Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Helping our Staff with Personal Financial Management

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Thoughtful financial planning can easily take a back seat to daily life."   Suze Orman A number of years ago, I had a professional colleague who taught an RN to BSN leadership course.  As part of this course, she included several classes on managing your personal finances.  The topics ranged from how to evaluate an employment package to … [Read more...]

Giving Staff a Second Chance

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.”   George Bernard Shaw "I hope she will give me a second chance.........I lost my cool and said many things that I should not have and then I walked out."   This was a conversation that I had recently with a staff member that I am mentoring. … [Read more...]

Avoiding Team Failure

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Most successful people learn to be competitive with their peers, and protective of their reputations.  It is a challenge for them to turn those instincts off for the good of team, but that is exactly what is required".   Patrick Lencioni In today's health care environment, much of our work is team-based and this will increase as we move … [Read more...]

Will Fear of Failure Drive Younger Nurses from Leadership Roles?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN For the past three decades, nursing has been led by nurses in the Baby Boomer cohort born between 1946 and 1960.  This is now rapid shifting with the three million Baby Boomers turning 65 each year and many beginning to retire. Recruitment to replace retiring nurse leaders is expected to be challenging.  In fact, some nurse leaders are … [Read more...]

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...]