Today’s topic is Negotiation in an academic health center context. Negotiation in an academic health center involves a strategic and collaborative process where faculty, administrators, and institutional leaders engage to align individual goals with organizational priorities. It encompasses discussions about faculty roles, resource allocation, clinical responsibilities, teaching assignments, research support, salary, protected time, leadership opportunities,
Best Practices for Communication in an Academic Health Center Implementing these best practices can enhance communication, foster collaboration, and improve overall efficiency and effectiveness in an academic health center. Feel free to forward to others in your network and bring these topics to your next coaching session for deeper discussion and reflection.
Today’s topic is What is Leadership? Quick Reads What is Leadership: Understanding Different Leadership Styles 7 Distinct Leadership Styles–Leaders.com 10 Management Styles of Effective Leaders–Forbes 8 Types of Management Styles for Effective Leadership–Indeed 10 Most Common Leadership Styles and Their Pros and Cons—the Muse 4 Management Styles to Strive For and 4 To Avoid 10 Common
Today’s topic is How to Build and Maintain Trust. Quick Reads Begin with Trust by Harvard Business Review How to Build Trust in the Workplace: 10 Effective Solutions Make Trust Actionable: Build Trust at Every Level How to Build Trust in the Workplace: Your Ultimate Guide by The Grossman Group How to Build Trust: The Superpower
Today’s topic is Best Practices for Being a Good Sponsor (and How is that Different from Being a Mentor?). A sponsor plays a critical role in advocating for and actively promoting the career advancement of their protégés within an organization. Unlike mentors, coaches, or advisors, sponsors leverage their influence and networks to create opportunities and visibility
Today’s topic is How to Build a Sense of Community and Belonging to your team, and why it is important. There is an emerging literature on the importance of feeling like you are part of a community where you belong on a faculty member’s engagement, work satisfaction and sense of fulfillment. Leaders play a critical role
Today’s topic is how to have Difficult Conversations, and why it is important to be prepared. A difficult conversation is a discussion that involves sensitive topics, opposing viewpoints, or strong emotions. These conversations can be emotionally charged and may lead to conflict or disagreement. Often, difficult conversations are necessary and have the potential to have a significant impact
Today’s topic is Best Practices for Annual Faculty Performance Evaluations in an academic health center context. Performance evaluations involve a structured and intentional process that assesses faculty contributions across key domains including professionalism, performance, and goal attainment. Feedback must address faculty members’ adherence to institutional values and professional conduct, contributions across the three mission areas
Welcome to the Executive Coaching newsletter! This quarterly newsletter focuses on a topic of importance to many leaders, and I welcome any topic suggestions or feedback. Feel free to forward to others in your network. This is not the typical format for my Executive Coaching Newsletter but reflective of multiple requests for “just in time” learning on the topic of how leaders can
Today’s topic is Cognitive Overload. Cognitive overload in leaders is defined of as a state where a leader’s cognitive capacity is exceeded by the flow of information input and decision-making output. This can lead to poor or avoidance of decision-making, reduced empathy, and/or reduced effectiveness as leaders. Leaders everywhere are charged with achieving results, maximizing impact, financial