GWIMS Readings and Resources

Resources & Learning Materials

Recommended Readings

Female Leadership 

Give and Take – Adam Grant

Lean In—Sheryl Sandberg

The Credibility Code—Cara Hale

The Charisma Myth—Olivia Fox Cabanas    Click here to read a synopsis by the RJOS Mentoring Committee

Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges—Amy Cuddy (Power Pose)

The Confident Woman—Majorie Hansen Shaevitz

Resiliency/Grit 

Option B—Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant

Emotional Agility—Susan David

Grit—Angela Duckworth

Small Miracles—Yitta Halberstam

Leadership

Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Lead—Liz Wiseman

Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard—Chip Heath

The Heart of Mentoring—David Stoddard

Resonant Leadership—Richard Boyatzis and Anne

Essentialism—Greg McKeown

Beyond Talent—John C. Maxwell

Failing Forward—John C. Maxwell

Laws of Leadership—John C. Maxwell

The Difference Maker—John C. Maxwell

Extreme Ownership: How US Navel Seals Lead and Win—Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

Unlocking Potential: 7 Coaching Skills that Transform Individuals—Michael Simpson

Leadership is an Art-- Max DePree

Crucial Conversations—Kerry Patterson

How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie    Click here to read a synposis provided by the RJOS Mentoring Committee

Negotiation Strategy 

Pushback: How Smart Women Ask and Stand Up for What they Want—Selena Rezvani

Presentation Strategy 

Steal the Show from speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches--- Michael Port

Talk Like TED—Carmine Gallo

Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs—Carmine Gallo (similar to talk like TED)

How To Deliver a TED Talk--- Jeremy Donovan

Magic of Impromptu Speaking—Andrii Deniev

Business Highlights

Digital Disruption— James McQuivey

The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge—Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble

Research Recommendations 

Originals—Adam Grant

Peak: The New Science of Expertise—Anders Ericcson

Smartcuts—Shane Snow

The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs—Carmine Gallo

Everything is Obvious Once You Know the Answer—Duncan Watts

Drive-- Daniel Pink

Deviate--- Beau Lotto

Thinking Fast and Slow—Daniel Kahneman

Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change—Joseph Grenny

Start with the Why—Simon Sinek

The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable—Nassim Nicolas Taleb

Seeing What Others Don’t See—Gary Klein

Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else— Albert-Iaszlo Barabasi

Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age—Duncan Watts

Connected: The Surprising Power of Social Networks—Nicholas A. Christakis

Impossible to Ignore: Creating Memorable Content to Influence Decisions—Carmen Simon

Fun/Socially Popular Recommendations:

Tipping Point—Malcom Gladwell

Blink—Malcom Gladwell

Outliers- Malcom Gladwell

Good to Great—Jim Collins

When Breath Becomes Air—Paul Kalanithi

Leadership Skills Training Courses

Career LevelProgramSpecific Topics and GoalsApplication DeadlineProgram Dates
Medical StudentAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Medical Student Service Leadership Project Grant
3y grant awarded to medical student team/institution to support leadership development for medical studentsFebruary3 year grant
Assistant & Associate Professors, Prog  Directors, Assistant Deans, & Administrative leadersLeadership and Management Foundations for Academic Medicine and ScienceThe only seminar designed specifically for new and aspiring leaders in academic medicine.TBDTBD
Assistant ProfessorAAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development SeminarDevelop leadership behaviors and goals, networkingTBDTBD
Associate ProfessorAAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development SeminarAdvancement beyond existing leadership roles, networking, negotiations, financeTBDTBD
ProfessorExecutive Leaders of Academic MedicineProfessional and personal development for women leaders in academic medicineTBDTBD
ProfessorAAMC Leadership Development for CMO, Deans, Chairs, and other ExecutivesFor new leaders entering executive roles; how to face challenges with these positionsTBDTBD
ProfessorWharton/Deloitte Physician Leadership AcademyFor new leaders entering executive roles; how to face challenges with these positionsTBD3 days on site, 3 times/year
ProfessorAmerican Association for Physician LeadershipCurriculum designed to fulfill requirements to achieve Certified Physician Executive designationTBDVariable, self-study combined with on site sessions
ProfessorJoan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of WomenScholarships to support research advancing the study of women in the medical profession through AMAJulyYear-long scholarship
ProfessorThe Samson Global Leadership AcademyProgram to help clinicians create a leadership development planVaries by program1- or 2-week curriculum

Additional Resources

AAMC Group on Workforce in Medicine and Science (GWIMS)