Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Developing Yourself as a Systems Thinker

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of the criticisms of some nurse leaders is that they are not systems thinkers.  They may rarely look at the impact of problems or issues beyond how it impacts their own area.  The problem is that this is very narrow thinking because we are always a part of bigger systems.  Systems thinking is valued as an important leadership … [Read more...]

Helping Emerging Leaders to Make a Difference

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN When I ask young nurses about leadership, most don't rule out taking a leadership role at some point in their careers but do wonder if in fact they can make a difference.   We don’t always think about this as part of developing future leaders but it can be the key to flipping the switch that leads nurses to see themselves as leaders.  Barry … [Read more...]

Reflecting on Your Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of the interesting things that I have learned from my interviews with nurse leaders is that they have little time for reflection in their daily work.  So often when asked a question, the leader will tell me "I never really thought about this before".  Yet, we know that real learning from our experiences requires reflection.  Until we … [Read more...]

Emotional Intelligence in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I was recently presenting to a group of nurse leaders and asked the question about whether they had ever lost control of their emotions in front of their staff.  Many in attendance had but one leader's response really surprised me.  She saw nothing wrong with displaying her anger because "this is who I am and people have to get used … [Read more...]

Making Feedback More Effective

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was recently reminded of the devastating impact that negative feedback can have on a staff member when it is put off until an annual evaluation and was never addressed before.  If you ask any nursing leader about challenging parts of the role, the issue of having to give negative performance feedback is high on the list of least favorite … [Read more...]