Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

When Change is Too Abrupt

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN. FAAN We need innovation in our healthcare environments but change can easily fail if it is too much and too soon.  The reality is that change is hard even when it is highly desirable.  Our brains crave routine and too much disruption all at once can lead to an environment where staff feel psychologically unsafe.  Skill with the change process is … [Read more...]

Retaining and Helping Millennial Nurses to “Get Ahead”

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC The turnover of Millennial staff in the first two years of practice has become a growing concern for many nurse leaders.  The churn of new graduates can easily cause organizational disruption and lead to safety issues.  Why millennial nurses leave employers is a complex issue and one that has not been well studied.  What we do know is that … [Read more...]

Anxiety and Our Younger Nurses

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The New York Times published an important article this week titled Why Are More American Teenagers Than Ever Suffering from Severe Anxiety.   The stories presented were heartbreaking but the statistic that 62% of undergraduate students now report "overwhelming anxiety" is very concerning but confirms what I see on our campus and in our … [Read more...]

Leadership Skills for the Future

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN "Future Leaders will have to practice foresight, insight, and action."  Bob Johansen One of the challenges in leadership development is that we need to prepare leaders for a world that we don't yet live in.  It is important to consider whether today's competencies will still be essential in the future, and if not - what will those … [Read more...]

Confronting Power Plays

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I recently talked with a nurse leader who was the victim of a very overt power play in her organization.  It left her very shaken because she did not see it coming.   Jeffrey Pfeffer, a nationally known scholar in the area of organizational leadership, studies power.  He has noted that if we believe that life is fair, then we tend to … [Read more...]