Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Staff Engagement – A Joint Responsibility

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nurse leaders often ask me how they can move the needle on their staff engagement.  In many organizations, it is a very challenging problem with nursing engagement numbers often lower than the 33% of the workforce reported by Gallup in their data on the US workforce. While nurse leaders play a key role in staff engagement, … [Read more...]

Managing Resignations with Grace

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many managers dread when staff walk into their office and say, I need to talk with you about something. They fear that something will be a resignation and sometimes it is.  In today’s workplace with nurse vacancy rates hovering around 10%, losing an experienced staff member can present significant staffing challenges. Even with … [Read more...]

Your Team at Night

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was recently asked the question by a nurse manager about how to manage the night shift when you are not there. It is a great question and one that managers often struggle with. You want to be supportive and visible. Yet at the same time, you get caught up with the chaos of the work leaving little time to think about how to best … [Read more...]

Becoming Less Defensive

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A new nurse manager asked my advice on how she could become less defensive.  She noticed that every time her director offered a suggestion about how something could have been done differently, she found herself reacting to what she was perceived as criticism.  On one level, she knew her reaction was irrational but she was also … [Read more...]

Planning Your Leadership Transition

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN So the baton has officially been passed to you - what is the next step.  How you spend your first 100 days in a leadership position can help set the stage for the rest of your tenure in the role and within the organization.   Those you lead closely watch how you orient yourself to the organization, how you spend your time and what … [Read more...]