Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Tuning Into Information You Are Not Hearing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A wise mentor once told me that just because you are not hearing about something as a leader does not mean that it is not happening. I have realized throughout my career that this is sage advice. A nurse manager recently talked with me about her director, who had instructed her, "Don't be so negative and focus on what is wrong - I … [Read more...]

Showing Respect to Nurses

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I am struck by how many staff nurses now tell me that they don't feel respected for what they do. In fact, many attempts at showing gratitude toward nurses today backfire because what nurses want is respect not pizza parties or messages of gratitude. Even the continued number one trust ranking among professions in recent Gallup … [Read more...]

Maintaining Situational Humility

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN   2022 has barely begun and nurse leaders find themselves struggling to stay on top of nurse illnesses, childcare issues, and positive COVID tests as the Omicron virus barrels through the country at breakneck speed. I interviewed a nurse manager the other day who told an interesting story about their first nursing … [Read more...]

When Deviations in Nursing Practice are Normalized

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Since the challenges with the Apollo 13 spaceflight in 1970, the term - Houston, we have a problem - has become a popular phrase to call attention to a new and unforeseen problem of significant magnitude. Seasoned nurse leaders across the country may be using it today in their leadership meetings as they come to grips with cracks … [Read more...]

Upskilling Your Nurse Leaders in 2022

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN         When executive nurse leaders ask me about key priorities for 2022, the upskilling of frontline nurse leaders is high on my list. During the past two years, we have seen a demographic shift in our nursing workforce and our leaders. Many nurse leaders retired as an outcome of their … [Read more...]