Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

The Truth About Trying To Make Staff Happy

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager described herself as a pretzel - I keep doing whatever I can to make staff happy. It only lasts a short time, and then we return to where we were. What am I doing wrong?  This question often comes up during leadership development sessions. Many nurses who move into leadership have a natural tendency to be people … [Read more...]

The DAISY Team Award As A Way to Honor Teamwork

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Nursing is a team sport, but it might not seem that way in today's environment. Many team members are exhausted, burned out, and focused on their personal needs. As one manager recently observed - it's me, me, and more me. When I raise the question about how whatever issue we are discussing will impact others on the team, I often get … [Read more...]

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...]