Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

All Nurses Are Leaders

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, NEA-BC, FAAN A professional colleague called me with a dilemma. She is in a philosophical argument with some well-known nurse leaders on whether - All Nurses Are Leaders. She thought there was general agreement on this but was learning others saw it differently and didn't believe all nurses are leaders. She wanted my opinion. I told her that I … [Read more...]

The Five Voices of Leadership

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN An organization I am working with uses The Five Voices of Leadership as part of their leadership development to help their managers find their leadership voice and understand how others hear them. It was new to me but is proving to be a great foundational framework to use to coach these new leaders in areas like conflict management, … [Read more...]

Holding Nurses Accountable for Being Team Players

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN How do we hold professionals accountable for being team players? This is a challenging question that many nursing leaders ask during our rebuilding teams workshop. One manager shared her story: I have some nurses who have no interest in being team players. Everything seems to be me - me and more me. I told one nurse, "You seem … [Read more...]

Why I Turned Down a Nurse Manager Position

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A note from Rose Sherman, Blog Editor Several weeks ago, I received an email from a blog reader who wrote: I love your blog. It is very thought-provoking. I have been in my charge position for almost 4 years now. I was recently asked to apply for the unit manager position and was subsequently offered the position. After much consideration, I declined the position. Would it … [Read more...]

Helping Nurses Think More Long-Term

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN             Nurse leaders are asking me how to help staff become more long-term thinkers. Younger staff, they observe, are living in the moment and fail to consider the longer-term impact of some of their decisions. Some examples they give include the following: Taking every hour … [Read more...]