Leaders are trained, not born
Dear Menders,
Every training year, I train the incoming interns to respond when a patient or supervisor says something inappropriate. Maybe it’s an unintentional microaggression from a supervisor or a sexually intrusive comment from a patient. But I usually hear about how trainees apply this skill in the first few weeks of the training year.
It's not easy to give difficult feedback or to call out inappropriate behaviors. But it is much easier to do both these things when you’ve been pre...click here to read more
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Teaching leadership skills requires intentionality and support. And it is best learned in a supportive community of peers and mentors. Dr. Nicole Torrence and I dug into this, and she shared her top tips for leaders motivated to equip diverse trainees to be future leaders.
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Video: Train leadership skills
Thanks!
Nicola
p.s. I would love to hear your thoughts on building leadership capacity. Please reach out and share what works for you.?