By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Building effective work teams in healthcare is a challenging and often frustrating part of the nurse leader's role. Many new leaders tell me that they struggle with dysfunctional teams that have often worked together for years. As the late, great baseball coach Casey Stengel was once quoted as saying, "Hiring great players is … [Read more...]
Why Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Healthcare is Challenging
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "It is no longer enough for health workers to be professional. In the current global climate, health workers also need to be interprofessional." World Health Organization 2010 The ability to effectively work on an interdisciplinary team is a major focus today in the education of future health care professions in all disciplines. … [Read more...]
The Issue of Accountability in Healthcare
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN The late President Harry Truman had a sign on his desk that said "the buck stops here". The phrase refers to the fact that the President has to make the decisions and accept the ultimate responsibility for those decisions. Truman was willing to accept that ultimate responsibility. One of the challenges cited in the health care reform … [Read more...]
Leading in Crisis Situations
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN "All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common; it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership."- John Kenneth Galbraith Last week, all of us were riveted in watching the crisis that unfolded in the Northeast … [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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