Pursuing Your Passion

1. Pursuing Your Passion Emily Gruenwoldt Carkner, BaH, MHSA Queen�s �01 Associate Director, Strategic Issues Management Canadian Medical Association

2. Key Message Do not rely on organization based or employer supported leadership development YOU determine your professional destiny You determine your destiny Pursue your passion Take an active role in your leadership development Don�t rely on your organization based or employer sponsored professional development Create your own opportunitiesYou determine your destiny Pursue your passion Take an active role in your leadership development Don�t rely on your organization based or employer sponsored professional development Create your own opportunities

3. Sources of Leadership Inspiration� Role models Professors Your Peers Workplace Colleagues Professional Athletes Your Family Political Leaders�. There are an endless list of potential role models when it comes to leadership. This slide outlines just a few� My personal aspirations for leadership came first from a preceptor (Susan). Susan demonstrated to me that it was possible to balance a professional career with a very fulfilling home life. Susan is someone I would consider a mentor� Other role models for me included friends, more recently workplace colleagues,etc. An ongoing source of inspiration for me continues to be found in the library or at the local Chapters. There are an endless list of potential role models when it comes to leadership. This slide outlines just a few� My personal aspirations for leadership came first from a preceptor (Susan). Susan demonstrated to me that it was possible to balance a professional career with a very fulfilling home life. Susan is someone I would consider a mentor� Other role models for me included friends, more recently workplace colleagues,etc. An ongoing source of inspiration for me continues to be found in the library or at the local Chapters.

4. Sources of Leadership Inspiration� Literature Good to Great (Jim Collins) How to Become CEO: Rules for Rising to the Top of any Organization (Jeffrey Fox) Age of Speed (Vincent Poscente) Just Walk Across the Room (Bill Hybels) These are just some of my favourites. Right off the bat I should let you know that I openly confess to being a geek. My undergrad was in Economics afterall. My husband who is in the back of the room, is an engineer. We often try to remind each other that the geeks are the catches in life�. But in all seriousness, these are books I would recommend to you all, starting with Good to Great. The premise is�.These are just some of my favourites. Right off the bat I should let you know that I openly confess to being a geek. My undergrad was in Economics afterall. My husband who is in the back of the room, is an engineer. We often try to remind each other that the geeks are the catches in life�. But in all seriousness, these are books I would recommend to you all, starting with Good to Great. The premise is�.

5. Why Leadership? Increasing Demand for Executive Leaders High Turnover Rates Due to Retirement Limited Succession Planning Recruitment and Retainment Challenges �Get a Life� Generation Large Number of Organizations Undergoing Restructuring

6. Challenges for Leadership Leaders Often in the Spot Light Only when Problems Arise Credit for Positive Improvements Rarely Attributed to Managers and Leaders Leadership Positions Often Considered �Jobs Without a Life� Major Reduction of Managerial Positions in �90s