Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Modeling the Way as a Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nothing frustrates staff more than nurse leaders who say one thing and then do something quite different.   When you think about leadership the words: trust, credibility, relationships, communication, and consistency come to mind to name a few. The importance of connecting your words with action is critical in developing into a true … [Read more...]

CNO Advice for New Nurse Leaders

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As  I mentioned in a previous blog, each year in our Introduction to Nursing Leadership graduate course, students select a chief  nursing officer in a health care agency to interview.  The students have a list of questions that they ask and then add some of their own.  One of the questions that the students enjoy hearing the answer to involves the advice that these seasoned … [Read more...]

Writing Award Nominations

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN If you are a nurse leader working in a health system, you probably have numerous opportunities during the year to nominate your staff for awards and recognition.  But do you do it?  The answer for many of us is probably not as often as we should.  Nurse leaders are busy.  Writing a good award nomination application or letter takes time - for … [Read more...]

Major Challenges for Nurse Executives in 2015

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By Rose O. Sherman "Balancing optimism and realism, intuition and planning, faith and fact can be difficult.  But that is what it takes to be effective in navigating leadership."  John Maxwell Each year in our Introduction to Nursing Leadership graduate course, students select a chief  nursing officer in a health care agency to interview.  The students have a list of … [Read more...]

The Use of Power in Organizations

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Recently, a professional colleague was the victim of a power play in her organization that led ultimately led to her having to leave her position.  Understandably, she was quite upset with the situation and felt victimized. My students often tell me that they want to avoid the politics and power in situations, and just do their jobs as … [Read more...]