By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN What do you do when a staff member comes into your office and tells you that they are not happy? I was recently asked this question by a young manager who was struggling with the burden of wanting everyone to be happy. She is not unusual. Many nurses who move into leadership have a natural tendency to be people pleasers and enjoy … [Read more...]
Keeping Staff Happy – Whose Responsibility Is It?
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” Dalai Lama I had a discussion this week with a new nurse manager who did not know how to react with a staff member who keeps telling her that he is "not happy" but gives no specific reasons why. She was obviously by this but unsure how to respond. It is not … [Read more...]
Are Nurse Leaders Responsible for their Staff’s Happiness at Work?
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." Dalai Lama Several years ago, I had a conversation with two nurse managers regarding the challenge of keeping their staff happy. The novice manager ,in her first year of leadership practice, lamented that she was unsure if she could ever do enough to keep some of … [Read more...]
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