Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Why Leading in a Unionized Environment Has Become More Complicated

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA- BC, FAAN A colleague of mine has to relocate for family reasons. She is currently a CNO in a non-unionized environment in a right-to-work state where few hospitals are unionized. She has no personal experience leading in a unionized environment at any level. She now plans to move to a region where most hospitals are unionized, and there has … [Read more...]

Conducting a Pre-Mortem: Avoiding Leadership Burnout Before It Starts

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Recently, a nurse manager reached out to me for advice on a situation she is now confronting in her organization. She is a nurse manager who leads a busy cardiac care unit and has been asked by her CNO to pick up a second department - the Cardiac Interventional Procedural Unit. This would be a new area for her and would add … [Read more...]

Conducting a Failure Post-Mortem

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Failing is hard. Whether you didn't get the job you really wanted, your new business doesn't have enough clients, or a project you strongly advocated for in your health system isn't working, it is natural to feel disappointment. The truth is that while success stories can offer a roadmap, failure stories offer real education. I … [Read more...]

The Rise of the Nurse Entrepreneur

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A study released by St. Thomas University last month confirms what nurse managers have been telling me for the past few years. More and more nurses today are running businesses or doing side gigs in fields often unrelated to nursing. The research findings from the study include the following: Four in five nurses (80% of nurses … [Read more...]

Give the Gift of Leadership Development in 2026

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Give your nurse leaders the gift of leadership development in 2026. I am now booking 2026 sessions. Workshop Flyers  Staying Power Building a Culture of Retention in the New World of Work Building Bridges Not Walls Leading Multigenerational Nursing Teams Nursing Leadership in the New World of Work New Tools and Strategies for Success   … [Read more...]