Leadership Development and Self-Reflection
Effective leadership begins with self-awareness and a dedication to continuous growth. This curated collection of resources is designed to support SMPH faculty in honing their leadership skills, recognizing personal strengths, and navigating leadership opportunities. Explore a range of structured programs, self-assessments, and expert insights on leadership in academic medicine, team dynamics, leadership development and change management. Whether you are stepping into leadership for the first time or seeking to refine your approach, these resources provide actionable strategies and comprehensive guidance to help you lead with confidence and clarity.
Just In Time
These Just In Time resources are ideal if you only have a couple of minutes to start finding out about Leadership Development and Self-Reflection.
How to Be a Leader That Everyone Admires at Work
A Guide for faculty transitioning from individual contributors to team leaders.
Additional Resources:
- Leadership Self-Assessment: How Effective Are You? (Link)
Harvard Business School article highlighting four ways you can assess your leadership effectiveness - Reflective Leadership (Link)
Richard Louw explains how his experience with reflective leadership has transformed his approach to decision making - Why Self-Reflection Is Key in Great Leadership (Link)
Explains how deliberate self-reflection is crucial for leadership development
Deeper Dive
If you have more time to invest, these Deeper Dive resources are longer and/or more in depth so you can gain a deeper understanding of Leadership Development and Self-Reflection
Leadership Development
Harvard Business Review – Most Doctors Have Little to No Management Training, and That’s a Problem
Harvard Business Review article examining management training gaps for physicians and proposing a leadership development framework for medical professionals.
J Perry, F Mobley, M Brubaker. December 2017.
Learning about Self: Leadership Skills for Public Health
Research article exploring a leadership development course for public health professionals focused on the design and implementation of participants’ own plans for developing their leadership skills.
R Moodie. Learning about Self: Leadership Skills for Public Health. Journal of Public Health Research. 2016;5(1). doi:10.4081/jphr.2016.679
Learning to Lead Podcast Series
This podcast series hosts a variety of leadership experts discussing; hard lessons learned, best practices, and how to grow and develop.
Cleveland Clinic
New Ways of Understanding and Accomplishing Leadership in Academic Medicine
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Academic medicine research article exploring how to make leadership happen more effectively.
WW Souba. New ways of understanding and accomplishing leadership in academic medicine. J Surg Res. 2004 Apr;117(2):177-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2004.01.020. PMID: 15047121.
Stanford University – Team Dynamics
Duration: Approx. 20 minutes
A presentation analyzing team dynamics and communication patterns presented by the Women’s Leadership Lab at Stanford University.
M Thomas-Hunt. November 2019.
UW–Madison professional development platform providing targeted leadership resources and opportunities for individuals across various roles, from students to organizational leaders.
UW–Madison – Professional Development.
UW–Madison – Understanding and Leading Change
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UW–Madison professional development course provides participants with the skills and tools to be an effective initiator, agent and manager of change.
UW–Madison – Professional Development
Details mentorship approaches and faculty development guides for professional growth and career progression.
Self Reflection
Developing Character-Based Leadership Through Guided Self-Reflection
Research article analyzing guided self-reflection as a method for developing ethical and adaptive leadership skills in management education.
C Kiersch, N Gullekson. Developing character-based leadership through guided self-reflection. The International Journal of Management Education. 2021 Nov 1;19(3):100573.
Purdue University – Leadership Self-Assessment (PDF)
Leadership self-assessment tool developed by Purdue University enabling professionals to evaluate personal leadership competencies.
Purdue University. August 2018.
The Power of Self-Reflection and Assessing Leadership
Leadership article exploring the importance of ongoing self-reflection and personal assessment in professional development.
N Gallicchio-Elz. November 2023.
Research article examining self-directed leadership development through the metaskills of emotional management, self-reflection, and self-regulation processes.
PL Nesbit. The Role of Self-Reflection, Emotional Management of Feedback, and Self-Regulation Processes in Self-Directed Leadership Development. Human Resource Development Review, 11(2), 203-226. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484312439196 (Original work published 2012)
University of Illinois – Self-Awareness and Self-Assessments
This resource provides five tips to provide essential guidance for academic leaders seeking to develop greater self-awareness.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign