Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Challenges Faced by New Nurse Managers

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN When you have been in leadership for many years, it can be hard to remember what it is like when you begin in your first nurse manager role.  Recently, I had an opportunity to work with many new nurse managers in the leadership development course sponsored by the American Nurses Association.  Most were in their first two years in the … [Read more...]

Taming the Advice Monster

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was recently talking with a new manager.  I asked her about the most important lessons she was learning about being a leader.  She smiled and said - I am learning when to talk and when to just listen.  She explained that when she started in her role, staff would come into her office with a problem.  She would immediately jumped … [Read more...]

Leveraging Your Leadership Strengths

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By  Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC,FAAN You will have many opportunities to lead during your own lifetime. As you will learn, the path to great leadership starts with a deep understanding of the strengths you bring to the table.”  Tom Rath and Barry Conchie I am currently working with a leadership team looking at both the individual strengths of the leaders and … [Read more...]

Rethinking Nursing on Med-Surg and Telemetry Units

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It happened again this past week.  A seasoned nurse manager on a medical-surgical unit pulled me aside after a presentation and asked for help with some innovative ideas to manage turnover.  The  story is the same everywhere I go.  New graduates are placed on medical-surgical or telemetry units out of residency programs.  Their … [Read more...]

The Impact of Baby Boomer Nurse Retirements

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For more than a decade, we have been warned to prepare for a tsunami of Baby Boomer nurse retirements.  Nurse leaders in organizations throughout the country are now beginning to feel the impact of the retirement of so many of their seasoned long-term staff.  In a Health Affairs blog post last week, authors Buerhaus, Auerbach and … [Read more...]