Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Timing in Work and Life

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Leaders know the importance of timing in their work and lives but what we may not know is that there science behind timing that can inform our lives and work. In his new book, When: The Scientific Secret of Perfect Timing, Daniel Pink takes cutting edge research and explains how we can use it to our advantage.  His findings have … [Read more...]

Passing the Leadership Torch

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 By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Recently several Generation X nurse leaders have told me that some Baby Boomer nurse leaders are having serious problems letting go in their leadership whether it be in the work setting or professional organizations. In their international best selling book The Leadership Challenge, James Kouzes and Barry Posner identify enabling … [Read more...]

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...]