Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Getting Started in a Leadership Role

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN One of my students recently called to tell me that he had gotten selected for a nurse manager role.  I want to be successful he said - so how should I get started.  This was a very good question.  How you spend your first 100 days in a leadership position can help set the stage for the rest of your tenure in the role.  Those you lead closely … [Read more...]

Leadership Reputation Management

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN  “Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.”  ―    Wayne Dyer A powerful part of your leadership brand is the management of your reputation.  I was reminded of this recently when I learned of a situation where an executive nurse … [Read more...]

10 Important Global Workforce Trends

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The Deloitte Consulting Firm recently released an important study entitled 2015: 030415-global-human-capital-trends.  The research included in this report is an outcome of surveys and interviews with more than 3300 business and human resource leaders in 106 countries in every sector including health care.  The study asked these leaders to … [Read more...]

Learning to Let Go

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN It is sometimes said that life is a delicate balance of holding on and letting go.  Yet learning to let go is difficult but often essential.  I have learned a great deal about letting go in the last 2 1/2 months after two major surgeries to replace my knee joints.  Not everything in my rehabilitation has gone as I thought it would and … [Read more...]

Developing a Leadership Mindset of Abundance

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Recently a professional colleague told me about a situation where a leader deliberately withheld information about a great professional opportunity from her staff.  When confronted by my colleague, the leader admitted that she planned to apply for the opportunity and wanted to avoid additional competition.  This story reminded me of a … [Read more...]