EM Leadership Lab

Drawing on extensive leadership and leadership development research and practice in Emergency Medicine, Dr Andrew Rixon and Associate Professor Samuel Wilson invite you to participate in an exclusive online experiential leadership development program that offers a unique blend of education, personal growth, and professional networking, set in a highly interactive online 4-week format. With limited spots available, we ensure an intimate and impactful learning experience.

This immersive four-week online program offers an invaluable sailing guide for emerging leaders in emergency medicine. Deeply relevent and focused on particpiants' specific leadership development needs, this program will enable participants to tailor their experience by taking a deep dive into one of the three biggest challenges of physician leadership development: 
 

• Conflict Mastery and Calm Leadership
• Leading Up: Becoming a Trusted Advisor
• The Inner game of Leading Change 

Emergency physicians of all levels can benefit from this program whether you are a trainee, registrar, consultant, DEMT or DEM. You will earn a certificate of completion at the end of the course. 

What past participants have said about the course:

"Working with Andrew and Sam has helped me to reflect and making sense of the changing and complex world that has developed in healthcare. I now have a completely different approach to leading change."

"Creating a space for reflective conversation with colleagues has been very useful and rewarding for me."

"It helped me to reflect on dynamics in my workplace and how my default routines contribute, reflect on what I want from my work life, and allowed a forum to discuss/troubleshoot solutions to challenges."

Quotes from some of our previous participants:

“I highly valued the leadership modules that I participated in and they were an extremely important part of my leadership training. The work was challenging and pushed participants to explore their leadership capability and insights. The skills I acquired have been very useful in my current leadership position and assisted me in successfully securing my current senior role. The networking opportunities provided by the modules were fantastic and I have formed strong working relationships with a number of other participants and we have continued to engage and collaborate. I would highly recommend the course.” Dr Jonathan Karro, Director of Emergency Medicine, Metropolitan Melbourne Tertiary Emergency Department

“I recently completed the leadership course and found it to be incredibly enriching and transformative. The course provided comprehensive insights into leading oneself, managing relationships across teams, and influencing upwards. It effectively helped me identify and reassess default routines, fostering continuous improvement. The focus on calling out incivility and empowering others was particularly impactful, providing practical techniques to create a respectful and collaborative work environment. Overall, this course has significantly enhanced my leadership skills, balancing theoretical knowledge with practical application. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking to evolve as a leader.” Dr Syeda Begum, ED Staff Specialist, Director Emergency Department, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital

“Andrew and Sam are knowledgeable, insightful, curious and kind. Participating in their leadership courses has changed my mindset and working with like minded clinicians gives great perspectives. I look forward with eager anticipation to further opportunities to participate and thoroughly recommend their courses for all clinicians.” Dr Daniel Crompton, Emergency Department Director at Northern Health

This program comprises of four sessions running across four consecutive Fridays in March 2025:

• Session 1 - 9am to 3:30pm Friday 7th March 2025
• Session 2 - 9am to 3:30pm Friday 14th March 2025
• Session 3 - 9am to 3:30pm Friday 21st March 2025
• Session 4 - 9am to 3:30pm Friday 28th March 2025

Andrew Rixon PhD FCHSM

Andrew Rixon is a leadership coach, researcher and Director of the Health Leadership Lab at the Department of Business Strategy and Innovation with the Griffith Business School. Andrew has global experience in executive education, innovation, and leadership and change and has a core research focus on health leadership with a specific interest in emergency medicine and narrative approaches to leadership development.  

Associate Professor Samuel Wilson

Samuel is a social psychologist whose research focuses on medical and health system leadership, public perceptions of leadership for the common good, and public interest technology. He is the founder of the Australian Leadership Index, co-lead of the Public Interest Technology research program of the Social Innovation Research Institute, Deputy Director of the Social Psychology of Innovation Research Group.