By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For almost a year now, nurse leaders and educators have been discussing the migration of nurses from acute care positions into the fast-growing Med Spa industry. Consider the story a nursing faculty member recently told about nursing students in programs today: For almost a decade, students have been coming into our programs with … [Read more...]
When You are Promoted from Within
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I am noticing an interesting trend in our leadership workshops: many more nurses are now being promoted from within their own units to leadership roles. Some confess that this has been hard, and their former peers are now among the most outspoken critics of their leadership. Considering the following story from a nurse manager: So … [Read more...]
New Leader Transition – The First 100 Days
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Teaching a new leader program last week was a reminder of how challenging it can be to transition into the nurse manager role. Experienced leaders recognize that the first 100 days in a leadership position can significantly influence the rest of their tenure. Those you lead closely watch how you orient yourself to the … [Read more...]
Growing from Failure
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Failure is hard for many reasons, not the least of which is that most of us focus on our highlight reels and not what hasn't worked. I was reminded of this recently as I coached an executive nurse fellow who has struggled with her research project (a requirement to complete the fellowship program). Sobbing, she told me the following … [Read more...]
Managing Organizational Politics
When coaching nurse leaders, we often discuss their experiences with organizational politics. As I frequently tell nurse leaders, a big challenge with organizational politics is that the game you are watching is not always the game that is being played. Discerning what is behind certain decisions can be difficult. Consider the following story recently told to me by a CNO: I … [Read more...]
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