Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Nurse Leader Insight: Instilling Hope in Your Staff

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Each crisis seems final because it is new."  George Eliot I often ask nurses what qualities they look for in their leaders.  Not surprisingly, nurses seek leaders who are trustworthy, ethical, fair, appreciative and approachable.  Increasingly, nurses also tell me that they want to work for leaders who are hopeful about the future, and … [Read more...]

Nurse Leader Future Scan: The Unknown Unknowns with Health Reform

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "There are known knowns.  These are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we don't know we don't know."    Donald Rumsfeld This past month has been interesting as the websites for health … [Read more...]

Job Security in Nurse Leader Roles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN For the past decade, one of my areas of research interest has been the factors that lead nurses to consider leadership roles.  I have found in my work that many nurses have "fallen into the role" by default because there are often few viable candidates when leadership roles are open.  To strengthen nursing leadership, we need to build a pool … [Read more...]

Nurse Leader Insight: Your Sphere of Influence

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN I was recently talking with a nurse leader colleague who confessed she was not making the kind of progress she had hoped for in influencing the behavior of her staff.  She is new to her role and has established a timeline for change that might not be achievable given the extent of the unit's problems.  Effective nursing leadership involves … [Read more...]

Nurse Leader Insight: Developing Resiliency

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."  Thomas Edison October is breast cancer awareness month.  I have a number of nurse leader colleagues who are breast cancer survivors.  The other day, I asked one of them what the experience had been like for her, and what had she learned.  She described the experience as … [Read more...]