Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Timely Responsiveness in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Young leaders often ask me how they can stand out from the crowd and move their career forward in leadership.  My advice is to be timely in responsiveness to requests and accountable with follow through.  These qualities will make you stand out because they are not the norm.  A recurring complaint that I hear from nurses is that … [Read more...]

What New Graduates Need from their Managers

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN It is spring and nurse leaders are interviewing candidates for their nurse residency programs.   It may not surprise you to learn that the highest turnover in most nursing organizations occurs with new graduates in their first year of nursing practice. In many organizations today, it is close to 25% reaching over 50% in the first three … [Read more...]

Identifying the Strengths of Your Staff

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN An important strategy to engage staff is to know and encourage staff to use their strengths in their work. Investing in strengths can have a huge payback in the level of staff engagement. Gallup research indicates that seven in 10 employees (67%) who strongly agree that their manager focuses on their strengths are engaged in their … [Read more...]

The Leader Expertise Trap

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Can a leader become too confident in his/her own abilities as they develop expertise?  A new graduate recently talked with me about her manager who she felt was closed to new ideas.  When this new graduate made suggestions, she was immediately shut down. The leader told her that she lacked the experience to understand the … [Read more...]

Rising Strong from Our Setbacks

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “When I see people stand fully in their truth, or when I see someone fall down, get back up, and say, “Damn. That really hurt, but this is important to me and I’m going in again”—my gut reaction is, “What a badass.”  Brene Brown My mother always told me that whatever does not kill you makes you stronger.  She … [Read more...]