By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -- Mark Twain It can be difficult for nurses to move outside their comfort zones. One former graduate … [Read more...]
Courageous Nursing Leadership
By Rose O. Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest." Maya Angelou Our current health care … [Read more...]
Before You Click Send on that Email
By Rose O. Sherman, RN, EdD, FAAN There are few nurse leaders who can't tell you a story about an email that they wished they had not sent. The use of email has become a common method of communication at work. Yet, a poorly written email, an email sent in anger or even the inclusion of a cute cartoon that is misinterpreted can have unintended negative consequences. I … [Read more...]
4 Strategies to Become a More Innovative Thinker
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN, "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein One of our younger graduate students recently developed a simple, elegant and low cost solution to a patient safety issue that had plagued her organization. The senior nurse leaders she worked with were quite impressed with her … [Read more...]
Why Teams Fail
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Most successful people learn to be competitive with their peers, and protective of their reputations. It is a challenge for them to turn those instincts off for the good of team, but that is exactly what is required". Patrick Lencioni I recently met with a nurse leader who told me about her frustration being part of a leadership … [Read more...]
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