Blogs

Successful teamwork can be difficult to navigate in healthcare due to conflict over what the primary purpose of the team is. By negotiating and defining goals from the outset, we are likely to build mutual trust.

Conflict is an inevitable part of being around other people, so it’s useful to think about different styles for managing it. Which is your ‘go to’ and which you might like to develop?

Healthcare tribalism is useful to promote good team working, a positive work environment and resilience. However, negatives can creep in if tribes don’t welcome diversity into the team.

People are notoriously bad at understanding how others view them. We might not know how others perceive us unless we ask them, which is where feedback comes in.

It is common to focus on other’s achievements and strengths rather than our own. Not believing that you are as competent as you are perceived by others is called Imposter Syndrome.

This week we talk about self-awareness – specifically ‘internal’ self-awareness. What motivates us? What are our beliefs, attitudes and values? And how will these impact our career through emergency medicine?

Welcome to this first weekly blog for EM Leader trainees. So, what is leadership? It’s a word that gets used a lot, but can be difficult to define. Is there a difference between a leader and someone showing leadership?