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Leadership Strengths A Core Leadership Attribute Seminar on Self-Assessment. Created By: Sheryl L. Heron, MD, MPH, FACEP Assoc. Professor/Associate Residency Director in Emergency Medicine Assist. Dean Medical Education & Student Affairs – Grady Campus Emory University, GA Tenet Editor:
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Leadership StrengthsA Core Leadership Attribute Seminar on Self-Assessment Created By: Sheryl L. Heron, MD, MPH, FACEP Assoc. Professor/Associate Residency Director in Emergency Medicine Assist. Dean Medical Education & Student Affairs – Grady Campus Emory University, GA Tenet Editor: Jeffrey Druck, MD, FACEP Associate Director, Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine
The Strengths of a Leader If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams
Outline • Leadership Qualities • Leadership Competencies • Self-Assessment as Leader
Leadership Qualities- Part I Vision Character Integrity
Leadership Qualities - Vision Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond it’s normal limitation - Peter Drucker
Leadership Qualities - Vision Articulate a Vision Clear Destination, path, resources, obstacles Inclusive Attainable Schneider S. Assuming a Leadership Position: A Checklist for Success. Faculty Development Handbook. www.saem.org
Leadership Qualities- Character DEFINITION The inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons actions and reactions One’s moral and ethical code
Leadership Qualities- Character • Leaders must be of principled character • Strong decision making skills • Initiative • Take risks
Leadership Qualities - Integrity DEFINITION Attributes that define what or how a person outwardly behaves Your adherence to a strict moral or ethical code
Leadership Qualities - Integrity • Leaders must be • Trustworthy • Competent • Consistent • Reliable • Caring
Leadership Qualities- Six Pillars of Character (& Integrity) A Person of Character. Josephson Institute. www.CharacterCounts.org • Trustworthiness Integrity, honesty, reliability, loyalty • Respect Golden rule, acceptance, nonviolence, courtesy • Responsibility Duty, accountability, pursue excellence, self-control • Fairness Justice, openness, impartial • Caring Concern for others, charity • Citizenship Do your share, respect others
Leadership Qualities- Part II • Professionalism • Self-Discipline • Optimistic Attitude
DEFINITION Leadership Qualities- Professionalism Professionalism is … …the conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession …the attitudes and behaviors that serve to maintain patient interest above physician self-interest
Leadership Qualities- Professionalism The essence of professionalism exists in the art of integrating all elements of ones profession
Science & Research Education Public Interest Areas of Expertise Clinical Practice Leadership Qualities- Professionalism: the pieces of the puzzle
Leadership Qualities- Professionalism • Importance & Benefits • Defines ones character • Creates positive perceptions • Encourages others to follow • Application • Affords opportunity • Confers success
Leadership Qualities- Self-Discipline • Culture of discipline • Disciplined thought • Disciplined action • Law of sacrifice
Leadership Qualities- Attitude Cornerstone of leadership Effective communication skills Motivates others to succeed Ambition for the mission
Passion Greatness Leadership Qualities- Attitude • The Hedgehog Principle Where you want to be Economic or Resource Engine Adapted from Jim Collins, Good to Great
Leadership Competencies Self-efficacy Political savvy Personal & professional growth Building communities of practice
Leadership Competencies- Self-Efficacy Eva KW and Regehr G. Self-Assessment in the Health Professions: A reformulation and Research Agenda. Academic Medicine. Oct 2005 Supp. P. S46 – S54 Realistic Confidence Experience Recognized Competence
Leadership Competencies- Political Savvy Know the… Political landscape Organizational landscape Strategy
Leadership Competencies- Personal & Professional Growth Self-awareness Priority setting Strategic risk-taking
Leadership Competencies- Building Communities of Practice • Alignment with others leaders • Trustworthy relationships • Networking • Mentoring • Support
Preparing Leadership Continuum Model Transitioning Again Transitioning Sustained Success Leadership Competencies- The Continuum Model Adopted from Morahan et al. Association of American Medical Colleges. 2009
Leadership Competencies- The Continuum Model Morahan et al. Association of American Medical Colleges. 2009
E G Self-Assessment- Example
Self-Assessment • Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit - Baltasar Gracian
Self-Assessment- Purpose Identify weaknesses & gaps Self-limit in areas of limited competence Set appropriate learning goals to fill gaps Identify strengths Act with appropriate confidence Set appropriately challenging learning goals Eva KW and Regehr G. Self-Assessment in the Health Professions: A reformulation and Research Agenda. Academic Medicine. Oct 2005 Supp. P. S46 – S54
Self-Assessment- Purpose Confidence vs. caution Persistence vs. flexibility Experimentation vs. safety Independence vs. collaboration What to tackle vs. abandon
Self-Assessment- The Big Picture Self-Improvement Improvement Assessment Examination Awareness
Self-Assessment- Models of Self-Examination Summative Predictive Concurrent Eva KW and Regehr G. Self-Assessment in the Health Professions: A reformulation and Research Agenda. Academic Medicine. Oct 2005 Supp. P. S46 – S54
Self-Assessment- Summative Self-Examination • Reflection-on-action • What did I do? • What could I have done? • What would my peers have done? • What would have been the gold & minimal standards for competency? • Outcomes assessment • Extenuating circumstances
Self-Assessment- Predictive Self-Examination • Prospective reflection • Am I up to this challenge? • How should I start? • What are expected goals/outcomes?
Self-Assessment- Concurrent Self-Examination Knowing-in-action Reflection-on-action Reflection-in-action
Self-Assessment- Self-Awareness Insight Compare perceptions Acknowledge shortcomings Resolve to improve Incorporate feedback John Baldoni. How to Crack the Self-Awareness Paradigm. http://blogs.hbr.org/baldoni/2009/12/ cracking_the_self_awareness_pa.html
Self-Assessment- Self-Awareness Self-regulating professionals … must systematically and intentionally elicit the views of others (both explicit opinion and implicit reaction) in order to fully develop an accurate [assessment] of oneself. Eva KW and Regehr G. Self-Assessment in the Health Professions: A reformulation and Research Agenda. Academic Medicine. Oct 2005 Supp. P. S46 – S54
Self-Assessment- Self-Improvement The route to self-improvement is not through becoming a more accurate [self-examiner], but through seeking out feedback from reliable and valid external sources … and then… making a special effort to take the resulting feedback seriously rather than discounting it: to reflect rather than ruminate.
Self-Assessment Self-assessment functions as a monitor, mentor, and a motivator through processes such as evaluation, inference, and prediction
Leadership in EM Experts in Acute Care Education Scientific Inquiry Public Interest Clinical Practice
Science & Research Education Areas of Expertise Public Interest Clinical Practice Bringing it Together
Summary There are general qualities that define a leader Strategies for self-assessment for those in leadership positions are essential for continued growth Leadership has a far reaching impact in Emergency Medicine & globally
Suggested Readings • Eva KW and Regehr. Self-Assessment in the Health Professions: A reformulation and Research Agenda. Academic Medicine. Oct 2005 Supp. P. S46 – S54 • Morahan et al. A Continuum of Leadership Development: A Model for Sustained Success for Women Leaders in Academic Medicine • Collins J - Good to Great
Suggested Readings Maxwell J -The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Baldoni J - The Courage of Self-Examination: Strong leaders do not hesitate to look in the mirror – Leader to Leader – Numb 51: Winter 2009 – 12-15 Gersick CJG, Bartunek JM, Dutton JE. Learning from academia: The importance of relationships in professional life. The Academy of Management Journal 2000;43:1026-44. Reardon, K. It's all politics. Doubleday, 2005.
National Residency Leadership CurriculumSpecial Thanks! Funded By: An American College of Emergency Physicians Chapter Grant Endorsed By: American College of Emergency Physicians Council of Residency Directors for Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine Resident’s Association Society for Academic Emergency Medicine