Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Ten Things to Stop Doing as a Leader in 2021

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “We spend a lot of time teaching our leaders what to do.  We don’t spend enough time teaching them what to stop.” The above quote from Peter Drucker, the father of modern management practice, is an interesting one and includes an idea that rarely receives leadership development attention.  Knowing what leadership behaviors to practice … [Read more...]

COVID-19: Influencing the Public

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Healthcare professionals struggle to get their messages about mask-wearing and social distancing out to a skeptical public and even their own family members. Interestingly, it is often said that history may not repeat itself but usually rhymes. According to a recently released CNN documentary, the same issues occurred in the 1918 … [Read more...]

Looking Ahead to 2021

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN There are very few years in our country's history that have been more challenging than this one. Many nurse leaders have told me that they started 2020 with great plans and optimism about the new decade. Then very early into 2020, everything changed. Plans were put on hold, and everyone was laser-focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. … [Read more...]

Visibility and Gratitude

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN             It is Christmas week and things are not good in many hospitals in our country right now. Staff is exhausted and overwhelmed with the surge of COVID patients. At the same time, many of the public continue to believe that the virus is either no more serious than the flu or … [Read more...]

One Step Closer to the End

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN This is the first week in many months that I have seen nurses smile when the press interviews them.  Many had tears of joy in their eyes as they received their COVID vaccine.  One nurse told a reporter, "I can keep doing this if I know I will be safe, and it is almost over." Collectively, we all know that although the next 2-3 … [Read more...]