By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Letting a new graduate go during probation is a difficult topic that we rarely discuss but has come up in several leadership development sessions recently. A nurse manager related the following story: It is hard to even talk about this as I still feel guilty, although I know I should not. I just terminated one of our new … [Read more...]
The Illusion of Leadership Control
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager recently told me that she felt like her unit was being held together by rubber bands and paper clips. She confessed that I am a major control freak, and this lack of predictability in our healthcare environment drives me crazy. I used to have a good sense of what nurses were thinking and who was unhappy. Today, one of … [Read more...]
Teaching Nurses Situational Awareness
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN We are experiencing a shocking number of physical assaults in our healthcare environments. In testimony given to Congress about pending legislation on workplace violence now in Congress, leaders from the American Nurses Association reported that one in four nurses had been physically assaulted on the job, but many of these … [Read more...]
Engaging Your HR Partners
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The war for nursing talent has become intense in most geographic areas in the US. Recruitment under the best of circumstances is very challenging. Unfortunately, I have learned through my webinars that some health systems have an added challenge of archaic HR practices such as the following: Candidates need to … [Read more...]
Embracing a One and Done Philosophy
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC In 2005, when the NBA was considering a rule change that required players to be at least 19 before entering the draft, Coach Mike Krzyzewski was asked about the implications for Duke. In his mind, there were none. "I would never recruit a kid who said, 'I'm just coming for a year.' I never have," he told reporters then. ". . . For our … [Read more...]
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