Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Developing an Executive Presence

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager recently spoke with me about a conversation with her CNO. Her long-term goal is to become a nurse executive. Her CNO seemed less than enthusiastic about her potential. When she asked why, the CNO told her she needed to work on her executive presence if this was her goal. The manager left the conversation, not sure how … [Read more...]

Rethinking Your Outdated Paradigms

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was recently interviewed for an article about improving strategic thinking in nursing leadership. A key element to becoming more strategic is a willingness to challenge one's paradigms. Changing one’s paradigm takes work. Paradigms are deeply ingrained mental frameworks that shape our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors. They … [Read more...]

When Staff Are Not Selected for a Promotion

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN One of the complicated conversations that leaders conduct involves staff who applied for a position in their institution and were not selected. A director recently presented this challenging situation: Katie is one of our strongest RNs in the emergency department. She is interested in a career change and wants to move to clinical … [Read more...]

Teaching Nurses to Think in the Gray Zone

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN, NEA-BC How do we teach nurses not to be such black-white thinkers? This is an interesting question that leaders have posed in several recent leadership development sessions. One manager gave an example: Last week, one of my young nurses was assigned to six patients. Working with her was our most experienced patient care technician; his … [Read more...]

Upskill Your Leaders with The Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership

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We are pleased to partner with the New England ONL again to present the Nuts and Bolts of Nursing Leadership this month. You don't need to be an ONL member to register. We have one session for nurse managers and a second for emerging leaders. These highly interactive and highly rated sessions present the latest strategies for leading in our new world of work. If you have any … [Read more...]