By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN In a recent article, executive coach Larry Robinson highlighted an essential question that leaders need to ask to gain insight into the challenges they confront. The question is, how is this different? He reminds us that when strategic planning, most … [Read more...]
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The Nurse Leader Role in Onboarding New Staff
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Recruitment and retention are challenging today. Even excellent leaders find themselves with surging turnover rates and spend more of their time on recruitment. Yet, the leader's role does not end with recruitment. Staff retention begins with a good onboarding experience. Unfortunately, some nurse managers delegate these … [Read more...]
Organizational Culture Navigators
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A young manager talked with me about an experience that she had in her new organization. She had just assumed a nurse manager role and relocated to take the position. Because she had leadership experience, her onboarding was limited to hospital and nursing orientation. Barely three weeks into the position, she attended a meeting … [Read more...]
Retention Begins with Effective Onboarding
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN The successful hiring of great candidates is only the first step. Staff retention begins with a good onboarding experience. Unfortunately, some nurse managers delegate these responsibilities to preceptors or unit educators sometimes without good follow-up. This happened to a manager I recently spoke with. He thought things … [Read more...]
Group Think
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Group Think has been defined as psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people when the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an incorrect or flawed decision-making outcome. Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or … [Read more...]