Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Retaining Generation Y

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In the 1960s, there was a song recorded by the group Buffalo Springfield that included the lyrics “There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear” .   I was reminded of this song recently because many leaders share this sentiment today as they look at their workforce.  Over the past three months, nurse leaders have begun to … [Read more...]

Major Challenges for Chief Nursing Officers in 2014

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Balancing optimism and realism, intuition and planning, faith and fact can be difficult.  But that is what it takes to be effective in navigating leadership."  John Maxwell Each year in my Introduction to Nursing Leadership graduate course, my students select a chief  nursing officer in a health care agency to interview.  The students … [Read more...]

Leadership Storytelling

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN There are few teaching tools that are more powerful than a good story.  I was reminded of that the other day when I listened to Grant Baldwin't podcast How did You get into That interview with Drew Pittman, an NFL agent.  We often look at the success of others and never hear the behind the scenes story of what it took to get where they are … [Read more...]

Keeping Your Commitments

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I once asked Dr. Tim Porter-O'Grady, a nationally respected nurse leader, about the key to his success.  He replied,  "when it comes right down to it - I do what I say I am going to do when I say I am going to do it.   So few people do that today that if you do - you will stand out."  Over time, I found this to be very wise counsel.  If you … [Read more...]

Why Daring to Disagree is Important

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “The biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is secret or hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and out there, but that we are willfully blind to.”  Margaret Hefferman Throughout our lives, we often receive message that conflict is negative, and we should strive for agreement.  But … [Read more...]