Crucial Conversations for Leaders (Best of 2022)

Hosted by Nicole Dhanraj, PhD,CRA,RT(R,CT)(MR)
Systems Director, Northern Arizona Healthcare

Imaging leaders forged a career in management. Though we may have the skills, knowledge and abilities, we need constant development. Not all of us have the mentors and coaches to help develop us into the leaders we need/should be. In some cases, imaging leaders are concerned about bringing their challenges and concerns forward for fear of being seen as incompetent. However, indirectly this affects their success as they may lose confidence and faith from their teams.

In other instances, leaders may not have the insights to recognize their own shortcomings and how it affects the team, customers, and the organization. In this session, we will review some of the challenges imaging leaders face and strategies to improve and become a more effective leader in our industry. These strategies will also benefit leaders who coach and mentor others. At the end of this session, participants will also discuss challenges faced during the pandemic crisis and decisions made--good and not so good- and the impact to operations and the team.

You will learn to:

     • Identify necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities as a radiology leader
     • Understand ambition vs competency
     • Recognize challenges facing the radiology leader
     • Learn from strategies implemented to manage the COVID crisis
     • Apply strategies to be an effective leader