Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

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...]

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...]