Resident as Team Leader

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Goal

Residents will become better prepared for their leadership positions by learning what effective leadership requires and why it is an essential skill in their residency and throughout their careers.

Resident as Team Leader

At the end of the session, the learner will be able to:Define what effective leadership is and why it is important.Describe effective characteristics of a resident as team leader.Identify the fundamentals of management.Describe the role of supervision in leadership.

Brainstorming Exercises

What are some characteristics of an effective resident leader?

What makes a good team on your inpatient services?

What are you greatest challenges as team leaders?

Fundamentals of Leadership Set Goals

Personal goals & practical behavior Establish team goals

Catch People Doing Something Right Immediately praise Don’t wait for perfect behavior

Give Negative Feedback Immediately Don’t wait until end of rotation Single criticism better received them several at

once

One-Minute Manager (Blanchard, Johnson, 1983: Brown, 1987)

Supervision of Team Members Supervision and time devoted to

supervision changes throughout rotation

However, supervise closely enough to recognize problems

Learners need to know how to ask you for help

Supervisory styles differ – make yours explicit

Residents’ Teaching Skills (Edwards, Friedland, Bing-You)

Leadership Qualities Inventory Exercise

What are Your Priorities for These Leadership Traits?

Challenging the process – 1, 6, 11, 16, 21Inspiring a shared vision – 2, 7, 12, 17, 22Enabling others to act – 3, 8, 13, 18, 23Modeling the way – 4, 9, 14, 19, 24Encouraging humanism – 5, 10, 15, 20, 25

Key Point

Leadership skills are essential for:1. creating an effective learning

environment 2. good patient care during residency3. the future careers of most

physicians.

Good leadership skills are a key for an effective team leader.