Leadership Pearls in Healthcare

Dr Ralph Junckerstorff is a General (Internal) Medicine and Infectious Diseases physician at Monash Health in Melbourne, Victoria. He graduated from undergraduate medicine from the University of Western Australia in 2000 and became a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2010. He also holds a Diploma of Tropical Medicine from the University of Liverpool (UK). He is a co-editor of the book Beyond Evidence-Based Medicine: Clinical Pearls from Experienced Physicians.            Dr Junckerstorff has worked in a public teaching hospital his entire career. He has shared an office with former and current Directors of General Medicine and is married to a healthcare leader. He fully appreciates how difficult, time-consuming and at times, thankless a task being a leader is. He understands the complexities and challenges of the hospital environment and the significant impact effective leadership in healthcare can have.Prof. Sara Baqar is an experienced endocrinologist and healthcare leader, currently serving as the first female Director of Endocrinology at Austin Health. Prior to this, she served as the Director of Medicine at Monash Health and the Clinical Director of Internal Medicine at Northeast Health Wangaratta. After graduating from Monash University in 2003, she specialized in endocrinology. With the support of the National Heart Foundation Health Professional Scholarship and the University of Melbourne Faculty Research Scholarship, she completed her PhD on the effects of salt on diabetes and cardiovascular health.  Alongside her clinical leadership, she remains actively involved in research as a principal investigator and supervises PhD candidates. To further develop her understanding of effective leadership and management, she completed an MBA at Melbourne Business School. Beyond her clinical and research contributions, Sara is passionate about cultivating strong and authentic leadership in public healthcare. Recognizing that many healthcare professionals are often thrust into leadership roles with little preparation, sometimes without even considering themselves as potential leaders, she is committed to bridging this gap by equipping clinicians with the skills and confidence needed to navigate leadership effectively.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Encouraging Diverse Perspectives from the Entire Team Leads to the Best Decisions.- Chapter 3. Feedback: a Team Effort.- Chapter 4. The Abyss of Assumption.- Chapter 5. Developing an Authentic Allyship through Yarning with First Nations Health Professionals.- Chapter 6. Managing Difficult Conversations.- Chapter 7. Healthcare is a Team Sport.- Chapter 8. Support Women: Kindness, Flexibility and Sponsorship.- Chapter 9. Clinical Leaders can Become Powerful Therapeutic Agents by Being Authentic and Vulnerable.- Chapter 10. Holistic Support for an Underperforming Employee.- Chapter 11. Avoid Micromanagement.- Chapter 12. Hold the Mop.- Chapter 13. It’s Always Been a Matter of Trust.- Chapter 14. It’s Not All About You.- Chapter 15. Recruiting Excellent Staff.- Chapter 16. Create Discussion by not Saying “No”.- Chapter 17. Embracing Servant Leadership.- Chapter 18. Get to Know the People You Work with.- Chapter 19. Expertise: Rehearse, Refine, Repeat.- Chapter 20. Networking Without the Warm White Wine and Canapés.- Chapter 21. Suspend Judgement to Improve Collaboration.- Chapter 22. Team Harmony Brings Success.- Chapter 23. Know Your Limits and Extend Them.- Chapter 24. Knowing the Desired Outcome.- Chapter 25. How to Write a Business Case - Data Rules.- Chapter 26. Strike While the Iron is Hot.- Chapter 27. Taking a Step Back.- Chapter 28. Think Like a Visionary.- Chapter 29. Revolutionising Healthcare: Partnering with Users for Better Solutions.- Chapter 30. Be Inquisitive.- Chapter 31. Be Curious.- Chapter 32. The Art of Finance.- Chapter 33. Communicating in a Crisis.- Chapter 34. What Kind of Leader are You? Be Every Kind.- Chapter 35. Change is as Good as a Holiday.- Chapter 36. Be Yourself.- Chapter 37. Prioritise Self-Care to Give Yourself the Best Chance to Succeed.- Chapter 38. You are More than your Work.- Chapter 39. Non-Binary Approaches to Enable a Flexible Work-Life Rhythm.- Chapter 40. Empathic Leadership: Supporting Staff in High-Stress Environments.- Chapter 41. Leading at Work. Leading outside Work. Leading ALL THE TIME. Is Leadership Fatigue a Thing?.- Chapter 42. Love your life.- Chapter 43. Resilience and Self Compassion.- Chapter 44. Presence is Powerful.- Chapter 45. My Suitcase is Pink.- Chapter 46. Mastering the Art of Never Getting Angry.- Chapter 47. Next time it could be me.- Chapter 48. Making the Choice to Lead.