Getting the Most Out of Professional Conferences
Most nurse leaders attend at least one professional conference each year. There are many different reasons to go to conferences. For some of us,...
Getting Honest Feedback
The late Norman Vincent Peale once made the critical observation that “the trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined...
When Your Manager does not Support Your Career Goals
“No one can make us feel inferior without our consent.”
— Eleanor Roosevelt
It happened again last week. One of our young, rising star nurse leader...
Making Your Career Goals Known
I was recently talking with a former student who expressed frustration because her organization was going to an outside recruitment firm to recruit for...
Leadership Behavior in Meetings
Like it or not, most nurse leaders spend a good portion of every week in meetings. Some of our attendance is by choice but...