Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Getting Out of Your Own Way

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently had a former student talk with me about the challenges that she was having with her career.  I asked her why she thought things were not moving in the direction that she wanted them to.  Initially, she began blaming others for what was happening but ended up acknowledging that she self-sabotaged some of her career opportunities. … [Read more...]

Supporting our Team Leaders and Charge Nurses

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A colleague who reads this blog recently sent me an article about why Team Leaders Make a Difference that captured the work of leadership expert - Marcus Buckingham.  This article makes so many important points about our informal leaders who are the glue that hold our units and departments together.  In the research that I have done with … [Read more...]

Choosing Your Leadership Battles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of the most important lessons that I learned as a new leader (the hard way) was that not every battle in my work setting was worth fighting.  Each of us in our leadership role has only a finite amount of time.  While we may be tempted to battle through every conflict because we feel we are "right", battles can take an enormous amount of … [Read more...]

The Impact of Driverless Cars on the Healthcare System

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By Rose O. Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN "Never before in history has innovation offered promise of so much to so many in so short a time."   Bill Gates Dr. Tim Porter O'Grady always urges nurse leaders to study the "signposts of change" to plan for the future.  One such signpost is the interesting new innovation of the driverless car.  This innovation is being led by engineers at … [Read more...]

Thinking More Strategically

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN If you ask any healthcare executive recruiter today about key skills that they look for in candidates, the ability to think strategically will be high on the list.   That is a competency that everyone is looking for today.  Figuring out a winning strategy in today’s health care environment is challenging.  The pace of change is rapid.  It … [Read more...]