Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Promote Critical Thinking Skills

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN An experienced nurse was bemoaning the lack of critical thinking skills demonstrated by novice nurses.  So what are you doing about this I asked?  The ability to be an astute critical thinker does not happen over night.  It is a skill that grows when novices receive good coaching.  This has become very challenging recently as there are fewer … [Read more...]

Recovering from a Bad First Impression

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A nursing colleague felt she had made a bad first impression on the new chairman of the board for her hospital system. She was presenting nursing quality information and acknowledged that she sometimes does take too long to reach her key points. The board chair cut her off ten minutes into her presentation and asked her to get to the … [Read more...]

Staff Happiness

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What do you do when a staff member comes into your office and tells you that they are not happy? I was recently asked this question by a young manager who was struggling with the burden of wanting everyone to be happy. She is not unusual. Many nurses who move into leadership have a natural tendency to be people pleasers and enjoy … [Read more...]

Nurse Managers are the Linchpins

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN By definition, linchpins are the essential building blocks of organizations.  They have the potential of making a huge difference in the success of any organizational effort.  All the current evidence points to the reality that frontline nurse managers are the linchpins to organizational success in achieving healthy work … [Read more...]

Emotional Self-Control

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I am coaching a leader who has destroyed a great deal of her credibility over an incident in which she did not maintain good self-control.  The sad part is that this was just one incident in a long and successful career but it has had a significant impact on how she is now viewed in her organization.  Through her career, she has been … [Read more...]