Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Transparency in Leadership

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Rose O, Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC Our young Millennial graduate students often tell me that they have grown tired of working in environments where there is little transparency in decision making and they often cannot trust their leaders to provide them with accurate information.  The Gallup organization which has studied tens of thousands of employee over the past 30 years … [Read more...]

Learning to Execute

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was listening to a colleague talk about a professional goal that she had established for herself but never followed through with it.  Over the past five years, she has discussed it with me at least three times with no follow-up.  Lack of execution is an issue for many nurse leaders, some of whom are great at planning but lack … [Read more...]

When Leaders Fail

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC We have all failed at something in our career.  I recently spoke with a leader who made a career transition and did not do enough due diligence on her new position.  She is miserable in the role but does not want to be seen as a failure if she leaves it.  My own research with young leaders that fear of failure is the number 1 reason why … [Read more...]

Choose Your Words Wisely

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN    During a leadership workshop that I recently taught, a manager was telling the class about her frustrations with her staff.  As I listened to her, I could not help but notice how many times she used the word "they".  I stopped her and asked who "they were".  I pointed out to her that the use of "they" instead of "we" conveyed to me a lack … [Read more...]

Using Stoicism in Challenging Situations

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Nurse leaders face many challenging situations and it can be difficult at times to remain calm.  I remember my first leader (then called a head nurse).  She was the calmest person I have ever encountered in healthcare.  I asked her one day how she was able to remain so calm even in crisis situations.  She told me she was a firm believer in … [Read more...]