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: Jeffrey Druck, MD, FACEP Associate Director, Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine University of Colorado School of Medicine Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 1

The Strengths of a Leader Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 2

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. The Strengths of a Leader - John Quincy Adams Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 3

Outline Leadership Qualities Leadership Competencies Self-Assessment as Leader Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 4

Leadership Qualities Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 5

Leadership Qualities - Part I Vision Character Integrity Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 6

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 Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 7

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. Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 8

Leadership Qualities - Character The inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons actions and reactions One’s moral and ethical code DEFINITION Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 9

Leadership Qualities - Character Leaders must be of principled character –Strong decision making skills –Initiative –Take risks Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 10

Leadership Qualities - Integrity Attributes that define what or how a person outwardly behaves Your adherence to a strict moral or ethical code DEFINITION Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 11

Leadership Qualities - Integrity Leaders must be –Trustworthy –Competent –Consistent –Reliable –Caring Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 12

Leadership Qualities - Six Pillars of Character (& Integrity) 1.Trustworthiness Integrity, honesty, reliability, loyalty 2.Respect Golden rule, acceptance, nonviolence, courtesy 3.Responsibility Duty, accountability, pursue excellence, self-control 4.Fairness Justice, openness, impartial 5.Caring Concern for others, charity 6.Citizenship Do your share, respect others A Person of Character. Josephson Institute. Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 13

Leadership Qualities - Part II Professionalism Self-Discipline Optimistic Attitude Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 14

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 DEFINITION Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 15

Leadership Qualities - Professionalism The essence of professionalism exists in the art of integrating all elements of ones profession Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 16

Areas of Expertise Clinical Practice Science & Research Public Interest Education Leadership Qualities - Professionalism: the pieces of the puzzle Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 17

Leadership Qualities - Professionalism Importance & Benefits –Defines ones character –Creates positive perceptions –Encourages others to follow Application –Affords opportunity –Confers success Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 18

Leadership Qualities - Self-Discipline Culture of discipline –Disciplined thought –Disciplined action Law of sacrifice Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 19

Leadership Qualities - Attitude Cornerstone of leadership Effective communication skills Motivates others to succeed Ambition for the mission Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 20

Leadership Qualities - Attitude The Hedgehog Principle PassionGreatness Economic or Resource Engine Where you want to be Adapted from Jim Collins, Good to Great Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 21

Leadership Competencies Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 22

Leadership Competencies Self-efficacy Political savvy Personal & professional growth Building communities of practice Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 23

Leadership Competencies - Self-Efficacy Realistic Confidence Experience Recognized Competence 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 – Leadership Strengths 24

Leadership Competencies - Political Savvy Know the… –Political landscape –Organizational landscape –Strategy Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 25

Leadership Competencies - Personal & Professional Growth Self-awareness Priority setting Strategic risk-taking Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 26

Leadership Competencies - Building Communities of Practice Alignment with others leaders Trustworthy relationships –Networking –Mentoring –Support Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 27

Leadership Competencies - The Continuum Model Preparing Sustained Success Transitioning Again Leadership Continuum Model Adopted from Morahan et al. Association of American Medical Colleges Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 28

Leadership Competencies - The Continuum Model Morahan et al. Association of American Medical Colleges Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 29

Self-Assessment as a Leader Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 30

Self-Assessment - Example E G Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 31

Self-Assessment Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit - Baltasar Gracian Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 32

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 – Leadership Strengths 33

Self-Assessment - Purpose Confidence vs. caution Persistence vs. flexibility Experimentation vs. safety Independence vs. collaboration What to tackle vs. abandon Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 34

ImprovementAssessment Self-Assessment - The Big Picture Self-Improvement ExaminationAwareness Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 35

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 – Leadership Strengths 36

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 – Leadership Strengths 37

Self-Assessment - Predictive Self-Examination Prospective reflection –Am I up to this challenge? –How should I start? –What are expected goals/outcomes? Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 38

Self-Assessment - Concurrent Self-Examination Knowing-in-action Reflection-on-action Reflection-in-action Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 39

Self-Assessment - Self-Awareness Insight Compare perceptions Acknowledge shortcomings Resolve to improve Incorporate feedback John Baldoni. How to Crack the Self-Awareness Paradigm. cracking_the_self_awareness_pa.html Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 40

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 – Leadership Strengths 41

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 – Leadership Strengths 42

Self-Assessment Self-assessment functions as a monitor, mentor, and a motivator through processes such as evaluation, inference, and prediction Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 43

Leadership in EM Engage –Local, regional or national activities Maintain a strong reputation Networking skills Time management 4-4_assuming_a_leadership_position1.html Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 44

Leadership in EM Experts in Acute Care Education Scientific Inquiry Public Interest Clinical Practice Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 45

Areas of Expertise Clinical Practice Science & Research Public Interest Education Bringing it Together Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 46

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 Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 47

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 Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 48

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 – Gersick CJG, Bartunek JM, Dutton JE. Learning from academia: The importance of relationships in professional life. The Academy of Management Journal 2000;43: Reardon, K. It's all politics. Doubleday, Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 49

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National Residency Leadership Curriculum Special 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 Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 51

National Residency Leadership Curriculum Special Thanks! Senior Editors: Stephen Wolf, MD, FACEP Andrew French, MD Matthew Mendenhall, MD, MPH Tenet Editors: Britney Anderson, MD Barbara Blok, MD, FACEP Jeffrey Druck, MD, FACEP Maria Moreira, MD Lee Shockley, MD, MBA, FACEP Administrative Editor: Barbara Burgess Self-Assessment – Leadership Strengths 52

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