MUSC/PLS Leadership Conference 2012
Speaker: Don Yaeger
Video from last year's conference.
PLS Publication - Leadership Development
Leadership Book Club
Recommended Reading List
- 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader - John Maxwell
- 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - John Maxwell
- Developing the Leader Within You - John Maxwell
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Steven Covey
- Principle Centered Leadership - Steven Covey
- My Grandfather’s Blessings - Rachel Naomi Reman MD
- On Becoming a Leader - Warren Bennis
- The Servant as a Leader - Robert Greenleaf
- The Leadership Challenge - James Kouzes/ Barry Posner
- Credibility: How Leaders Gain and Lose It, Why People Demand It - James Kouzes/ Barry Posner
- Leadership as an Art - Max Dupree
- Leadership Without Easy Answers - Ron Heifitz
- Who Moved My Cheese - Spencer Johnson
- More Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers: 50 New Exercises That Get Results in Just 15 Minutes - Author: Brian Cole Miller - recommended by Omega Chapter
Speakers
- Linsy Varughese - Clinical Recruiter for Cardinal Health
Topic: Offers assistance in CV/Resume writing.
Recommended By: Upsilon Chapter (University of Houston)
Contact: Tam Pham, Region 6 Liaison
- Andrea Hardeman - HEB Recruiter
Topic: Workshops that focus on the styles of leadership and skill development including resume building and interview tips.
Recommended By: Upsilon Chapter (University of Houston)
Contact: Tam Pham, Region 6 Liaison
- Claudette Payne, DTM, QS - Speaker's Bureau
Topic: Public Speaking
Contact: Michael Pazirandeh, Phi Chapter (University of Southern California)
- Bakari T. Sellers, MA, JD - South Carolina Representative District 90
Topic: Challenges of Pursing Leadership Roles at a Young Age
Recommendation: Charismatic speaker who addressed issues such as closing the gap between college leadership and leadership in life. Elected to South Carolina General Assembly in 2006 at the age of 22.
Recommended By: Beta Chi Chapter (Medical University of South Carolina)
Contact: Veronica Zolotushkina, Region 3 Liaison
- Jim Withers, MD - Founder and Director of Operation Safety Net
Topic: Operation Safety Net - Street Medicine
Recommendation: Inspirational talk about taking medicine to the streets to help the homeless in Pittsburgh, PA since 1992. Dr. Withers sparked a healthcare revolution that inspired other clinicians to join to help Operation Safety Net.
Recommended By: Beta Chi Chapter (Medical University of South Carolina)
Contact: Veronica Zolotushkina, Region 3 Liaison
- Cindy Grosso - Founder of the Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette
Topic: Business Etiquette
Recommendation: Mrs. Grosso is a corporate etiquette expert who has been a speaker and teacher on this topic for over 15 years. Before founding this School she owned a prominent international modeling and finishing school.
Recommended By: Beta Chi Chapter (Medical University of South Carolina)
Contact: Veronica Zolotushkina, Region 3 Liaison
Workshops
- Subject: DiSC Assessment
Number of Members Needed for Workshop: Around 30
Recommendation: Highly recommend this event to see what your leadership style is as well as how to interact with others who have different leadership styles.
Recommended By: Omicron Chapter (Albany College of Pharmacy)
Contact: Michael Zappone, Region 1 Liaison
- Subject: CV and Interview Workshops
Number of Members Needed for Workshop: At least 4 for each event.
Other Supplies: Food, drinks, interviewers (ideally from different areas of pharmacy - community, hospital, managed care, industry, etc).
Recommendation: The CV Workshop provides tools to help students make their CV more professional. The Interview Workshop allows students to have exposure to interview questions in preparation for internship/residency program interviews.
Contact: Michael Pazirandeh, Phi Chapter (University of Southern California)
- Subject: CLASS (Comprehensive Leadership Advancement Skills Seminar)
Number of Members Needed for Workshop: Minimum 20
Other Supplies: Food, drinks, speakers, audio-visual equipment (helpful but not requried)
Recommendation: PLS alumni and honorary members were asked to speak on topics such as Pharmacy and Political Advocacy, Public Speaking and Networking, Leadership Styles, Innovative Pharmacy Practice Models, and Interacting with the Media. This is a required event for our first year students to develop their leadership skills. Students are allowed to pick which sessions to attend as there were three separate "breakout" sessions offering 3 choices during each.
Recommended By: Chi Chapter (University of Kentucky)
Contact: Courtney Bowlin, Region 4 Liaison
- Subject: Etiquette Dinner
Number of Members Needed: Variable - recommend knowing in advance to calculate per person expenses and speaker fees.
Other Supplies: dinner location, speaker, possible audio-visual equipment if needed.
Recommendation: This is a developmental activity that can benefit all students, regardless of PLS membership.
Recommended By: Beta Chi Chapter (Medical University of South Carolina)
Contact: Veronica Zolotushkina, Region 3 Liaison
- Subject: Roberts Rules of Order
Speaker: Pam Whitmire
Number of Members Needed: no limit or set requirement
Recommendation: This could benefit students, regardless of PLS membership, before attending local or national meetings such as APhA-ASP where pharmacy policy is discussed.
Recommended By: Beta Chi Chapter (Medical University of South Carolina)
Contact: Veronica Zolotushkina, Region 3 Liaison
Event
- Theme: "Day for Children" College of Pharmacy Booth
Number of Members Needed for Event: 2 pharmacists, 6 students per shift (depending on size of location)
Purpose: To introduce children to the profession of pharmacy. We provided different stations, which taught children about the job of a pharmacist. The children poured liquid from one bottle and measured it in a graduated cylinder, counted out large buttons on a counting tray, and mixed powders which resembled compounding medications. The parents in turn would ask us about the profession, in which we would interact with the community and enhance the image of pharmacy.
Recommended By: Omega Chapter (Nova Southeastern University)
Contact: Veronica Zolotushkina, Region 3 Liaison
- Theme: Medical Explorer: Interdisciplinary Talk to Healthcare Bound High School Students and Parents
Number of Members Needed for Event: at least 1 pharmacy student, but a panel of several students from different healthcare colleges would be helpful.
Purpose: Have a pharmacy student represent your university and the college or school of pharmacy to provide information to prospective undergraduates. Work with other healthcare students to increase awareness and answer questions related to healthcare professions.
Recommended By: Omega Chapter (Nova Southeastern University)
Contact: Veronica Zolotushkina, Region 3 Liaison
Websites
- LeadershipNOW - A great website with leadership articles, blogs, and an online shop that offers leadership resources at a discounted price! Use this to build up your personal leadership library or get discounts for your chapter.
- Leadership Wired Newletter (free) - sign up here Every issue contains innovative leadership articles from today's top thought leaders.
- Student Leadership Info free e-book The Student Leader's Field Guide by Pete Mockaitis to download.
- Ted.com Ideas Worth Spreading is a great way to learn from others and listen to free talks on various subjects, including leadership! Check out Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action
If you have suggestions or additions to our list, please e-mail them to the National Office at exec_director@philambdasigma.org.