Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Are You are Transformational Nurse Leader?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."   John Maxwell Recently, I was in an audience where a nurse leader described herself as " a transformational leader".  She did not say that she worked hard to be a transformational leader but rather with a great deal of certainty, she declared herself to be one.  … [Read more...]

Personal and Professional Boundaries in Nurse Leader Roles

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN New nurse leaders often confront the challenge of balancing personal and professional boundaries.  I was reminded of this recently when a Chief Nursing Officer shared a story about one of her young leaders who was having a difficult time doing this.  The young nurse had taken a leadership role on a unit where she had been a staff nurse … [Read more...]

Are Nurses Ready for Patient Directed Health Care?

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Several weeks ago, I interviewed the Chief Nursing Officer for a large healthcare system.  We talked about her role and the challenges that nurses will face with healthcare reform.  During our conversation, she made an interesting observation.  In the future, she said, Patients need to be taking control of their health care, and we need … [Read more...]

Five Ways to Make a Good First Impression

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Whenever we have something that we are good at--something we care about--that experience and passion fundamentally change the nature of our first impressions.”   Malcolm Gladwell The other day, I was talking with one of my students about her recent leadership job interview.  She told me that she thought it had gone okay but felt that … [Read more...]

Developing Financial Savvy as Nurse Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Many of my graduate students tell me that their weakest leadership area is the financial management of their units and departments.  At the same time when I ask executive nurse leaders what they look for in candidates, financial savvy is high on the list.  A critical care director who manages multiple units recently told me that she … [Read more...]