Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Should You Interview for Leadership Outside Your Specialty Area?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of my graduate students will soon graduate but opportunities within her specialty area in her health system are limited.  Her question was whether she should move to interview for leadership outside her specialty area.  I am a believer that given the right set of circumstances, this is a wise move.  I strongly encourage my students to move … [Read more...]

Capitalizing on Luck in Your Career

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN What does luck have to do with it?  This is a question that we rarely see asked of nurse leaders when they discuss their career successes.  I was intrigued to see Jim Collins and Morten Hansen, authors of Great by Choice,  devote a whole chapter to this topic in their book.  Thomas Jefferson was quoted as saying  "I am a great believer … [Read more...]

Taking Risks in Your Leadership Career

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The late Eleanor Roosevelt once recommended that we do something every day that scares us.  This is good advice if we truly want to grow and learn.  I was recently talking with a colleague who observed that so many nurse leaders today are risk adverse.  New ideas that are out of the box quickly get squashed without much discussion.  … [Read more...]

7 Principles of Life and Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN               What can nurse leaders learn from a legendary late basketball coach.  My answer would be a great deal.  John Wooden won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period as head coach at UCLA including a record seven in a row. No other team has won more than two in a … [Read more...]

Giving Yourself Space in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN If you are like most nurse leaders in today's environment, you are maintaining a relentless pace yet may not feel like you are keeping up.  In her book, Janet Marturano (Director of the Institute for Mindful Leadership) describes strategies that leaders can use to slow down and move away from a constant state of partial attentiveness.  The … [Read more...]