Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Adding Value to Others in Your Leadership Role

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN My students often ask me how successful leaders have advanced in their careers.  The paths to success are varied but there is one consistent theme that I have seen in leaders that I observe - they always look for ways that they can add value to others in their role.  Leadership guru, John Maxwell has observed that the bottom line … [Read more...]

Meeting FOMO

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “I think they should consider giving Oscars for meetings: Best Meeting of the Year, Best Supporting Meeting, Best Meeting Based on Material from Another Meeting.” — William Goldman, screenwriter, novelist. Managing time is very challenging for nurse leaders in today's environment.  Many leaders struggle with trying to be "everywhere". … [Read more...]

Breaking All the Rules

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Personal and organizational effectiveness is proportionate the strength of leadership".  John Maxwell My students often ask me about books that have profoundly influenced my thinking about management and leadership.  A book, that I found helpful in my own leadership journey, was published initially more than a decade ago and recently … [Read more...]

Using Feedforward to Get Feedback

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN               The late Norman Vincent Peale once made the critical observation that "the trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism."  This can easily happen in leadership because the higher you go, the less likely you are to … [Read more...]

Necessary Endings in our Professional Life

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A colleague of mine recently left a position and an organization that she had been in for years to pursue a new venture.  She had been contemplating a move for several years but just recently made the decision to leave.  In his wonderful book Necessary Endings , Dr. Henry Cloud a leadership expert discusses the challenges that we face when … [Read more...]