Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Best Leaders are Readers

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I am often surprised when I talk with nurse leaders and ask how they stay current with healthcare issues to learn that they rarely do any reading.  There is strong evidence that the best leaders are the best learners.  As an outcome of their research with leaders globally, Kouzes and Posner in their book The Truth about Leadership identify … [Read more...]

Being Strategic About the Pending Nursing Shortage

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The Atlantic magazine features a story this month titled The US is Running Out of Nurses.  It is pointed out in this article that nursing workforce projections are being revised because of the growing demand for nurses in so many new emerging areas.  This is coupled with an aging workforce who are now retiring and an aging population in need … [Read more...]

Learning to Delegate

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently taught a class with a group of nurse leaders, some of whom admitted that they have problems delegating.  A example they gave is staff who want time off after the schedule is posted, and then ask their managers to find someone who will switch shifts with them.  They shift their problem from themselves to their manager.  What … [Read more...]

Building Trust in Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The ability to build trust in relationships is essential in leadership.  Yet not all leaders fully understand the impact of what happens when they are not trusted.  I was reminded of this the other day when a young leader told me that she distrusted a leadership colleague because she often discussed with others conversations that should have … [Read more...]

Keeping Staff Happy – Whose Responsibility Is It?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”  Dalai Lama I had a discussion this week with a new nurse manager who did not know how to react with a staff member who keeps telling her that he is "not happy" but gives no specific reasons why.  She was obviously by this but unsure how to respond.  It is not … [Read more...]