Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Nurse Leaders Speak in An Amplified Voice

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN New nurse leaders are often surprised at how even the most casual remarks that they make take on serious meaning to staff.  A Chief Nursing Officer once told me that she was "thinking aloud" as she rounded on a unit and wondered about whether it might make strategic sense to make the unit an observation unit.  Within days, the word was … [Read more...]

Clarifying Your Nursing Leadership Values

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Do you know what your leadership values are and perhaps even more important - do you live them?   This is a question that I often ask my graduate students because your values should help drive your decision making.  I was reminded of the importance of this the other day with a story that a friend related to me.  She is second in command in a … [Read more...]

Getting 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 I recently … [Read more...]

Nurse Leader Insight: Mastering Organizational Politics

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else."  Albert Einstein A colleague recently confided in me that she is tone deaf when it comes to organizational politics.  She was blindsided when an initiative that she had worked on for over a year suddenly was no longer an organizational … [Read more...]

5 Strategies to Develop Executive Leadership Presence

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Many young nurses tell me that they hope one day to be selected for an executive nurse leader role.  I always advise them that the rules and criteria for selection for the top leadership role in any organization are different than those for middle management roles.  Performance, hard work and leadership potential are not enough to propel you … [Read more...]