Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Giving Second Chances

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.”   George Bernard Shaw Nurse leaders throughout their careers are periodically asked by staff to take a leap of faith, and give them a second chance.  Making these decisions is not always easy.  Our current healthcare environment is very … [Read more...]

The Charge Nurse as Team Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN, “Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story”.    Casey Stengel   Many nurses today are reluctant to take charge nurse roles.  Charge nurses are unsung heroes in today's health-care environment.  Their nursing leadership is right at the point of care and critical to better patient outcomes.  … [Read more...]

Becoming a Servant Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant."  --Max De Pree A sad fallout of all of the expectations that have come with healthcare reform is that many nurse leaders today are perceived as not being caring by their staff.   Young nurses today often complain … [Read more...]

Correcting a Bad First Impression

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently spoke with a nursing colleague who felt she had made a bad first impression on the new chairman of the board for her hospital system.  She was presenting nursing quality information and acknowledged that she sometimes does take too long to reach her key points.  The board chair cut her off ten minutes into her presentation and … [Read more...]

Using Appreciative Inquiry in Your Leadership Practice

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In our leadership practices, we often find ourselves focusing on questions like "what is wrong?", "what needs to be fixed?" or "what are the problems?".  It is rare for us to seek information about what things are working well for our patients or what in the workplace keeps staff engaged and inspired.  Appreciative inquiry is a different … [Read more...]