Emerging Nurse Leader

A leadership development blog

Keeping an Eye on Gen Z Nurses during COVID-19

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN How resilient is your nursing staff right now? We often answer this question taking a collective look at our team. This is a mistake. Although we are all in the same COVID storm, we are not in the same boat. The evidence is indicating that our youngest nurses are having a much tougher time. We need to keep an eye on our Gen Z … [Read more...]

Combating PPE Fatigue

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager recently confided that "I know this may sound a little crazy after all the hoopla around lack of PPE in March and April but my biggest problem now is keeping staff vigilant about using it." I told her that she was the fourth ICU or ED manager who had told me the same thing in the last 4 weeks. The staff is tired … [Read more...]

Five Tips to Deliver Bad News

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Everyone likes good news, but sometimes leaders are asked to deliver bad news to their staff.  It’s even harder when you don’t agree with the message or decision you’re communicating. Many leaders have asked me recently - What is the best way to message bad news?  The bad news could reduce personal benefits, involve redeployment … [Read more...]

Coaching to Promote a Growth Mindset

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN How do you coach the cave dwellers on your unit?  I was asked this question on a recent webinar. The term cave dweller was new to me, but I quickly learned that it describes staff who are Consistently Against Virtually Everything.  It made me smile because I can remember leading some staff members who would fall into this … [Read more...]

Email Messages in Turbulent Times

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By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Few experienced leaders have not sent at least one email that they later regretted sending. Your use of email is your digital presence. Like executive presence, it can propel your leadership or derail you. This is especially true now when we are more reliant on email because of social distancing. In most organizations, it is the … [Read more...]