Emerging Clinical Leaders Professional

Overview

What you will learn

Through this Emerging Clinical Leaders Professional program offered by York University , participants will develop the following leadership skills : 

• Learn to use a strength-based change approach to be effective in addressing complex issues

• Use principles of psychological safety to create an engaging and positive team environment

• Utilize tools (incl. neuroscience-based) to increase your focus

• Improve communication at all levels of your interaction

• Problem-solving/Option creation:We will talk about critical thinking in understanding a problem, as well as creativity in exploring solutions.

• Assessing situations/Picking and framing problems: Here we address complexity and ambiguity by highlighting the conscious risks of “picking a problem,” as well as the discipline of letting the problem emerge.

• Information gathering (Listening, Probing and Dialoguing): Throughout the leadership journey, gathering perspectives and insights is crucial. We will focus on being proactive and tactful in gathering information while working with colleagues, employers, and other stakeholders.

• Communicating effectively and persuasively: Leaders have to win over “hearts and minds” in making an impact on their environments. We explore skills in getting ideas across clearly, allaying fears/concerns and creating urgency.

• Building relationships (Coaching and being coached): We look at the skill of coaching with an eye on being a coach and mentor to team members. We appreciate that a big part of becoming a leader is being coachable. Participants will work with a mentor in order to observe and participate in a successful coaching relationship from the perspective of a coachee.