Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Digital Minimalism in Nursing Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Last week, I attend the American Organization of Nurse Executives meeting in San Diego.  I love networking at this conference because I have the opportunity to talk with so many leaders.  I asked one new manager about her challenges.  Initially, she told me that it was all about staffing but then she quickly laughed and said - no not … [Read more...]

Chasing Daylight – A Good Reminder about Life and Work

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Author's Note:  I first published this blog in 2012.  I have since learned that the book I discuss in the blog is one resource that oncologists commonly give to their terminally ill cancer patients.  Over the years, I have had so many nurses tell me that they read it and it helped them in their work and life.  So I will tell the story … [Read more...]

Become Stoic Under Stress

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Several of my colleagues are feeling quite emotional about a recent organizational decision that is likely to impact their future. A big challenge is that the decision may not have been fully vetted but there is no turning back. Nurse leaders face many challenging situations and it can be difficult at times to remain calm.  I remember my … [Read more...]

Expanding Your Decision Options

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities.  We are overconfident. We seek information that supports us and downplay information that doesn't."  Chip and Dan Heath As nurse leaders, we have numerous decisions that we need to make each day. I recently talked with a … [Read more...]

Becoming an Authentic Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC The other day, I heard an executive nurse leader declare herself to be an authentic nurse leader.  We know that authenticity in leadership is critical to building healthy work environments and is standard 6 in the AACN standards for healthy work environments.  I did not know this leader well but wondered about the wisdom of this … [Read more...]