.  Most leaders are problem … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]