Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Getting the Most Out of Professional Conferences

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Most nurse leaders attend at least one professional conference each year.  There are many different reasons to go to conferences.  For some of us, it is rejuvenating to get away from our hectic work schedules for a few days, and perhaps find out that the grass really isn't greener anywhere else. For others, conferences offer a great … [Read more...]

Using Staff Feedback to Improve Your Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Leadership expert Ken Blanchard has described feedback as the breakfast of champions but many nurse leaders will tell you that it can be difficult to swallow.  I was recently talking with a leader who told me that staff had reported on a recent satisfaction survey that she had become almost invisible on the unit.  Like many nurse leaders in … [Read more...]

Making Your Career Goals Known

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was recently talking with a former student who expressed frustration because her organization was going to an outside recruitment firm to recruit for a position that she is interested in applying for.  Evidently, the senior leadership has indicated that there are no internal candidates.  I asked her to tell me how explicit she had been in … [Read more...]

Becoming More Savvy with Organizational Politics

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently had a conversation with a nurse leader who told me proudly that "she did not participate in organizational politics."  I was reminded of something a wise mentor told me at the beginning of my career which was that "the game you are watching in an organization is not always the game being played."  Her point to me at the time is … [Read more...]

New Roles for Nursing with Health Reform

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By Rose O.  Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN There are many changes happening in health care today.  I am often asked about the potential impact that health reform will have on nursing and how to do future career planning.  Although there are many unknowns with the Affordable Care Act, one clear direction is that health care will move from being "hospital centric" back into the … [Read more...]