Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Ten Ted Talks To Watch

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN What if a short 15-20 minute video could capture the essence of a very creative person’s thinking on a challenging topic?   Well there are such videos out there and they are totally free – known as TED talks.   TED is a nonprofit devoted to ideas worth spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from … [Read more...]

Negotiating Salary for Leadership Roles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “The most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you strip it of the emotion and deal with the facts.”-Howard Baker One of the most difficult parts of applying for that first leadership role can be negotiating your salary.  I recently had a student ask me what she should do if the salary offered was less than what … [Read more...]

Motivating Staff

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it”.  Dwight D. Eisenhower Nurse leaders at every level report that one of their greatest challenges is simply to get their staff to come to work and meet their job expectations.  I am often asked – how can I motivate my staff and keep them … [Read more...]

First Impressions

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I have a nursing colleague who felt she had made a bad first impression on the new chairman of the board for her hospital system.  She was presenting nursing quality information and acknowledged that she sometimes does take too long to reach her key points.  The board chair cut her off ten minutes into her presentation and asked her to get … [Read more...]

Your Leadership Brand

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 “Your reputation is in the hands of others. That’s what the reputation is. You can’t control that. The only thing you can control is your character.”  ―    Wayne Dyer You have a brand as a leader whether you think so or not.  A powerful part of your leadership brand is the management of your reputation.  I was reminded of this recently when I learned of a situation where an … [Read more...]