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Managing Defensive Staff

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Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN “How do I deal with defensive staff? The workload in most acute […] The post Managing Defensive Staff appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader. Everyone seems so on edge, and it is not uncommon for nurses today to lash back out with any performance feedback?”

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Managing Staff Expectations

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If you have unrealistic expectations, you will be […] The post Managing Staff Expectations appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader. Charlie has been quoted as saying the following: “The first rule of a happy life is low expectations.

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Managing Difficult Nursing Staff

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Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN Being a nurse leader is challenging today, but managing difficult staff makes it even more stressful. My advice is always to enter the conversation with good […] The post Managing Difficult Nursing Staff appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader.

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Communicating With Defensive Staff

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She became so defensive even though I was […] The post Communicating With Defensive Staff appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN I have heard multiple versions of a similar story from nurse managers in recent conversations: I gave some constructive feedback to one of our new graduates today.

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Leading Difficult Staff

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Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC One of the biggest challenges for new leaders is dealing with difficult staff members. Left unchecked, difficult staff can do an amygdala hijack of the team, causing everyone to go into stressful fight-or-flight responses.

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Helping Staff to Navigate Their Conflicts

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Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN From AONL research on the nurse manager role, we know that managing staff conflicts is one of the top five activities and least favorite ways leaders spend their time.

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The Truth About Trying To Make Staff Happy

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Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN A nurse manager described herself as a pretzel – I keep doing whatever I can to make staff happy. Many nurses […] The post The Truth About Trying To Make Staff Happy appeared first on Emerging Nurse Leader. It only lasts a short time, and then we return to where we were.