Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Having an Outward Mindset

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Mindsets are powerful in our leadership practice. They determine how we see our work, our relationships, and our world.  This is foundational to how we lead.  The Arbinger Institute is globally known for its work in leadership development. Their research indicates that leaders operate at any given time from one of two mindsets: … [Read more...]

Getting Your Mojo Back

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN At some point in our lives, most of us will experience something either personally or professionally that will rock our world, and undermine our self-confidence. I am coaching several leaders right now that are experiencing this. For one, it was a life-changing personal experience that has impacted her confidence in herself as a … [Read more...]

Learning To Say No

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA, FAAN Some of you probably have at least one New Year's resolution that includes trying to find more work- life balance.  Learning to manage your time and energy can be very challenging in leadership roles.  To do this well, you have to be willing to say no to requests for your time even when you worry that you will disappoint others. The … [Read more...]

Setting Leadership Goals for 2020

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This week, we will celebrate the beginning of a new year and a new decade.  This is a good time to reflect on what went well with our leadership in 2019 and what new stretch goals we may want to establish for ourselves. In his book When, Daniel Pink describes the beginning of a new year or decade as powerful temporal landmarks.  … [Read more...]

Building More Effective Nursing Teams

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Building effective work teams in healthcare is a challenging and often frustrating part of the nurse leader's role. Many new leaders tell me that they struggle with dysfunctional teams that have often worked together for years.  As the late, great baseball coach Casey Stengel was once quoted as saying, "Hiring great players is … [Read more...]