Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Nursing Leadership and the Power of Framing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Leaders manage meaning when others are unable."   Gail T. Fairhurst Last week, I had the opportunity to spend time with a very seasoned nurse manager.  I asked her about the most challenging part of her job in today's health care environment.  Without hesitation, she answered that it was helping her staff to cope with and remain … [Read more...]

Too Young to be Our Nurse Manager

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Rose O. Sherman,  EdD, RN, FAAN, Last week while attending the American Organization of Nurse Executive's conference, I had an opportunity to talk with many young nurse managers about their roles.  In discussing their challenges, one theme kept surfacing.  Many of these managers are 20-30 years younger than the nurses they supervise.  They spoke of their older nurses … [Read more...]

An Attitude of Gratitude

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” – Lao Tzu There is great uncertainty in health care today about what will happen in the future.  Many nurse leaders tell me that work environments are very stressful as organizations try to plan their … [Read more...]

5 Tips for Success in Interviewing for a Nursing Leadership Position

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I served as the director of nurse recruitment at two hospitals during my nursing leadership career.  It often surprised me how little preparation some candidates did for their interview, even when interviewing for leadership positions.  Well prepared candidates really stand out.  As you seek to advance to a leadership position either … [Read more...]

Chasing Daylight

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN There was a book called Chasing Daylight published in 2006 about a nationally known business leader who discovered he had advanced stage glioblastoma.  It is a story of how through his impending death, he learned to live in moment and face death squarely in the eye.  Living in the moment was something that he had never been able to do in his … [Read more...]