Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Five Ways to Become a More Authentic Nurse Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "I think we've been choosing boards of directors and many other leaders for the wrong reason. We choose people for their image, their charisma, their style and we should be choosing them for their integrity, for their character, and their substance." Bill George Our current presidential political campaigns are raising important questions … [Read more...]

Moving Outside Your Comfort Zone

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain It can be difficult for nurses to move outside their comfort zones.  One former graduate … [Read more...]

Courageous Nursing Leadership

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By Rose O.  Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."                                                                                                 Maya Angelou Our current health care … [Read more...]

How to Develop Thicker Skin in Your Nurse Leader Role

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN When I began working in my first leadership position, I took every negative comment quite personally.  I would go home sometimes feeling quite unsure of myself.  I would second guess everything I had done that day.  I remember talking with a close friend and colleague about my dilemma.  She was quite blunt in her assessment that "I needed to … [Read more...]

The Power of Nursing Leadership Stories

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Stories are the most powerful tool in the leader's toolkit".  Howard Gardner I recently attended a conference session on Patient Safety.  Quite unexpectedly, the speaker began his presentation with the statement , "Through an error I made,  I was responsible for a patient's death".  He immediately had the attention of everyone in the … [Read more...]