Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Get Ready for Your Hospital’s Yelp Review

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN It was announced this week by the CEO of Yelp that the site is partnering with ProPublica, a non profit news organization that compiles CMS data for 4600 hospitals, 15,000 nursing homes and 6300 dialysis centers.  The goal is to provide consumers with easy to access information about items like ER wait times, physician communication and … [Read more...]

Choosing Your Leadership Battles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of the most important lessons that I learned as a new leader (the hard way) was that not every battle in my work setting was worth fighting.  Each of us in our leadership role has only a finite amount of time.  While we may be tempted to battle through every conflict because we feel we are "right", battles can take an enormous amount of … [Read more...]

The Impact of Driverless Cars on the Healthcare System

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By Rose O. Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN "Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time."   Bill Gates Dr. Tim Porter O'Grady always urges nurse leaders to study the "signposts of change" to plan for the future.  One such signpost is the interesting new innovation of the driverless car.  This innovation is being led by engineers at … [Read more...]

Making Better Leadership Decisions

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 By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Nurse leaders have numerous decisions that need to made each day.  This is tough in any environment but even greater today when there are so many uncertainties about the future of healthcare.  Most of us probably feel very confident that based on our education and experience, we can quickly arrive at the best solutions.  In their new … [Read more...]

Taking a Pause in Your Work

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “We create the future and optimize leadership potential in the silence and potency of pausing.”   Kevin Cashman Nursing leaders today find themselves trying to straddle two worlds…..the world of the now and the world of what is ahead with health reform.  There are no clear answers about the right strategies to embrace or initiatives to … [Read more...]