Core Leadership Competencies

Advocacy & Mentorship

Fosters the development of engagement and conflict resolution skills and the EQ and self-awareness required for effectively addressing leadership, operational and personality challenges that stand in the way of progress

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Attributes

  • Established mentorship program for new and current faculty
  • Established advocacy resource utilization plan for “problematic faculty” and as a part of an established faculty leadership development program
  • Established plan and protocols for managing challenging faculty/staff interactions?
  • Established cadre of mentors and external coaching resources
  • Established sponsorship to support mentorship and coaching initiatives

Assessment Questions

  • What are the advocacy/mentoring opportunities for faculty in your program?
  • Do you have a mentoring program specifically for new faculty?
  • Is advocacy and mentoring valued at your institution? Are surveys conducted to make certain these programs are functioning effectively?
  • How do you manage challenging faculty/staff interactions?
  • Are executive coaches available for faculty leaders at your institution?
  • Describe the successful mentoring/coaching experiences you provide to faculty.
  • Who was your most important mentor and why?
  • Do you currently have mentees?
  • What was the most interesting/important feedback received from a mentee?

 

Pediatric Leadership Insight

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Additional Resources

Articles

Mentorship topics, New England Journal of Medicine and Harvard Business Review. Chopra, Vinett.

Reconceptualizing Mentoring at Work: A Developmental Network Perspective. The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 26, No. 2 (Apr., 2001), pp. 264-288.

What Is a Mentor? Suzanne Koven, M.D. n engl j med 390;8 nejm.org. February 22, 2024.

Books

Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World. HarperCollins. Tim Ferriss, 2017.

The Mentoring Guide. Helping Mentors and Mentees Succeed. Michigan Publishing Services. Chopra, Vinett; Vaughn, Valerie; Saint, Sanjay, 2019.

One Minute Mentoring: How to Find and Work with a Mentor–And Why You’ll Benefit from Being One. HarperCollins. Blanchard, Ken; Diaz-Ortiz, Claire, 2017.