Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Choosing Your Leadership Battles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of the most important lessons that I learned as a new leader (the hard way) was that not every battle in my work setting was worth fighting.  Each of us in our leadership role has only a finite amount of time.  While we may be tempted to battle through every conflict because we feel we are "right", battles can take an enormous amount of … [Read more...]

Thinking More Strategically

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN If you ask any healthcare executive recruiter today about key skills that they look for in candidates, the ability to think strategically will be high on the list.   That is a competency that everyone is looking for today.  Figuring out a winning strategy in today’s health care environment is challenging.  The pace of change is rapid.  It … [Read more...]

Don’t Be an Idea Killer

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I occasionally get emails from young emerging nurse leaders who read this blog or other articles that I have written.  Some letters are quite compelling as these young leaders ask for advice on dilemmas that they face in the work environment.  The following is an email that I received last week - reprinted with permission of the author … [Read more...]

Building Social Capital on Healthcare Teams

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In a recently popular TED talk titled Why it's time to forget the pecking order at work, Margaret Hefferman a well known business thought leader talked about the importance of social capital in organizations.  She defines social capital as the reliance and interdependency that happens on teams when trust is built.  It is social capital that … [Read more...]

Dealing with the Impact of Lost Knowledge

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y Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Knowledge gaps can be hard to pinpoint and diagnose at first because many work processes today are so intangible and complex." - David DeLong A nurse manager recently described to me her leadership dilemma.  For years, she had been fortunate to a have a cadre of very experienced staff with longevity on the unit.  Over the past year, many … [Read more...]