"Management is a specialty just as much as any other specialty, and those of us who practice it need to accumulate that specialized knowledge, education, and experience and learn from them so that we can support everybody else." — Kathleen Sanford, DBA, RN, FAAN, FACHE, executive vice president and chief nursing officer, CommonSpirit Learning has been a way of life for Kathleen Sanford, DBA, RN, FAAN, FACHE, executive vice president and chief nursing officer of CommonSpirit, who has built and honed her leadership skills with education—formal, informal, and continuing—and continues to learn something new nearly each day. For today's special feature on an influential nurse leader, I spoke with Sanford about how a curious, innovative spirit helps prepare good leaders. Be sure to check your email each day as HealthLeaders is commemorating Nurses Week by featuring a nurse leader every day this week! We've chosen five outstanding nurse leaders to discuss their experience as a strategic partner in their healthcare organization’s leadership. Beginning today, these stories will run each day this week on the HealthLeaders website, as well as in special daily editions of this newsletter. | 