Session Type: MiniSession Type: Mini Course          Course          Course Number:  1325     Course Number:  1325    

Session Title: Developing Women as Leaders in Session Title: Developing Women as Leaders in Academic PediatricsAcademic Pediatrics

Session Day/Date: Saturday, 5/1/2010Session Day/Date: Saturday, 5/1/2010Session Time:  10:15:00 AM–12:15:00 PMSession Time:  10:15:00 AM–12:15:00 PMSession Location: Vancouver Convention Session Location: Vancouver Convention

Centre, Room 212Centre, Room 212

Individualized Leadership Individualized Leadership Planning at Transition Planning at Transition

Points Points

Becoming a Leader is Not Becoming a Leader is Not a Random Acta Random Act

Bonita StantonBonita Stanton Has documented that he/she has no Has documented that he/she has no relevant financial relationships to relevant financial relationships to disclose or COIs to resolve.disclose or COIs to resolve.

Topics to be coveredTopics to be covered

Different Kinds of LeadershipDifferent Kinds of Leadership Developmental StagesDevelopmental Stages Styles of LeadershipStyles of Leadership Careers are not LinearCareers are not Linear Promotion and advancementPromotion and advancement The fork in the roadThe fork in the road ““What you do”What you do” Further degrees, certificates and Further degrees, certificates and

courses in leadershipcourses in leadership Maintaining your resumeMaintaining your resume

Different Kinds of LeadershipDifferent Kinds of Leadership

Leadership Leadership rolesrolesAdministrativeAdministrative

Division ChiefDivision ChiefDepartment Department chair chairMedical Medical

DirectorDirectorCommittee Committee chair chairPresident, President, practice practice

AcademicAcademic (promotion)(promotion)

Leadership Leadership stylesstylesDiffers from roleDiffers from roleInnate style, butInnate style, but

modifiablemodifiableDifferent situations Different situations

call for call for different different stylesstyles

Different Kinds of Leadership, conDifferent Kinds of Leadership, con

””The task of the leader is to The task of the leader is to get his people from where get his people from where they are to where they have they are to where they have not been.”not been.”

- - Henry KissingerHenry Kissinger

Developmental StagesDevelopmental Stages

ProfessionalProfessional StudentStudent ResidentResident FellowFellow Junior faculty/junior Junior faculty/junior

member of practicemember of practice Established facultyEstablished faculty Winding downWinding down RetirementRetirement

PersonalPersonal FamilyFamily

• PartneringPartnering• ParentingParenting• Illness and Illness and

healthhealth SelfSelf familyfamily

Outside interestsOutside interests

Styles of leadershipStyles of leadership

VisionaryVisionary Moves people toward shared dreamsMoves people toward shared dreams Great to use when changes require a new Great to use when changes require a new

vision, or when a clear direction is neededvision, or when a clear direction is neededCoachingCoaching Connects what a person wants within the Connects what a person wants within the

organization goalsorganization goals Use to help an employee improve Use to help an employee improve

performance by building long-term performance by building long-term capabilitiescapabilities

AffiliativeAffiliative Creates harmony by connecting people Creates harmony by connecting people Helps to heal rifts in a team, motivate Helps to heal rifts in a team, motivate

during stressful times, or strengthen during stressful times, or strengthen connections.connections.

Styles of leadership. conStyles of leadership. conDemocraticDemocratic Values people’s input and gets Values people’s input and gets

commitment through participation.commitment through participation. Good to build a buy- in consequences, or Good to build a buy- in consequences, or

to get valuable input from employees.to get valuable input from employees.PacesettingPacesetting Meets challenging and exciting goals.Meets challenging and exciting goals. Can get high quality results from a Can get high quality results from a

motivated and competent team.motivated and competent team.CommandingCommanding Sooths fears by giving clear direction in an Sooths fears by giving clear direction in an

emergency.emergency. Restrict use to crisis, to kick- start a Restrict use to crisis, to kick- start a

turnaround, or with problem employees.turnaround, or with problem employees.

Styles of leadership. conStyles of leadership. con

””The day soldiers stop The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped the day you have stopped leading them.”leading them.”

- - General Colin PowellGeneral Colin Powell

Careers are not LinearCareers are not Linear

Times when all you can do is put one Times when all you can do is put one foot in front of the otherfoot in front of the other

Juggling (especially parenthood)Juggling (especially parenthood) Set-backsSet-backs Geographic movesGeographic moves TransitionsTransitions

• YoursYours• Your superiorsYour superiors

Careers are not linear…. and Men Careers are not linear…. and Men and Women are not the sameand Women are not the same

More women part-timeMore women part-time Fewer % of women in academiaFewer % of women in academia Fewer % of women in sub-specialtiesFewer % of women in sub-specialties More women in “teaching” in More women in “teaching” in

academiaacademia Career trajectories are not the sameCareer trajectories are not the same

Promotion and advancementPromotion and advancement

EveryoneEveryone Identify a mentor(s)Identify a mentor(s)

• Maintain relationship(s)Maintain relationship(s) VolunteerVolunteer

• Selected activitiesSelected activities• Do not wait to be askedDo not wait to be asked

Periodically assess where you arePeriodically assess where you are• Progress towards your goalProgress towards your goal• Is your destination the right oneIs your destination the right one

Promotion and advancement, con.Promotion and advancement, con.

VariableVariable Academic promotionAcademic promotion Formal administrative leadershipFormal administrative leadership Elected positionElected position Single pathSingle path

Promotion and advancement, con.Promotion and advancement, con.

””There is something that is much There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize ability. It is the ability to recognize ability.”ability.”

- Robert Half- Robert Half

Take the fork in the road Take the fork in the road whenwhen:: Time for a Time for a

changechange Unparalleled Unparalleled

opportunityopportunity Both are Both are

appealingappealing Extra time Extra time

became became availableavailable (grant (grant ended, children left ended, children left for school, became for school, became full time)full time)

Identifying “what you do”*Identifying “what you do”*

““I am an educator, with a particular I am an educator, with a particular interest in teaching fourth year interest in teaching fourth year medical students”medical students”

““I am a chair, department of I am a chair, department of pediatrics”pediatrics”

““I am a behavioral researcher”I am a behavioral researcher”

““I am a clinician with a particular I am a clinician with a particular interest in chronic diseases”interest in chronic diseases”

Borrowed from Susan Rosenthal, Borrowed from Susan Rosenthal, PhDPhD

Identifying “what you do”*, conIdentifying “what you do”*, con

Not too broadNot too broad You may “do” several thingsYou may “do” several things Things you do will evolve and may Things you do will evolve and may

change overtimechange overtime May be easier for researchers to May be easier for researchers to

definedefine

Further degrees, certificates and Further degrees, certificates and courses in leadershipcourses in leadership

MBA,MPH,MHS,MHAMBA,MPH,MHS,MHA Graduate Certificate CoursesGraduate Certificate Courses Leadership seminars (Harvard)Leadership seminars (Harvard) Leadership programsLeadership programs

• Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (www.drexelmed.edu/Home/OtherPrograms/(www.drexelmed.edu/Home/OtherPrograms/

ExecutiveLeadershipExecutiveLeadershipinAcademicMedicine.asp)inAcademicMedicine.asp)

Leadership WorkshopsLeadership Workshops• APA, AMSPDCAPA, AMSPDC

Maintaining your resume/cvMaintaining your resume/cv

Resumes and CVs are not the sameResumes and CVs are not the same Add continuouslyAdd continuously Prune annuallyPrune annually Reformat as appropriateReformat as appropriate Brief paraBrief para Brief (NIH) BiosketchBrief (NIH) Biosketch

And finally, whatever you do and And finally, whatever you do and whenever you do it, remember:whenever you do it, remember:

””A desk is a dangerous place A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the from which to view the world.”world.”

- - John Le Care’John Le Care’