Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Shining a Light on Your Staff

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “A leader is someone with the power to project either shadow or light upon some part of the world, and upon the lives of the people who dwell there.”    Parker Palmer I recently read a column by a business analyst who observed that he learned a lot about the culture of the company through reading their annual report.  He had a … [Read more...]

What Successful Nurse Leaders Never Do Again

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The late Peter Drucker, an internationally known leadership expert, frequently noted that we spend a great deal of time telling our leaders what to do but far less time advising them what not to do.  This is because we are so focused on what will lead to our success that we spend little time talking about potential problems.  Yet, all of … [Read more...]

Transcending Your Comfort Zone

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain It can be difficult for nurses to move outside their comfort zones.  One former graduate … [Read more...]

Becoming More Original

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "After launching hundreds of businesses - from airlines to trains, music to mobile and now spaceline - my biggest challenges and successes have come from convincing other people to see the world differently. Originals reveals how that can be done and will help you inspire creativity and change."  Richard Branson   Every once … [Read more...]

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...]