Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Art of the Crucial Conversation

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Some conversations are just so much more difficult than others.  I was reminded of this last week when I spoke with a prominent nurse leader, and had to deliver the bad news that her article had not been accepted for publication.  I was able to deliver the news in person (always a preferred method) but thought carefully in advance about the … [Read more...]

Why Work Environment Matters

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Intrinsically, we know that the quality of the work environment should impact outcomes.  There has been research in this area but none using the level of big data analysis recently done by researchers at Press Gainey as reported by Nell Buhlman in the March 2016 issue of American Nurse Today. They were interested in studying the impact of … [Read more...]

Transcending Your Comfort Zone

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain It can be difficult for nurses to move outside their comfort zones.  One former graduate … [Read more...]

Becoming More Original

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "After launching hundreds of businesses - from airlines to trains, music to mobile and now spaceline - my biggest challenges and successes have come from convincing other people to see the world differently. Originals reveals how that can be done and will help you inspire creativity and change."  Richard Branson   Every once … [Read more...]

Developing Yourself as a Systems Thinker

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of the criticisms of some nurse leaders is that they are not systems thinkers.  They may rarely look at the impact of problems or issues beyond how it impacts their own area.  The problem is that this is very narrow thinking because we are always a part of bigger systems.  Systems thinking is valued as an important leadership … [Read more...]