Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

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...]

Becoming a Trusted Nurse Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Trust is like change in a leader's pocket.  Each time you make a good leadership decision, you earn more change.  Each time you make poor decisions, you pay out some of your change to the people." I was recently talking with a nurse manager who was considering leaving her organization.  She told me that although she enjoyed her work, she … [Read more...]

Promoting Staff Accountability

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "You can’t change the standard of practice unless you know what to do when you show up."   Maria O'Rourke, DNSc, RN, FAAN We are living in interesting times.  Ethicists have commented that there has been a change in the willingness of individuals to accept responsibility. for their behavior.  The culture has instead become one of blame. … [Read more...]