Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Cost of Nurse Leader Turnover

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was recently talking with an international nurse leader who told me about the high rate of what he described as "leadership churn" in his country's national health system.  He feels that based on his recent research, it is coming at a significant cost relative to the work environment, nurse perceptions of leadership support and care … [Read more...]

Making Your Career Goals Known

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was recently talking with a former student who expressed frustration because her organization was going to an outside recruitment firm to recruit for a position that she is interested in applying for.  Evidently, the senior leadership has indicated that there are no internal candidates.  I asked her to tell me how explicit she had been in … [Read more...]

How Nurse Leaders Can Create Psychological Safety for Staff

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "When a leader makes the choice to put the safety and lives of the people inside the organization first, to sacrifice their comforts and sacrifice the tangible results, so that the people remain and feel safe and feel like they belong, remarkable things happen."   Simon Senek Over the past decade in healthcare, there has been a … [Read more...]

How to Have that Crucial Conversation

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN  When I talk to nurse leaders about books that they would recommend to new leaders, one that is high on the list is the book Crucial Conversations.  I have noticed it on the bookshelves of so many leader office that I have visited.  One nurse leader  referred to the book as her leadership bible.  I just seem to be having many more of these … [Read more...]

When Leaders Don’t Model the Way

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Knowing that I spent 25 years in nursing leadership with the Department of Veterans Affairs, many of my colleagues are interested in my thoughts about the current scandals involving wait times, cover-ups and performance bonuses.  For a number of years now, I have heard my former colleagues talk about the challenges in meeting the growing … [Read more...]