Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Consistency in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse leader lamented that her staff had described her on a 360-degree evaluation as "reliable and consistent."  She worried because it did not seem congruent with her goal to be viewed as transformational.  Being reliable and consistent sounded dull and implied she lacked spontaneity. She did not see these descriptors of her … [Read more...]

Nurse Leader Visibility

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A young leader talked with me about the feedback she received on an all-employee survey.  While her staff was not dissatisfied with her leadership, they indicated that she is not visible.  The leader is frustrated with trying to be "all things to all staff."  She has a span of control of almost 100 staff across two units - one … [Read more...]

A Users Guide to You

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Last May I wrote a blog about putting together a Users Guide to You as a manager. The purpose was to serve as a way to help staff learn about you, your style and what you value.  I first heard about this idea in blog post by Julie Zhuo who recommended that leaders create a How to Work with Me manual. Since that time, I have used this … [Read more...]

Honing Your Performance Coaching Skills

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Many of the ideas for these blogs come from nurse leader readers.  The idea for this blog is from Lindsey Ryan who serves as the MICU manager for Sharp Grossmont Hospital in San Diego, CA. In a blog last week, I had talked about how supportive leaders act like performance coaches. Lindsey asked for more specific direction on how … [Read more...]

Providing Supportive Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In a just-released whitepaper, The Great Generational Shift, Bruce Tulgan (a generational theorist and expert) points out that supportive leadership is ranked as the number one job factor that Generation Z (born between 1997 to present) will use in assessing employment options. With a tightening job market, having great leaders … [Read more...]