Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Do You Lead from Behind the Desk?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently read comments from young nurses about their nurse managers on a social media site.  One talked about having a leader who was choosing to lead from behind her desk, rarely if ever coming out on the unit.  This young nurse reported that she had not had a conversation with her leader since the day she was hired.  It was obvious that … [Read more...]

Compassion Fatigue and Nurse Burnout

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Last week, I attended the Colorado Organization of Nurse Leaders conference in Vail, Colorado.  One of the speakers who is also an Air Force Colonel, Kathleen Flarity, made a strong case for both staff nurses and leaders to be vigilant about the potential for compassion fatigue especially in high stress care environments.  In these … [Read more...]

Getting Out of Your Own Way

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently had a former student talk with me about the challenges that she was having with her career.  I asked her why she thought things were not moving in the direction that she wanted them to.  Initially, she began blaming others for what was happening but ended up acknowledging that she self-sabotaged some of her career opportunities. … [Read more...]

Don’t Be an Idea Killer

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I occasionally get emails from young emerging nurse leaders who read this blog or other articles that I have written.  Some letters are quite compelling as these young leaders ask for advice on dilemmas that they face in the work environment.  The following is an email that I received last week - reprinted with permission of the author … [Read more...]

Making Your Ideas Contagious

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“Americans, on average, engage in 16 conversations in which they say something about a brand, product, organization, or service  – Jonah Berger By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Why do some new ideas catch on and others seem to fade quickly?  Why are advertising efforts sometimes very disappointing.  These are important questions to consider in leadership as you … [Read more...]