Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

What Successful Nurse Leaders Never Do Again

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The late Peter Drucker, an internationally known leadership expert, frequently noted that we spend a great deal of time telling our leaders what to do but far less time advising them what not to do.  This is because we are so focused on what will lead to our success that we spend little time talking about potential problems.  Yet, all of … [Read more...]

Reflecting on Your Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of the interesting things that I have learned from my interviews with nurse leaders is that they have little time for reflection in their daily work.  So often when asked a question, the leader will tell me "I never really thought about this before".  Yet, we know that real learning from our experiences requires reflection.  Until we … [Read more...]

Emotional Intelligence in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was recently presenting to a group of nurse leaders and asked the question about whether they had ever lost control of their emotions in front of their staff.  Many in attendance had but one leader's response really surprised me.  She saw nothing wrong with displaying her anger because "this is who I am and people have to get used … [Read more...]

Framing Complex Issues for Staff

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was recently asked an interesting question during an interview.  The writer and I had been discussing value-based purchasing, bundled payments and a host of other issues around health reform.  She observed that all of these topics were complex and then asked, "how can managers frame this issues for staff in a way that they can … [Read more...]

The Best Leaders are Readers

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I am often surprised when I talk with nurse leaders and ask how they stay current with healthcare issues to learn that they rarely do any reading.  There is strong evidence that the best leaders are the best learners.  As an outcome of their research with leaders globally, Kouzes and Posner in their book The Truth about Leadership identify … [Read more...]