Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Leadership Career Derailers to Avoid

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In nursing leadership development, we spend a great deal of time talking about competencies, skills and behaviors that one needs to develop to be successful.  Much less time is spent talking about what we should either avoid doing or stop doing.  It is important to recognize that leadership is both an art and a science.  The art of … [Read more...]

Building Your Own Personal Brand

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Few nurse leaders  probably spend time thinking about managing their careers by establishing a strong personal brand.  You may not even think you have one but the reality is that you do.  A strong personal brand is what you are known for and how you present yourself to the world.  It is the impression that you make and the reputation that … [Read more...]

Regaining Your Self-Confidence

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN At some point in our lives, most of us will experience something either personally or professionally that will rock our world and undermine our self-confidence in ourselves.   A young leader that I am mentoring is going through this experience right now.  A personal crisis has led her to question everything that she thought to be true in her … [Read more...]

Will Fear of Failure Drive Younger Nurses from Leadership Roles?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN For the past three decades, nursing has been led by nurses in the Baby Boomer cohort born between 1946 and 1960.  This is now rapid shifting with the three million Baby Boomers turning 65 each year and many beginning to retire. Recruitment to replace retiring nurse leaders is expected to be challenging.  In fact, some nurse leaders are … [Read more...]

The Impact of High Deductibles on Healthcare – A Trend to Watch

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN 2014 marked one of the first years in recent decades where there as a noticeable slowdown in healthcare spending.  Initially, most of the slowdown was attributed largely to the movement of reimbursement to a value-based system.  On closer examination, healthcare economists now suggest that the bigger impact factor in the slowdown of spending … [Read more...]