Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Before You Click Send on that Email

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By Rose O. Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN There are few nurse leaders who can't tell you a story about an email that they wished they had not sent.  The use of email has become a common method of communication at work.  Yet, a poorly written email, an email sent in anger or even the inclusion of a cute cartoon that is misinterpreted can have unintended negative consequences.   I … [Read more...]

The Role of Timing in Nursing Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN “Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out.  It's all about timing.”     ―     Stacey Charter My nursing administration students quickly learn as they try to implement projects in their organizations that timing is … [Read more...]

Nursing Leadership Lessons Learned

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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 C. Maxwell During the past few weeks, I have been speaking with nurse leaders who have mentored our emerging nurse leader graduate students over the past six months.  We talked about their leadership lessons and wisdom that they have passed on to their mentees.  … [Read more...]

4 Strategies to Become a More Innovative Thinker

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN, "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."  - Albert Einstein One of our younger graduate students recently developed a simple, elegant and low cost solution to a patient safety issue that had plagued her organization.  The senior nurse leaders she worked with were quite impressed with her … [Read more...]

Why Teams Fail

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Most successful people learn to be competitive with their peers, and protective of their reputations.  It is a challenge for them to turn those instincts off for the good of team, but that is exactly what is required".   Patrick Lencioni I recently met with a nurse leader who told me about her frustration being part of a leadership … [Read more...]