Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Six Principles to Make Your New Initiatives Contagious

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"Americans, on average, engage in 16 conversations in which they say something about a brand, product, organization, or service  - Jonah Berger By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Why do some new ideas catch on and others seem to fade quickly?  Why are advertising efforts sometimes very disappointing.  These are important questions to consider in leadership as you … [Read more...]

Six Key Nursing Leadership Competencies

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By Rose O. Sherman,  RN, EdD, FAAN Health care environments today challenge the skills of even the best nursing leaders.  Whether it is issues of retaining staff, concern about patient safety, meeting the budget or complying with regulatory rules, more demands are being made of professionals in nursing leadership positions.  In 2002, I was part of a research team … [Read more...]

Building Career Capital in Nursing

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice."  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar One of the questions that I often get asked by students involves how they can advance themselves in their careers.  Some are looking for the magic bullet that will quickly propel their careers forward.  But the reality is that … [Read more...]

When the Nurse Leader is the Bully

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” – Eleanor Roosevelt An article  in  the January 2013 issue of Advance for Nurses describes a new anti-bullying movement started by Cole Edmonson, the Chief Nursing Officer at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse … [Read more...]

2013 – Is there a Nursing Shortage?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN We have just begun our spring semester at colleges and schools of nursing throughout the country.  Many senior nursing students will soon become new graduates.  They are already worrying about their job prospects based on the feedback that they have received from last year's graduates and recent stories in the media.  An article published … [Read more...]