Developing Leadership Skills: Lessons Learned from Our Teachers
Developing Leadership Skills: Lessons Learned from Our Teachers Maryland Pao, MD, FAPM Clinical Director and Deputy Scientific Director, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, Bethesda, Maryland Donald L. Rosenstein, MD, FAPM Director, Comprehensive Cancer Support Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Karen Johnson, MD, FAPM Associate Chair, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Consult Liaison Services, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Professor of Psychiatry Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia Theodore Stern, MD, FAPM Chief, Avery D. Weisman Psychiatry Consultation Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Ned H. Cassem Professor of Psychiatry in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine/Consultation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts As early career psychiatrists advance and reach the next level in their careers, they are called upon to lead programs and their respective academic fields. But what makes an effective leader? Are leaders born? Are leaders a product of the times? Can leadership be taught? Leaders in Psychosomatic Medicine will review the available evidence base and share their own experiences. Dr. Maryland Pao will introduce evolving ideas of leadership from the business literature from Dale Carnegie's "How to win friends and influence people" to Jim Collins' "Good to Great" to Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In". Dr. Donald Rosenstein will discuss the often neglected topic of unsung heroes, "Deputy Leadership". Dr. Karen Johnson will provide considerations regarding academic advancement in "Negotiating Institutions: Models for Promotion". Dr. Pao will talk about choices we make to lead or not in "Lean In, Lean Out: How do we choose?" Finally, Dr. Theodore Stern will talk on "What makes a leader an effective leader?" The panel will encourage audience participation and allow time for discussion. Learning Objectives: To describe at least 3 ideas used by business leaders in the last few decades and understand how they might apply to leadership in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine To understand how emotional intelligence can facilitate effective leadership To appreciate the critical role of deputy leadership in health care organizations
