Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Pre-Selections for Nurse Leader Roles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of our blog readers recently wrote about a situation where an outside candidate was hired for a leadership position that was not made available to other potential candidates in the organization.  The lack of transparency of selection in some job searches can be very challenging.  There are situations where you may in good faith apply for … [Read more...]

Major Challenges for Nurse Executives in 2015

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By Rose O. Sherman "Balancing optimism and realism, intuition and planning, faith and fact can be difficult.  But that is what it takes to be effective in navigating leadership."  John Maxwell Each year in our Introduction to Nursing Leadership graduate course, students select a chief  nursing officer in a health care agency to interview.  The students have a list of … [Read more...]

Interviewing for a Position Outside Your Specialty

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of my graduate students is interviewing for a leadership position that is outside her specialty area.  She had a successful initial telephone interview and now is moving to the onsite interview phase.  I strongly encourage my students to move outside of their comfort zones in applying for positions.  The world of healthcare is changing … [Read more...]

The Use of Power in Organizations

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Recently, a professional colleague was the victim of a power play in her organization that led ultimately led to her having to leave her position.  Understandably, she was quite upset with the situation and felt victimized. My students often tell me that they want to avoid the politics and power in situations, and just do their jobs as … [Read more...]

Career Development for Our Emerging Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN It is a familiar story that I hear from experienced leaders......."I hire a new graduate and within one year, they believe they are ready to take a leadership role but I don't think they are ready and tell them so......next thing I know, they are moving on to another position to develop their careers."   Yet if we want to develop … [Read more...]