Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

When Senior Leadership Teams are Dysfunctional

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What happens when it is the senior leadership team that is dysfunctional?  I have often wondered about the impact that this could have in an organization.  My question was answered when I recently worked with a nonprofit agency with significant conflict among their senior leadership. As a team, they knew that they did not play well … [Read more...]

Becoming a Transformational Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN New leaders often struggle with what type of leader they want to be. There is strong evidence that the most successful style of leadership in today’s nursing environments is Transformational leadership. It has been identified as a key ingredient in the ANCC Magnet model because it has been shown to create environments that attract … [Read more...]

Promoting the Value of Medical-Surgical Nursing Experience

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nurse leaders of Medical-Surgical units find themselves in a tough place in today's tight nursing job market.  It has grown increasingly more challenging to recruit new nurses. The media message is clear on both TV shows and in the movies. The excitement in healthcare is found in critical care units, emergency departments, … [Read more...]

Developing Executive Presence

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN One of my graduate students is being groomed for an executive level position in her health system.  She is an enormously talented leader but then there are numerous enormously talented nurse leaders in her organization.  What she does have that many of her colleagues don't is often described as the "it" factor.  This is an intangible … [Read more...]

Why Reflection in Leadership Matters

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of the interesting things that I have learned from my work with nurse leaders is that they leave little time for reflection in their daily work.  I thought about this recently when I was coaching a leader going through some serious challenges in her new environment.  Her solution was to stay in motion and keep putting out the fires even … [Read more...]