Building belief: establishing credibility as a medical leader

Lara Hazelton; Michelle MacDonald

doi:10.37964/cr24735

Building belief: establishing credibility as a medical leader

Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership ◽

10.37964/cr24735 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 101-107

Author(s):

Lara Hazelton ◽

Michelle MacDonald

Keyword(s):

Leadership Development ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Deliberate Effort

Credibility depends upon both an individual’s personal characteristics and how they are perceived. Because a leader’s credibility profoundly affects what they are able to accomplish, establishing credibility can be an important component of leadership development. However, while some factors that affect credibility may be modified through deliberate effort, others cannot. In this article, we explore steps leaders can take to increase their credibility and the limitations imposed by factors beyond the individual’s control.

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Benefits and Characteristics of Mentoring Students and Young Professionals

Perspectives on Administration and Supervision ◽

10.1044/aas18.2.67 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 67-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kristal Mills

Keyword(s):

Leadership Development ◽

Clinical Supervision ◽

Effective Means ◽

Academic Research ◽

Mentoring Programs ◽

Teaching Skills ◽

Online Mentoring ◽

Young Professionals ◽

Research And Teaching ◽

Workplace Retention

Abstract Mentoring has long been believed to be an effective means of developing students' clinical, research, and teaching skills to become competent professionals. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has developed two online mentoring programs, Student to Empowered Professional (S.T.E.P. 1:1) and Mentoring Academic Research Careers (MARC), to aid in the development of students. This paper provides a review of the literature on mentoring and compares and contrasts mentoring/mentors with clinical supervision/preceptors. Characteristics of effective mentors and mentees are offered. Additionally, the benefits of clinical mentoring such as, teambuilding in the workplace, retention of new staff, leadership development, and improved job satisfaction are discussed.

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Dark and Peculiar

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001/a000280 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 92-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Janko Međedović ◽

Goran Knežević

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Study Design ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Emotional Reaction ◽

Current Understanding ◽

Male Students ◽

Psychosis Proneness ◽

Negative Emotional Reaction ◽

Mind Set ◽

Psychopathic Tendencies

Abstract. Earlier research suggested that militant extremists could have certain aspects of psychopathic and psychotic characteristics. Relying on these studies, we investigated whether the Militant Extremist Mind-Set (MEM) could be explained by psychopathy, sadism, and Disintegration (psychosis proneness), as subclinical manifestations of amoral, antisocial, and psychotic-like traits. In Study 1 (306 undergraduate students), it was shown that sadistic and psychopathic tendencies were related to Proviolence (advocating violence as a means for achieving a goal); psychopathic and disintegrative tendencies were associated to the Vile World (belief in a world as a corrupted and vile place), while Disintegration was the best predictor of Divine Power (relying on supernatural forces as a rationale for extremist acts). In Study 2 (147 male convicts), these relations were largely replicated and broadened by including implicit emotional associations to violence in the study design. Thus, while Proviolence was found to be related to a weakened negative emotional reaction to violent pictures, Vile World was found to be associated with stronger negative emotions as a response to violence. Furthermore, Proviolence was the only MEM factor clearly differentiating the sample of convicts from male students who participated in Study 1. Results help extend current understanding about personal characteristics related to militant extremism.

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Everybody Follows the Crowd?

Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications ◽

10.1027/1864-1105/a000160 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Magdalena Obermaier ◽

Thomas Koch ◽

Christian Baden

Keyword(s):

Experimental Design ◽

News Coverage ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Election Campaigns ◽

Bandwagon Effect ◽

Political News ◽

Election Results ◽

Opinion Polls ◽

Electoral Preferences

Abstract. Opinion polls are a well-established part of political news coverage, especially during election campaigns. At the same time, there has been controversial debate over the possible influences of such polls on voters’ electoral choices. The most prominent influence discussed is the bandwagon effect: It states that voters tend to support the expected winner of an upcoming election, and use polls to determine who the likely winner will be. This study investigated the mechanisms underlying the effect. In addition, we inquired into the role of past electoral performances of a candidate and analyzed how these (as well as polls) are used as heuristic cues for the assessment of a candidate’s personal characteristics. Using an experimental design, we found that both polls and past election results influence participants’ expectations regarding which candidate will succeed. Moreover, higher competence was attributed to a candidate, if recipients believe that the majority of voters favor that candidate. Through this attribution of competence, both information about prior elections and current polls shaped voters’ electoral preferences.

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