Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Do You Cast a Shadow or Shine 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 special … [Read more...]

Resiliency – Rising Strong

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “When I see people stand fully in their truth, or when I see someone fall down, get back up, and say, “Damn. That really hurt, but this is important to me and I’m going in again”—my gut reaction is, “What a badass.”  Brene Brown My mother always told me that whatever does not kill you makes you stronger. … [Read more...]

A Reflection on My First Year of Nursing

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By Indhira Piquion, BSN, RN Today's blog post is special.  It is written by Indhira Piquion, a graduate of my university's nursing program and my mentee.  I am so proud of Indhira who recently completed her first year as a nurse and accepted the challenge that I gave her to write this blog. Indhira's Story I spent years studying the art and science of nursing since the … [Read more...]

Become More Curious

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I am currently reading an interesting new book A Curious Mind by Brian Grazer, a well known movie producer. Grazer attributes much of his success to his intentional development of his own curiosity by having what he calls curiosity conversations.  He has developed the habit of asking people questions as a way of learning more about their world.  I thought about this recently … [Read more...]

From Peer to Nurse Leader

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Accepting a leadership position on a unit or in a department where you have worked as a staff nurse can present some unique challenges.  On the positive side, you will not have the steep learning curve about the unit culture or staff that a leader selected outside the unit might experience.  But managing former peers especially when you have … [Read more...]