Empowering Physicians as Leaders – An Exploration of Change Management Strategies and Approaches to Enable Successful Change
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Recurring Event
Objectives:
- Develop and apply a systematic approach to analyzing and addressing change challenges and opportunities
- Identify change vs transition approaches for change
- Identify key success factors for transition / change management plans
- Identify and apply structured approaches to change
- Apply tactics to minimize resistance and influence stakeholders
- Anticipate conflict and use it for successful change and influence
- Reflect on your change leadership style
About the speaker:
Scott Comber has more than 30 years of leadership experience in education, finance, IT, health care and consulting. He established and incorporated two companies of his own before assuming his role at Dalhousie University, where he has spent the last 16 years as an assistant professor and university teaching fellow with the School of Business. As a researcher, Scott focuses on health care systems (front-line ownership and applied approaches to system complexity), leadership development and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Scott is also Principal / Founder of LeadX, a consulting company that specializes in leadership development and change management. In this role, he works closely with organizations to develop exceptional leaders and facilitate teams through change. He is certified as an executive coach and is an editorial board member of the Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership.
A keynote speaker, author and award-winning teacher, Scott has been quoted in publications such as The Globe and Mail, Financial Post and Business Week. He holds two master’s degrees (human development and business administration [finance]) and a PhD in human and organizational systems. Scott is also certified as an executive coach, is an editorial board member; Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership and is a faculty member with the Canadian Medical Association. He originates from Nova Scotia, and outside of work, he focuses on his family and raising twins, Mac and Ella.