Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

An 80% BSN Workforce by 2020 – Will We Make It?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they are not entitled to their own facts” ……Daniel Patrick Moynihan The Future of Nursing report was issued by the Institute of Medicine in December of 2010.  The report has 8 recommendations.  Recommendation 4 is to increase the proportion of nurses with a baccaulaureate degree to 80% … [Read more...]

How to Have that Crucial Conversation

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN  When I talk to nurse leaders about books that they would recommend to new leaders, one that is high on the list is the book Crucial Conversations.  I have noticed it on the bookshelves of so many leader office that I have visited.  One nurse leader  referred to the book as her leadership bible.  I just seem to be having many more of these … [Read more...]

How to Spend Your First 100 Days in a New Nursing Leadership Role

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN When you are selected for a leadership position that you really want, it is very exciting.  While celebrating career success is important, many leaders don't give enough thought to how to manage their own transition to the role.  How you spend your first 100 days in a leadership position can help set the stage for the rest of your tenure in … [Read more...]

Becoming More Savvy with Organizational Politics

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently had a conversation with a nurse leader who told me proudly that "she did not participate in organizational politics."  I was reminded of something a wise mentor told me at the beginning of my career which was that "the game you are watching in an organization is not always the game being played."  Her point to me at the time is … [Read more...]

When Leaders Don’t Model the Way

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Knowing that I spent 25 years in nursing leadership with the Department of Veterans Affairs, many of my colleagues are interested in my thoughts about the current scandals involving wait times, cover-ups and performance bonuses.  For a number of years now, I have heard my former colleagues talk about the challenges in meeting the growing … [Read more...]