Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Dark Side of Succession Planning

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A colleague recently talked with me about her career dilemma.  She was recruited into a large organization as part of a succession plan to move into the CNO position.  The CNO who recruited her had "a three year transitional plan" to retirement and wanted a smooth turnover in leadership.  Now three years later, the CNO has told her that she … [Read more...]

Doing Less with Less

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old”   Peter Drucker Over the last five years, we have repeatedly heard in healthcare about the need to do "more with less".  Many nurse leaders today believe that they have reached the peak of what they can reasonably expect relative to staff productivity with current … [Read more...]

Building a More Agile Nursing Workforce

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I recently attended a meeting with nurse leaders focused on succession planning.  One of the leaders expressed concern about the readiness of her staff to adapt to what the future of healthcare could be.  She illustrated her concern with a story about a position that her facility had recently advertised for a community care coordinator.  … [Read more...]

Nurse Leader Insight: Redefining Organizational Loyalty

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN A nurse leader recently complained to me about Generation Y's lack of organizational loyalty.  I asked her how she defined organizational loyalty.  Her complaint centered around the turnover of new graduates in her organization.  She was finding that few were staying beyond three years.  Like many leaders today, she was defining … [Read more...]

Finding the Space to Lead in Healthcare Today

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN If you are like most nurse leaders in today's environment, you are maintaining a relentless pace yet may not feel like you are keeping up.  In a new book, Janet Marturano (Director of the Institute for Mindful Leadership) describes strategies that leaders can use to slow down and move away from a constant state of partial attentiveness.  The … [Read more...]