Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Live Every Day Like It Could Be Your Last

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The late Steve Jobs was well known for reminding us to live every day like it could be our last - because someday it will be.  If the answer was “no” for too many days in a row, he claimed, he knew he needed to make a change. “Remembering I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big … [Read more...]

Be More Like Yoda and Less Like Superman in 2019

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC I was listening to a coaching podcast the other day.  The coaching expert interviewed (not a nurse) talked with the moderator (also not a nurse) about a nurse leader client who was totally overwhelmed in her role.  The coaching expert noted that she was shocked at how much the staff relied on this manager to solve their problems.  I was … [Read more...]

Develop an Essentialism Mindset in 2019

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The one question that I am asked more than any other by nurse leaders is how to make choices about managing your time. We live in a noisy world.  This is especially true in healthcare where there are significant paradigm shifts impacting our work.  The pace of change has taken a toll on even the most adaptive nurse leaders.  Leaders find … [Read more...]

Leadership Goal Setting for the New Year

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Everyday we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future self".   Daniel Goldstein We will soon be in 2019, a brand new year.  The most effective leaders establish a few personal and professional goals each year. This has been shown to be a good practice because it forces us to stretch outside our comfort zone.  But … [Read more...]

Self-Sabotage in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A former student talked with me about the challenges that she was having with her career. She had not achieved the leadership success that she had hoped for at this point in her career. I asked her why she thought things were not moving in the direction that she wanted them to. Initially, she began blaming others for what was happening but … [Read more...]