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Leadership Lessons: Building and Nurturing a High‐Performing Clinical Research Team
Author(s) -
Makris Una E.,
Ferrante Lauren E.,
Mody Lona
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/jgs.15352
Subject(s) - mentorship , public relations , reputation , medicine , principal (computer security) , medical education , engineering ethics , knowledge management , political science , computer science , engineering , law , operating system
L eading a successful research program is akin to running a business. Both depend on innovation, collaboration, and reputation for success, yet few young investigators are prepared to lead their teams as they launch independent careers. To achieve their research and career goals, new principal investigators (PIs) must go beyond the science and refine their leadership and mentorship skills early in their careers. In this article, we outline the three core research leadership components—developing a mission and vision, building (composition and communication), and nurturing the team (proactive team-building strategies for long-term success). These components are scalable and applicable to a broad range of investigators and types of clinical research. In Table 1, we outline case scenarios and summarize strategies for building and leading a research team.