Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Ted Talks Every Nurse Leader Should Watch

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN What if a short 15-20 minute video could capture the essence of a very creative person's thinking on a challenging topic?   Well there are such videos out there and they are totally free - known as TED talks.   TED is a nonprofit devoted to ideas worth spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from … [Read more...]

Manager Impact on Staff Engagement

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Nationwide research conducted by the Advisory Board indicates that only 32.8% of Registered Nurses are engaged in their work and 7.4% are actively disengaged. Statistically, professional nurses have lower work engagement and higher disengagement rates than other frontline staff in healthcare agencies. This is troubling because nurses … [Read more...]

Getting Started in a Leadership Role

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of my students recently called to tell me that he had gotten selected for a nurse manager role.  I want to be successful he said - so how should I get started.  This was a very good question.  How you spend your first 100 days in a leadership position can help set the stage for the rest of your tenure in the role.  Those you lead closely … [Read more...]

Leadership Reputation Management

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN  “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 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 executive nurse … [Read more...]

10 Important Global Workforce Trends

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The Deloitte Consulting Firm recently released an important study entitled 2015: 030415-global-human-capital-trends.  The research included in this report is an outcome of surveys and interviews with more than 3300 business and human resource leaders in 106 countries in every sector including health care.  The study asked these leaders to … [Read more...]