Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

First, Break All the Rules

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Personal and organizational effectiveness is proportionate the strength of leadership".  John Maxwell My students often ask me about books that have profoundly influenced my thinking about management and leadership.  A book, that I found helpful in my own leadership journey, was published more than a decade ago.  First, Break all the … [Read more...]

Are You a Good Follower?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "What makes for a good follower?  The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth.  In a world of growing complexity, leaders are increasingly dependent on their followers for good information, whether the leader wants to hear it or not."    Warren Bennis To be selected for leadership, you must … [Read more...]

Crucial Conversations

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Last week, I had a meeting with a nurse leader who is a preceptor to one of my graduate students in nursing leadership.  She is a  seasoned critical care nurse leader with significant leadership responsibilities.  I was impressed with the time that she had taken to share her leadership lessons learned with our graduate student.  She has … [Read more...]

Predictions about the 2020 Workplace

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future". John F. Kennedy I am reading a very interesting book on the workplace of the future written by human resource experts, Jeanne Meister and Karie Willyerd. Based on their research that includes interviews with over 2000 employees and … [Read more...]

Developing our Future Nurse Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Our ability as leaders will not be measured by the buildings we built, the institutions we established, or what our team accomplished during our tenure.  You and I will be judged by how well the people we invested in carried on after we are gone".  - John Maxwell This week, my colleague Dr. Susan Dyess and I are presenting at the … [Read more...]