Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Bullying During a Time of Turbulence

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It seems strange to write about bullying during COVID-19, but frontline leaders tell me that it is on the upswing. Nurses who are anxious and fearful sometimes default to bad behavior such as bullying. Renee Thompson, an expert on nurse bullying, defines the practice as having a target, repeatedly targeting individual nurses and … [Read more...]

Upstream Thinking about the Nursing Workforce

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN One of the big challenges in organizational and governmental planning is convincing policymakers about the value of preventative measures. Paying to solve problems before they happen is not top of mind in a world that has been more focused on short term gains. Yet in the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing the outcomes of not being … [Read more...]

Avoiding Sunk Costs

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN COVID-19 has changed the healthcare landscape in so many ways.  So what if you just started an initiative before COVID-19 that now no longer seems either practical or needed?  Do you keep going with your plans or do you regroup?  That is the dilemma that a colleague presented to me recently.  She had encouraged her organization … [Read more...]

Achieving Personal Growth Through a Crisis

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What can be learned from a crisis?  We know from the literature that posttraumatic growth is possible.  Our experiences with COVID-19, while challenging, also offer the possibilities of greater personal growth.  In the current issue of the Harvard Business Review, Richard Tedeschi offers some expert professional advice on how we … [Read more...]

The Power of Soldiering On

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN How do I stay optimistic and hopeful when things seem to be headed in the wrong direction?  This is a question that a young leader recently asked me during a coaching call.  For months, she has been telling staff that they are making progress, and things seem better with COVID-19.  That worked until last week when the number of … [Read more...]