Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Remind Yourself to Be More Yoda and Less Superman in 2024

by

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager tells the following story. I manage a small unit and often take patient care assignments. This means I take work home and do it on the weekends - never fully recharging my batteries. I just took a two-week vacation over Christmas, and things imploded. My staff was on the phone nonstop with the leader who covered my … [Read more...]

Don’t Take a New Role Unless You Can Fully Commit

by

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A leader recently told me she was considering accepting a new role outside her current organization. She was ready for a change in 2024. What she said next concerned me. I am not sure it will work out how I want it to, but if not - I will return to this position. I pointed out to her that it did not sound like she was ready to commit … [Read more...]

Leadership Resolutions for 2024

by

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN "Someone will write a resolution that says, I want to exercise more, or I want to lose 15 pounds - which is a great goal to have -, but every study tells us that if you pose things in abstract terms, it is much less likely that you will accomplish it than if you structure it as an actual activity"  Charles Duhigg, author of the Power … [Read more...]

The Impact of High Turnover on Nurse Managers

by

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For years, leaders have been told that nurses don't leave their organizations but rather the leaders they work for. Today, that adage is not true in many settings. Nurses leave leaders for many reasons, including: Higher Pay Childcare Challenges A Desire to Travel The Inability of the Leader to Provide the Schedule … [Read more...]

What’s Trending As We Close 2023

by

By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What has been interesting in my leadership development work is examining the trends that emerge over time. We are at the end of 2023, and here is what leaders are telling me now: We are in a new world of work, and many leaders are struggling with the changes in the healthcare workforce and their viewpoints about work and life. … [Read more...]