Sudden Leadership

If you have been tapped on the shoulder to take on a formal or informal physician medical healthcare or technical field leadership role and are wondering How do I do this? this book is here to help.<br /> <br />In a creative yet straightforward fashion Dr. Malcolm Ogborn provides a valuable and insightful resource that can support professionals particularly physicians who find themselves thrust into leadership roles requiring knowledge and skills that have not been part of their professional training.<br /><br />Sudden Leadership follows the early leadership journeys of two fictitious physicians. For each scenario in which the characters find themselves Dr. Ogborn reviews relevant evidence-based literature and offers pragmatic and field-tested approaches that allow new professional leaders to face their challenges with confidence. Topics include<br /><br />- defining your leadership including knowing when to take a leadership role and when to turn it down<br />- attracting and more importantly engaging followers and knowing when to lead by being a good follower<br />- motivating and managing others doing the work and mastering the skills of delegation<br />- running meetings that actually work rather than get in the way of work<br />- handling tough conversations skilfully to achieve progress not confrontation<br />- strong team leadership by embracing the natural development of teams and skillfully adapting your leadership style to changing team needs<br />- mastering time allocation by understanding how you think about time how you make time related decisions and how you hold your self accountable for good use of your time.<br />- successfully managing conflict as an inevitable and surprisingly productive part of human experience.<br />- preventing burnout by recognizing it as an occupational phenomenon not a mental illness<br />- leading change or system improvement through clear targeting familiarity with the determinants of change acceptance well-planned and skilled advocacy and effective recruitment of a change team and allies<br /><br />Engaging and educational Sudden Leadership will make a vital addition to any professional's library.