Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Impact of High Deductibles on Healthcare – A Trend to Watch

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN 2014 marked one of the first years in recent decades where there as a noticeable slowdown in healthcare spending.  Initially, most of the slowdown was attributed largely to the movement of reimbursement to a value-based system.  On closer examination, healthcare economists now suggest that the bigger impact factor in the slowdown of spending … [Read more...]

What is Trending in 2015

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Dr. Tim Porter O'Grady talks about the importance of leaders as good signpost readers.  Leaders need to have both a predictive and adaptive capacity.  This means that we need to be aware of change and how it may impact the interface between the environment, the organization and the staff.  Watching the trends becomes even more critical in a … [Read more...]

5 Leadership Resolutions for 2015

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Everyday we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future self".   Daniel Goldstein We are now in  2015, a brand new year.  It is not unusual to establish goals for ourselves both personally and professionally that we hope to achieve during the year.  There is good research to support the fact that the act of writing … [Read more...]

Surrendering our Attachments to the Past in the New Year

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality.  Anwar Sadat As we approach a new year 2015,  it is a good time to talk about the need to stop our "mourning for the good old days."  Were the good old days really that good?  Our past practices have led us to where we are today with costs out … [Read more...]

Choosing the Words You Use Carefully

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “You can't hammer in a nail with words...""No, but you can start a war with them.”    Ben Galley One of my students was recently telling me about her frustrations with her staff in her leadership role.  As I listened to her, I could not help but notice how many times she used the word "they".  I stopped her and asked who "they were".  I … [Read more...]