Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Breaking All the Rules

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Personal and organizational effectiveness is proportionate the strength of leadership".  John Maxwell My students often ask me about books that have profoundly influenced my thinking about management and leadership.  A book, that I found helpful in my own leadership journey, was published initially more than a decade ago and recently … [Read more...]

Using Feedforward to Get Feedback

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN               The late Norman Vincent Peale once made the critical observation that "the trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism."  This can easily happen in leadership because the higher you go, the less likely you are to … [Read more...]

Take Time to Nominate Your Staff

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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...]

An Abundance Leadership Mindset

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Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was recently involved in a professional meeting where one of the leaders was very concerned about having competitors at the table to talk about a strategy moving forward.  Given the topic of the discussion, there clearly was enough work in this situation for all of us yet she persisted in her ideas that we should cancel the meeting.  … [Read more...]

Taking Risks in Your Leadership Career

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The late Eleanor Roosevelt once recommended that we do something every day that scares us.  This is good advice if we truly want to grow and learn.  I was recently talking with a colleague who observed that so many nurse leaders today are risk adverse.  New ideas that are out of the box quickly get squashed without much discussion.  … [Read more...]