Book contents
- Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine
- Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Why Do You Want to Lead?
- Chapter 2 Understanding Your Personality as a Leader
- Chapter 3 Your Team
- Chapter 4 Setting the Vision
- Chapter 5 Building the Culture
- Chapter 6 Running an Effective Meeting
- Chapter 7 Aligning Goals with Hospital and Medical School Leadership
- Chapter 8 Having Difficult Conversations
- Chapter 9 Leadership in a Crisis
- Chapter 10 Medical Leadership 2.0
- Appendix 1 BU Neurology Vision Statement 2020
- Resources
- Index
Chapter 3 - Your Team
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 May 2022
- Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine
- Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Why Do You Want to Lead?
- Chapter 2 Understanding Your Personality as a Leader
- Chapter 3 Your Team
- Chapter 4 Setting the Vision
- Chapter 5 Building the Culture
- Chapter 6 Running an Effective Meeting
- Chapter 7 Aligning Goals with Hospital and Medical School Leadership
- Chapter 8 Having Difficult Conversations
- Chapter 9 Leadership in a Crisis
- Chapter 10 Medical Leadership 2.0
- Appendix 1 BU Neurology Vision Statement 2020
- Resources
- Index
Summary
In medicine, the goals are different based on the individual group; thus, establishing the vision and goals for your group is essential, so that they know the scope, steps, and potential obstacles. All too often, teams are left to make assumptions as to what the goals are; this leads to uncertainty, questioning, and a lack of faith or trust in you as a leader. Setting the goals, and reminding people of them periodically, will help keep your group oriented and focused. This chapter focuses on how to assemble a well-running team, whether you need to get to know who is on it already or if you’re assembling it from scratch. It dives into how to gain a better understanding of your team members, what motivates them, and their potential strengths and weaknesses. It also goes into how to identify the personality traits that may make them a more or less effective team member. We describe the great importance of diversity for your team, as it is a key source for innovation, creativity, and perspective. It discusses the importance of midlevel leadership and when it is necessary. Mentorship is discussed in detail, as a key component to the development of your group members. Principles of recruiting and retaining good group members are reviewed, as well as operating principles for your team.
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- Successful Leadership in Academic Medicine , pp. 22 - 36Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022