Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Correcting a Bad First Impression

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently spoke with a nursing colleague who felt she had made a bad first impression on the new chairman of the board for her hospital system.  She was presenting nursing quality information and acknowledged that she sometimes does take too long to reach her key points.  The board chair cut her off ten minutes into her presentation and … [Read more...]

Using Appreciative Inquiry in Your Leadership Practice

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In our leadership practices, we often find ourselves focusing on questions like "what is wrong?", "what needs to be fixed?" or "what are the problems?".  It is rare for us to seek information about what things are working well for our patients or what in the workplace keeps staff engaged and inspired.  Appreciative inquiry is a different … [Read more...]

Maximizing Your Leadership Strengths

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "The most effective leaders are always investing in their strengths."    Tom Rath & Barry Conchie  I am always interested in what aspects of their graduate education have been most valuable for our students.  About one year ago, I began having our students take an online Strengths-Based leadership assessment.  They now tell me that … [Read more...]

Why Explaining the “Why” Matters

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "All great leaders communicate in the same way.  They always start with the Why".  Simon Sinek I was recently talking with an applicant to our graduate program.  She is on steering committee in her hospital that is working on introducing new standards for their OB units.  She told me she never anticipated the level of resistance that her … [Read more...]

The Perils of Threatening to Quit Your Job

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "The best way to guarantee a loss is to quit."  Morgan Freeman A colleague recently told me a story about a senior nursing leader who threatened to quit her job when she was asked to implement a change that she felt strongly was not in the best interest of her staff.  Not surprisingly, the situation was very emotionally charged.  She … [Read more...]