By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I have a nursing colleague who felt she had made a bad first impression on the new chairman of the board for her hospital system.  She was presenting nursing quality information and acknowledged that she sometimes does take too long to reach her key points.  The board chair cut her off ten minutes into her presentation and asked her to get … [Read more...]

 “Your reputation is in the hands of others. That’s what the reputation is. You can’t control that. The only thing you can control is your character.”  ―    Wayne Dyer You have a brand as a leader whether you think so or not.  A powerful part of your leadership brand is the management of your reputation.  I was reminded of this recently when I learned of a situation where an … [Read more...]

“One isn’t necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”                                           Maya Angelou Our current health care environment is full of uncertainty with a focus on reducing costs yet increasing quality.  Nurse … [Read more...]

We’re All in Sales Now – Some 1 in 9 workers still earn a living in traditional sales. The other 8 in 9 are engaged in “non-sales selling.” We devote upward of 40 percent of our time on the job to moving others.”   Daniel Pink Most nurse leaders would probably not consider themselves to be in sales.  Daniel Pink in his highly engaging new book, To Sell is Human, would … [Read more...]