Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Managing a Promotion from Within

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Promotions from within can be tricky.  Not everyone will be thrilled that you were selected for the position.  While having work experience in an organization when you accept a leadership role is often a tremendous advantage but it can also present some unique challenges.  On the positive side, you will not have the steep learning … [Read more...]

What I Know for Sure About Nursing Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN   Oprah Winfrey has written a book about what she knows for sure.  This is a good exercise for nurse leaders.  Not everything that I once believed about leadership is still true today.  Times change and the context of leadership changes with it.  But there are some things that will always be true about leadership – here … [Read more...]

Five Reasons Change Doesn’t Stick

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC Introducing change is challenging but the biggest challenge comes in making it stick.  I have talked with many nurse leaders over the past few months who are struggling with keeping bedside rounding alive on their units.  It is an evidence-based practice that has been demonstrated to contribute to better patient outcomes and higher patient … [Read more...]

The Four Laws of Creativity

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I often marvel at the creative ideas of others and wonder where the inspiration came from.  In an outstanding new book, The Creative Curve, Allen Gannett debunks many ideas about creative genius.  Most new innovation is actually an iteration of something that has already been done.  Developing new ideas is a process which Gannett … [Read more...]

The Human Costs of Mergers

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It seems that each week, there are more announcements about impending mergers of health systems.  The American Hospital Association recently released a study that indicates that mergers have the potential to achieve results in the following three areas: Mergers decrease costs due to economies of scale, reduced costs of … [Read more...]