Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

What Happens If Your Assumptions Are Wrong?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "The best of us sometimes eat our words."  J.K. Rowling There is a very compelling TED talk Is the Obesity Crisis Hiding a Bigger Problem that  was recently given by Dr. Peter Attia.  As a young surgeon, he felt contempt for an obese patient with diabetes.  She was overweight, and he felt she was responsible for the fact that she needed a … [Read more...]

What You Can Learn from Failure

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."   Winston Churchill Every successful nurse leader has had the experience of not being selected for a coveted position, failing to achieve a goal, making a bad judgement call or possibly being fired or asked to step down from a position.  Sometimes … [Read more...]

Finding a Nurse Leader Mentor

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN " A good mentor never tramples on big dreams."  Tony Tjan   Mentoring is an important career strategy regardless of where you are on the career ladder.  Yet,finding the right mentor can be challenging.  Although some organizations have formal mentoring programs and assign mentors, research shows that you may receive the best … [Read more...]

Using WRAP for Better Decision Making in Nurse Leader Roles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities.  We are overconfident. We seek information that supports us and downplay information that doesn't."  Chip and Dan Heath Nurse leaders have numerous decisions that need to made each day.  This is tough in any environment … [Read more...]

Free Resources for Nurse Leader Development

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Sharpening our own saw is the most powerful investment we can make in our life - an investment in ourselves, in the only instrument that we have with which to deal with life and to contribute."   - Stephen Covey I am often asked by nurse leaders what they can do to develop and grow as nurse leaders.  Today, there is strong evidence that … [Read more...]