Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Developing Your Brand

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Few nurse leaders probably spend time thinking about managing their careers by establishing a strong personal brand. You may not even think you have one but the reality is that you do. Jeff Bezos the CEO of Amazon has described your leadership brand as what people say about you when you are not in the room.  A strong personal brand is what … [Read more...]

Recognizing and Dealing with Power Plays

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN One of my recent graduates called me to talk about an experience that she was having in her work environment. She wondered if she was observing a power play and was not quite sure what to do about it.  As we discussed her situation, I realized that she was unprepared to really know how or even whether to confront what appeared to me … [Read more...]

Why Coaching Matters in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This week, I am attending the annual Gallup Summit.  This conference brings together Gallup coaches from across the globe.  A big focus of the 2019 conference is information and data in the new book just published by Gallup titled Its the Manager. This book is a repository and analysis of more than 40 years of research by the Gallup … [Read more...]

What Nurse Leaders can learn from Google

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC Most of us use the Google search engine to look up information or answer our questions.  What you may not be aware of is the commitment that Google has made to the development of their managers and teams.  But unlike other companies that do this development work - Google makes its best practices and numerous other resources publicly … [Read more...]

A Users Guide to Your Management Style

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently read an interesting blog post by Julie Zhuo on the leadership idea of creating a How to Work with Me manual.   I wondered if new graduates would find such a manual helpful so I took an informal sample and asked the question.  It turns out that most really liked the idea of having more information about what is important to … [Read more...]