Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

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...]

How to Exit a Position Gracefully

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN How do you leave a difficult job situation without conveying anger?  This was an interesting question asked of me by a leader whose position was eliminated after 25 years in her organization. She was given no options for other employment as the employer was downsizing.  She will receive a fair severance package but was heartbroken about … [Read more...]

The Experience-Complexity Gap Nursing Shortage

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN My leadership development and coaching work takes me to every region of the country.  It is always intriguing when I ask the question as to whether a particular geographic region is experiencing a shortage of nursing applicants.  Some areas are in the midst of severe shortages which includes a limited supply of even new … [Read more...]