1. Reflections on Leadership Latency, Serendipity, Volunteerism Perseverance and Advice Carol D. Berkowitz, M.D. FAAP

2. Many paths to leadership A bit about my path Wisdom I learned along the way Some unsolicited advice

3. Leadership comes in many styles

4. Little Miss Carol

5. Latency period: ”the long delay of physical sexual maturation” –The time to win recognition by producing things, applying oneself to skills and tasks –Fixated as “Miss Goodie-Two Shoes.”

6. Serendipity : term coined by Horace Walpole (c. 1754) after his tale The Three Princes of Serendip (i.e., Ceylon), who made discoveries; an apparent aptitude for making fortunate discoveries accidentally.

7. Chairs

8. Hazards article

9. Carpe serendipity

10. Volunteer: to enter, or to offer into, any service of one’s own free will, without solicitation or compulsion.

11. Child Abuse Atlas

12. Bongard

13. Primary Care Book

14. Dr. Fisher

15. Personal honesty - Be true to yourself

16. Everything happens for a reason God doesn’t close a door without opening a window.

17. Perseverance can pay off!

19. Mentors and Models –Role model –Facilitator –Advocate –Mentor Scientific Professional Personal

20. Dr. St. Geme

21. APA Program

22. APA evaluation form

23. Consider an OSM!!

24. My Year as AAP President: Making things happen for kids!

25. Who is this?

27. Take home message? Even Presidents are not as famous as actors!

28. It ain’t about Fortune and Glory Understand the difference between being a leader and holding a leadership position.

29. Remember you can lead from the middle! I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move. Rosa Parks

30. Lessons from the Sages A Conversation between Drs. Leach and Nahrwold 4 aspects of retirement –Finances –Relationships –Recognition –Spiritual Making a difference

31. A lesson from a puppet PURPOSE!! –Doing something for someone else

32. Lessons from the sages The view of Socrates An unexamined life is not worth living – Socrates

33. Some additional advice –Do’s and Don’ts along the way

34. Although I’m glad to receive the contact information, this may be acceptable for suicidal teens but not for many of the younger children with urgent (but not suicidal) psych needs (which we seem to have quite often in the foster care clinic. This is not optimal, or even acceptable. At a minimum, I think the psych residents should come to the Peds Clinic to see the kids, especially the young ones for whom the Psych ER is just scary. I know I am one of the more vocal critics of our child psych services, but I also think I am one of the more frequent consumers. I have been repeatedly disappointed with their limited responsiveness to the needs of our patients, and I have had candid discussions about this. I also know that Dept of Mental Health is unhappy with the child psych services available here. I hope as a department we can find a way to help improve access to psych services for all of our patients.

35. A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. Winston Churchill

36. Don’t be a Chicken Little!! If the sky is always falling, no one will believe you when it actually is.

37. Offer solutions rather than problems.

38. Don’t be a pain in the ass!! Communicate, but do not bombard folks with emails, memos. People start ignoring them.

39. The Face of Medicine is Changing

40. Networking Old boys’ club Young women’s group Many of the barriers are coming down Greater diversity than before – sometimes actively sought Take advantage of your uniqueness

41. National organization Become active: offer to help before being asked Join committees Volunteer for leadership positions Speak your mind Do what you promise

42. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead

43. Do a mitzvah! Whatever I want for myself, I want for the other person. Maimonides Help a colleague! –Write a letter of support –Invite to write a chapter –Nominate for a committee –Give a mitzvak coupon!

44. Some final advice People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Maya Angelou