By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "Whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're right." Henry Ford I was recently talking with a young graduate student who was genuinely interested in trying to improve her interactions with others. She recognized that she was not being perceived as a high potential emerging leader. She asked me for a candid assessment of … [Read more...]
Five Ways to Foster Optimism
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill A nurse leader recently told me that she was having a hard time remaining optimistic in the face of so much uncertainty in the health care environment. She observed that "our leadership meetings seem to be … [Read more...]