By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN We are hearing a great deal about nurse leader stress and burnout but less about the struggles that front-line leaders are having with their own guilt during this time. Leaders experience guilt when they have a responsibility that they feel they failed to live up to. The emotion of guilt is focused on failure. The stories that … [Read more...]
Adaptability an Essential Competency
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN During a virtual workshop, a perioperative leader asked the insightful question - should we be interviewing for different skills in this environment? We have learned from polling during these workshops over the past two months that the majority of health systems … [Read more...]
Why Leaders Derail
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN New leaders often ask me how they can avoid failure in a leadership role. Sometimes, failure is situational such as when a new leader is hired into a complex leadership situation with very little onboarding or ongoing support. Some nurse leaders have … [Read more...]
The Illusion of Control
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN During a workshop last week, a nurse confided to the group that she felt a loss of control during COVID-19, which is "hard for me as a major control freak." Things up to this point, her life had been pretty predictable but now the future was much more uncertain. A role that she had thought was stable and even essential might not … [Read more...]
The Perils of Cutting Salary and Benefits
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN One unexpected consequence of COVID-19 is the financial toll that it has taken on health systems. AHA estimates the collective loss for just four months exceeds 200 billion dollars. Cutting costs is top of mind for most nurse leaders. How to do it and maintain morale is more complicated. Several large health systems have … [Read more...]
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