COLUMNS

From the CEO—Leadership is not for sissies
Conversation at our family dinner table is always stimulating and full of interesting revelations. As “rents,” which I understand is the current lingo for parents, we enjoy listening to our young adult college students tell their stories, relate experiences and reveal lessons learned.

President’s message—The board of directors has set an agenda for this biennium that includes advancing knowledge through collaborative efforts. To this end, the Community Building Implementation Task Force is working to realize new forms of community for knowledge-building within the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International and beyond.

To the editor—I just finished reading the current issue of Reflections on Nursing Leadership (First Qtr. 2006) and want to thank you for the outstanding articles. Every one of them was insightful and worth reading.

Book review—Reflecting on 30 Years of Nursing Leadership, by Sr. Rosemary Donley, received a five-star rating from Vicki Ann Moss, book reviewer for Doody Enterprises.

RNews capsules—Nursing news in brief

Poetry—These hands

Reflecting back—A story of two Walds