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Tag: teamwork

The incentives to create effective teams are all wrong

Dec 6, 2016

in Leadership

committees, leadership, promotion, reward, teamwork

I just finished a meeting where I realised that the incentives provided for academics are all wrong (if you assume that having an effective department is a goal). If we want departments to be excellent (however you define excellence) we must accept that they can only get to that point if the staff work together…
Assessing teams instead of individuals

Sep 16, 2015

in Assessment, Education

assessment, communication skills, conflict resolution, interdisciplinary practice, interprofessional education, patient management, research, teamwork

Patient outcomes are almost always influenced by how well the team works together, yet all of the disciplines conduct assessments of individual students. Yes, we might ask students who they would refer to, or who else is important in the management of the patient, but do we ever actually watch a student talk to a…