Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

When Staff Overshare

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A very big challenge for many nurse managers today involves staff oversharing information with them to the point of discomfort. Consider the following story told to me by a leader: I like to think of myself as a servant leader, but I wonder if things are going too far with some of my team members. Nurses today seem to want to … [Read more...]

New Social Determinants of Work Health

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By Rose O. Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN, NEA-BC For the past few years, I have been talking to nurse leaders about the social determinants of work health. Justin Montgomery, a Dartmouth Health nursing director, first raised this concept several years ago during a webinar. Justin noted the following in the chat, "Much like we know that improving health is not happening solely by … [Read more...]

Leading in a Teaming Environment

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Changes in the nursing workforce have brought changes in the nurse manager role. Nurse managers now feel like NCAA basketball coaches with an ever-changing roster of nurses who stay only for short periods. Gone are the days when managers could depend on a solid core team who had been on the unit for years. The job has become 24/7 … [Read more...]

Why Leaders Need to Bend

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During a recent live workshop, a nurse manager posed the following question: I understand what you are saying about a new world of work and agree that our Generation Z nurses view their work and the organizations they work for differently. What troubles me is why I, as a leader, must be the one who bends. Why can't today's nurses … [Read more...]