Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Finding a Mentor

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By Rose O. Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN This past weekend. I was talking with our graduate students about mentoring.  We all know that a good mentor can be invaluable to your career development.  A good mentor can open doors to new learning and help you grow as an emerging leader.  Unlike the preceptor relationship which you may be familiar with in the clinical setting, a mentor … [Read more...]

Chief Nursing Officer Advice to Emerging Nurse Leaders – 2014

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In a previous blog, I mentioned that each year in my Introduction to Nursing Leadership graduate course, my students select a chief  nursing officer in a health care agency to interview.  The students have a list of questions that they ask and then add some of their own.  I enjoy these reading these interviews because they highlight the … [Read more...]

Adaptive Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Leadership is easiest in stable times when we can make predictions about the future with some level of certainty.  It is during times of "calm seas" that we can set a course and deliberately build our plans.  Increasingly today, this is not the leadership environment that we find ourselves navigating.  Instead, it is more of a "white water … [Read more...]

Becoming a Strategic Thinker

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was recently talking with a healthcare executive recruiter from BE Smith, a major search firm in the United States.  I asked her - What key skill are employers looking for in a leader?  She replied that it is the ability to think strategically.  That is a competency that everyone is looking for today.  Figuring out a winning strategy in … [Read more...]

Retaining Generation Y

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In the 1960s, there was a song recorded by the group Buffalo Springfield that included the lyrics “There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear” .   I was reminded of this song recently because many leaders share this sentiment today as they look at their workforce.  Over the past three months, nurse leaders have begun to … [Read more...]