By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Oprah Winfrey has written a book about what she knows for sure. This is a good exercise for nurse leaders. Not everything that I once believed about leadership is still true today. Times change and the context of leadership changes with it. But there are some things that will always be true about leadership – here … [Read more...]
Making Nursing Leadership More Attractive
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN In a new national study released by AMN Healthcare this week, 82% of the more than 3000 + nurses who participated indicated that more nurse leaders are needed BUT 61% said they would not consider leadership roles. This is very concerning given this study also found that 73% of the Baby Boomer nurses in the sample planned to retire in the … [Read more...]
Developing Financial Savvy as Nurse Leaders
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN Many of my graduate students tell me that their weakest leadership area is the financial management of their units and departments. At the same time when I ask executive nurse leaders what they look for in candidates, financial savvy is high on the list. A critical care director who manages multiple units recently told me that she … [Read more...]
The 12 Hour Shift – Will We Keep Ignoring the Evidence?
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." John Adams In a blog last year on the dilemma with the 12 hour shift, I talked about how in politics, the term third rail is a metaphor for any issue so controversial that it … [Read more...]
Why You Should Dare to Disagree
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “The biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is secret or hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and out there, but that we are willfully blind to.” Margaret Hefferman I attended a class early in my leadership career where we watched the film The Abilene Paradox. The film involves … [Read more...]
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