Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Nurse Leader Visibility

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A young leader talked with me about the feedback she received on an all-employee survey.  While her staff was not dissatisfied with her leadership, they indicated that she is not visible.  The leader is frustrated with trying to be "all things to all staff."  She has a span of control of almost 100 staff across two units - one … [Read more...]

Honing Your Performance Coaching Skills

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many of the ideas for these blogs come from nurse leader readers.  The idea for this blog is from Lindsey Ryan who serves as the MICU manager for Sharp Grossmont Hospital in San Diego, CA. In a blog last week, I had talked about how supportive leaders act like performance coaches. Lindsey asked for more specific direction on how … [Read more...]

Learning To Say No

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA, FAAN Some of you probably have at least one New Year's resolution that includes trying to find more work- life balance.  Learning to manage your time and energy can be very challenging in leadership roles.  To do this well, you have to be willing to say no to requests for your time even when you worry that you will disappoint others. The … [Read more...]

Setting Leadership Goals for 2020

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This week, we will celebrate the beginning of a new year and a new decade.  This is a good time to reflect on what went well with our leadership in 2019 and what new stretch goals we may want to establish for ourselves. In his book When, Daniel Pink describes the beginning of a new year or decade as powerful temporal landmarks.  … [Read more...]

How to Exit a Position Gracefully

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN How do you leave a difficult job situation without conveying anger?  This was an interesting question asked of me by a leader whose position was eliminated after 25 years in her organization. She was given no options for other employment as the employer was downsizing.  She will receive a fair severance package but was heartbroken about … [Read more...]