Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

What’s Trending Now

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This week marks the mid-point of the calendar year 2023.  Most healthcare leaders had hoped that 2023 would be less turbulent, but most of the previous three years' challenges continue. Here is what nurse leaders are talking about now: The financial margins for for-profit systems are improving. Still, non-profit systems report … [Read more...]

Team-Based Nursing Care – Getting Started

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In a study released by Incredible Health, 94% of health executives outside of nursing now describe the nursing shortage as critical, and 68% note they would now be unprepared to handle another health emergency like COVID. Their data indicates that 53% of nurses working in health systems now have five years or less experience, and … [Read more...]

Learning From Failure

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently did a workshop and a young leader in the workshop reached out to me after the session. She was looking for advice on how to bounce back from a leadership failure. Her story is one that I have heard before from leaders beginning their leadership journey. I wish I had this class before I made some serious mistakes in … [Read more...]

Culture Shock

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I spent last week at the Gallup Work Summit. Researchers at Gallup have been studying workforce and workplace issues for more than 50 years. They are well-positioned to look at data across time and advise leaders on the future of the work. So when they report that we are amid a massive culture shock in the workplace that will not … [Read more...]

Using Gemba Walks to Improve Staff Communication

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Improving communication across departments is often a key concern when discussing conflict areas in leadership programs. With increasing patient volumes, throughput within a facility can be a major pain point in facilitating timely admissions, discharges, and transfers. Nurse leaders admit that nurses drag their heels with ADTs … [Read more...]