Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Retaining Generation Y

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In the 1960s, there was a song recorded by the group Buffalo Springfield that included the lyrics “There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear” .   I was reminded of this song recently because many leaders share this sentiment today as they look at their workforce.  Over the past three months, nurse leaders have begun to … [Read more...]

Leadership Storytelling

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN There are few teaching tools that are more powerful than a good story.  I was reminded of that the other day when I listened to Grant Baldwin't podcast How did You get into That interview with Drew Pittman, an NFL agent.  We often look at the success of others and never hear the behind the scenes story of what it took to get where they are … [Read more...]

Why Daring to Disagree is Important

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “The biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is secret or hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and out there, but that we are willfully blind to.”  Margaret Hefferman Throughout our lives, we often receive message that conflict is negative, and we should strive for agreement.  But … [Read more...]

When Will the Bullying in Nursing Stop?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN It broke my heart to read an assignment from one of my graduate students about her experiences with being bullied as a new nurse.  She wrote, "I was demeaned by my preceptor for being stupid.  She told me I did not have a brain. I was afraid to speak up.  It resulted in many sleepless nights, callouts and emotional stress for me."  This … [Read more...]

Promoting a Culture of Learning

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit one of two Dedicated Education Units (DEU) that are a collaborative effort between the University of Southern Indiana and Deaconess and St Mary's Medical Centers.  These are well established DEUs with strong academic-practice relationships.  The impact of the DEUs on patient outcomes such as … [Read more...]