By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC How quickly do you make decisions in your healthcare environment? In our fast-paced world, it is a question that all of us should be asking. A colleague recently told me that their new CNO seemed frustrated with the convoluted decision-making process in their entrenched … [Read more...]
Expanding Your Decision Options
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities. We are overconfident. We seek information that supports us and downplay information that doesn't." Chip and Dan Heath As nurse leaders, we have numerous decisions that we need to make each day. I recently talked with a … [Read more...]
Avoiding Biases in Your Leadership Thinking
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Rarely do we find people who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think." - Martin Luther King Nurse leaders make hundreds of decisions each day. We rarely consider the thinking that is behind these decisions … [Read more...]
Using WRAP for Better Decision Making in Nurse Leader Roles
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities. We are overconfident. We seek information that supports us and downplay information that doesn't." Chip and Dan Heath Nurse leaders have numerous decisions that need to made each day. This is tough in any environment … [Read more...]
How Watson Could Change Health Care and Nursing
By Rose O. Sherman "The first thing that we realized about Watson is that this thing could be applied anywhere. We have tried to choose a field where Watson can have notable social impact while proving its ability to master a complex body of knowledge." John Kelly, IBM Chief of Research Some of you might remember in 2011 when IBM pitted Watson, their newly developed … [Read more...]
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