Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

When the Nurse Leader is the Bully

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt An article  in  the January 2013 issue of Advance for Nurses describes a new anti-bullying movement started by Cole Edmonson, the Chief Nursing Officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse … [Read more...]

To Friend or Not to Friend

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was recently contacted by a former student, now a nurse manager, to discuss a situation that had upset her.  This manager is a very popular with her staff and had friended most of them on Facebook.  She told me that one of her nurses had called in sick on a busy weekend leaving her unit short of staff.  The manager later went on this … [Read more...]

Explaining the Why to Nursing Staff

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "All great leaders communicate in the same way.  They always start with the Why".  Simon Sinek I was recently talking with a Chief Nursing Officer about meetings that she was holding with staff to talk about the new direction that the organization was taking.  A young nurse stood up during one of the information meetings and said - … [Read more...]

The Trust Edge in Nursing Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Trust is like change in a leader's pocket.  Each time you make a good leadership decision, you earn more change.  Each time you make poor decisions, you pay out some of your change to the people." I was recently talking with a young nurse who was considering leaving her organization.  She told me that although she enjoyed her work, she … [Read more...]

Leading Multigenerational Nursing Teams

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Every generation needs a new revolution."    Thomas Jefferson I recently did a site visit with an experienced director of critical care who was serving as a preceptor for one of my leadership graduate students.  She has been in her role for 17 years.  The student commented on her effectiveness as a leader.  I asked her what is different … [Read more...]