Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

What You Should Do If You Are Fired

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By Rose  O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."    Steve Jobs None of us … [Read more...]

Great Leadership Questions

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN             Leadership expert Michael Bungay Stanier has noted that a great question can unlock powerful important answers.  On his company website Box of Crayons he has short video clips of leaders, coaches and writers who talk about "their one best question".  There is much to be learned … [Read more...]

Hitting the Pause Button in Your Work

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “We create the future and optimize leadership potential in the silence and potency of pausing.”   Kevin Cashman Nursing leaders today find themselves trying to straddle two worlds…..the world of the now and the world of what could be ahead with future changes in health reform.  There are no clear answers about the right strategies to … [Read more...]

Should You Give Someone A Second Chance?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN           A colleague recently shared with me a situation where one of her nurses made a serious mistake through a lapse in judgement and begged for a second chance.    Making these decisions is never easy.  Our current healthcare environment is very demanding and the stakes are often very high … [Read more...]

Doing What is Easy or Doing What is Right

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Guest Blog by Angela Prestia PhD RN NE-BC Angela Prestia is the Corporate Chief Nurse for the Geo Group.  Her responsibilities include the alignment of system-wide elements of nursing including quality improvement, infection prevention, education, competencies, and leadership development. It may happen daily and sometimes in clusters.  Sometimes it happens when you least … [Read more...]