Leadership, Professionalism, and Professional Identity

positon=leadership?

No! don’t have to hold a title to show leadership

Big L vs Small l Leadership

-Big L: formal leadership through position; ex=clinic director, department chair, APTA president, manager

-Small l: leadership through behavior, leading self; ex=accountability, initiative, integrity, self-mangement, self-awareness

self-leadership

“The process through which people influence themselves to achieve self-direction and self-motivaiton”

1) preceive/identify situation 2) engage in behaviors whose actions align w/ standards/goals 3) monitor action to inspire desired behavior; reward self 4) reflect on behavior and compare to outcomes

takeaways from Ted Talk

-do self-reflection everyday; habits compound overtime

-focus on where headed

professionalism vs leadership

“sibling relationship” in that lots of things overlap, but have own distinct traits as well

Professionalism

-adherence to duty; ultraism (duty to others)

-who am I expected to be?: values, behaviors/standards, ethical principles, practice standards, commitments

-identitiy

Leadership

-adaptability; inspire; influence

-how do I influence progress? what do I do?: influence, motivation, adaptation, inspiration, change

-influence

Shared Characteristics

-accountability

-integreity

-excellence

-social responsiblity

-collaboration

professionalism pyramid

*social contract

-Personal values: your why

-Professional values: what they think is important

-Ethical principles: help you understand right/wrong

-Ethical commitments: pledges

-Standards of conduct: written examples of behaviors tolerated/mimicked

values

-personal=what matters to me

-professional=what matters to the profession

-less rigid than standards

ethical principles

commitments

*don’t have to memorize, but understand why they exist

-APTA 9 commitments

standards

-standards translate values into action

-get in trouble if don’t adhere to

key takeways