Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Shorter Tenures and Tours of Duty

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Where is all of this going?  It is an interesting question recently posed by a perioperative nurse leader frustrated by the turnover in her OR. Training for the OR can take a full year and sometimes longer. It is a significant investment. For years, nurses who went into the OR were trained and, for the most part - reliably stayed … [Read more...]

What’s Trending Now

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This week marks the mid-point of the calendar year 2023.  Most healthcare leaders had hoped that 2023 would be less turbulent, but most of the previous three years' challenges continue. Here is what nurse leaders are talking about now: The financial margins for for-profit systems are improving. Still, non-profit systems report … [Read more...]

The Challenge with Using Interim Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nursing leadership is hard today. Unsurprisingly, using interim leaders to fill a void for these hard-to-recruit positions is rising. Sometimes the leader has been placed by an executive recruiting firm, but more often, they are internal candidates who still need to be offered or are unwilling to commit to doing the role full-time. … [Read more...]

Culture Shock

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I spent last week at the Gallup Work Summit. Researchers at Gallup have been studying workforce and workplace issues for more than 50 years. They are well-positioned to look at data across time and advise leaders on the future of the work. So when they report that we are amid a massive culture shock in the workplace that will not … [Read more...]

Leadership Burnout from Over Apologizing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently coached a young leader who acknowledges that she is burned out. I asked her about the most frustrating part of her role. She told me the following story: For a long time, I thought my burnout was all about my frustrations with staffing and scheduling. I recently stopped and realized how much I was continually … [Read more...]