Bridging Leaders Program
Nov 10, 2023
12:00AM to 11:59PM
This program has been co-developed by the McMaster Program for Faculty Development & McMaster Department of Medicine.
The ability to bridge between worlds as a leader is a must-have skill, but one that is rarely operationalized. For example, leaders in Canadian academic health sciences centres (AHSCs) are often invested in one of two sides: the university or hospital/health systems side. Rarely are the two worlds well bridged, and as a result, there is a growing divide between the academics and the hospital administrators of our AHSCs. The solutions for most problems, however, often require both parties within the leadership of the AHSCs to have a deep empathy and understanding of each others’ priorities and interests.
We hope that this program can allow leaders who hold dual citizenship roles (e.g. teacher and researcher, hospital leader and academic faculty, clinician and scientist, or others) to work on reconciling their two sides and to find ways to collaboratively seek solutions that are win-win for all involved. By participating in this program, we hope to help participants set the foundation to effectively lead in their academic, research, and clinical leadership roles.
Applications are due October 16, 2023, for the Fall 2023 cohort.
You may apply now for future iterations in advance and receive a notification for future cohorts.
Fees to Attend
$5500 CAD for Individuals outside of McMaster Community
$3500 CAD for Mac Faculty/Staff
$1800 CAD for Residents/Trainees/Fellows
Main Learning Sessions
ZOOM Based – Friday, November 10, 2023, 1 to 5 p.m.
In-Person – Saturday, November 11, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Lunch provided.
ZOOM Based – Friday, December 8, 2023, 1 to 5 p.m.
In-Person – Saturday, December 9, 2023, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Lunch provided.
In-Person – Friday, January 19, 2 to 6 p.m. – Dinner provided.
Additional Small Group Project Time will be asked of the team in the AM or PM on one of Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.
Program Content
The following is a listing of the program content that participants will engage in over the duration of the Bridging Leaders Program.
Each module is comprised of two parts:
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Synchronous kick-off workshop (Virtual and In-Person Synchronous Kick-Off sessions)
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Asynchronous discussion and small group tasks after each kick-off
Each individual will also be paired with an executive coach and will take part in a total of 3 coaching sessions. This coach’s job will be to help you unlock your leadership potential or help you wrestle with current leadership dilemmas.
Program Specifics
Leading Self & Selves
Engage in discovering new facets about yourself and understanding your multiple roles and how this affects your leadership.
By the end of this session, individuals will be able to:
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Develop an Enhanced Understanding of Self.
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Describe and examine ones’ multiple identities & roles.
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Describe and apply the LEADS capability framework.
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Explore personal effectiveness strategies.
One + Another
Learn key strategies for relating to others.
By the end of this session, individuals will be able to:
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Develop an approach to coaching a colleague (using at least one paradigm).
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Name at least 3 new strategies for better-engaging others.
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Describe and articulate the way they might handle various difficult leadership scenarios.
Teaming & Leading Others
Discover strategies for working with your local teams.
By the end of this session, individuals will be able to:
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List at least 2-3 teaming frameworks know how to apply them.
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Compare and contrast Leading vs. Managing.
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Gain further insights into how to lead and manage in light of multiple identities.
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Explain the Cynefin Framework & apply this to their context.
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Name at least one new idea to more effectively run meetings.
Changing the System
Discuss and learn about systems changes, and start thinking about how you can change your own environments.
By the end of this session, individuals will be able to:
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List the components of Design Thinking and how they relate to quality improvement in both the clinical and academic realms.
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Apply Change Management Framework to their leadership challenge.
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Describe an Integrated Approach to Leading Change and list ways to achieve results.
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Storytelling & Its Importance in Change.
Showcase – Final Presentations
Showcase and share your local leadership project.
By the end of this session, individuals will:
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Present their final presentations that contain a summary of their leadership projects.
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Create a one-page pitch document that explains their project to new individuals.
Your Accountabilities
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Attend and Contribute to the Live Synchronous Event.
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Complete your individual work.
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Meet monthly with your Mastermind peer mentorship group.
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Become part of an online Community of Practice.
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Engage in Executive Coaching.
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Pitch your ideas to the Chair at our Final Session.
Executive Coaching
Why a leader may want to partner with a leadership coach…
Coaching is all about you. A coach is a partner in your effectiveness, success, development and fulfilment.
The Bridging Leaders Program includes 3 private confidential leadership coaching sessions for each participant. Coaching appointments will be scheduled between you and your assigned coach. You may find coaching helpful for:
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Achieving Personal Mastery
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Engaging with Others
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Learning and Development
Accreditation
McMaster University, Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide CFPC Mainpro+ and RCPSC Maintenance of Certification (MOC) study credits for Continuing Medical Education.
This one-credit-per-hour Group-Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by the McMaster University Continuing Professional Development Program for up to 19 Mainpro+ credits.
This activity is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by McMaster University Continuing Professional Development Program. You may claim a maximum of 19 MOC Section 1 hours (credits are automatically calculated). Through an agreement between the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Medical Association, physicians may convert Royal College MOC credits to AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Information on the process to convert Royal College MOC credit to AMA credit can be found at www.ama-assn.org/go/internationalcme. Each attendee should only claim the hours they attended.