Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Modernizing Professional Governance

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Engagement and satisfaction surveys indicate that many nurses don't feel involved in the decision-making process. The flip side is that getting nurses to attend or be involved in professional governance is complicated. Many nurses tell their leaders that they don't have the emotional bandwidth to do anything but come to work, put … [Read more...]

Coaching Generation Z

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A CNO told me about an exit interview she did with a generation Z nurse. She could not convince the nurse to stay but learned a great deal from their conversation. She found that the young nurse was not leaving for better pay or a better opportunity. She was going because she felt disconnected from her leader and her team. She … [Read more...]

The Perioperative Nursing Dilemma

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN There are wicked problems in nursing and then some very wicked problems. Over the past two months, I have interviewed and worked with perioperative nurse leaders on their recruitment and retention efforts. There is a sense of urgency in health systems to have their operating rooms running full steam ahead because they are … [Read more...]

Addicted to Achievement

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, EdD, NEA-BC Several weeks ago, I did a strengths-based leadership workshop with a group of leaders who took the Gallup Clifton Strength Finder in advance of the workshop. We know from the work of Gallup that you will be most effective in your leadership if you leverage your unique talents and strengths. But the caveat about your strengths is … [Read more...]

What New Graduates Want And Need From Nurse Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For more than six months, I have been advising nurse leaders to brace for a class of new graduate nurses who will be the least "work ready" of any group of nurses who have ever transitioned into practice. The patient acuity-nurse experience gap has never been wider. These young nurses have spent the last two years of their … [Read more...]