Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Leadership Goal Setting for the New Year

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Everyday we make decisions that have good or bad consequences for our future self".   Daniel Goldstein We will soon be in 2019, a brand new year.  The most effective leaders establish a few personal and professional goals each year. This has been shown to be a good practice because it forces us to stretch outside our comfort zone.  But … [Read more...]

Self-Sabotage in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A former student talked with me about the challenges that she was having with her career. She had not achieved the leadership success that she had hoped for at this point in her career. I asked her why she thought things were not moving in the direction that she wanted them to. Initially, she began blaming others for what was happening but … [Read more...]

Sharpening Your Systems Thinking

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of the criticisms I hear about some nurse leaders is that they are not systems thinkers.  They rarely look at the impact of problems or issues beyond how it impacts their own area.  The problem is that this is very narrow thinking because we are always a part of bigger systems.  Systems thinking is valued as an important leadership … [Read more...]

Resiliency – the New Leadership Competency

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Today's healthcare environment is challenging for leaders at all levels.  There are not and probably never again will be enough resources to ensure high-quality outcomes for all patients.  We are doing our best but it can be frustrating.  Healthcare is a highly regulated industry and an intense focus on performance measures is an … [Read more...]

Expanding the Career Option Decisions of New Graduates

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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 Nurse managers I talk with are frustrated that so many new graduates come to their units with a short-term … [Read more...]