Guide to information and research for 2SLGBTQIA+ populations.

Change is constant, especially in health care. Physicians, as leaders, must help their teams overcome opposition to change, as well as assist in the often difficult transition period that shadows a change project. This page provides resources to build the knowledge and skills needed to champion and orchestrate change, and also to lead people through the complex internal process of transition.

Conflict. It’s normal. It’s inevitable. Working through conflict is a skill, learned through knowledge and practice. These courses and resources will assist you in your journey.

A collection of equity, diversity, and inclusion resources. 

Resources on key components of the interpersonal dimension of leadership, including communication, engagement, and collaboration.

Tools to guide you in your leadership role, and supporting and helping your colleagues and team members in their own roles. 

Current Book Recommendations 

Mastering Leadership:  An Integrated Framework for Breakthrough Performance and Extraordinary Business Results. Robert J. Anderson & William A. Adams (2016).

Scaling Leadership: Building Organizational Capability and Capacity to Create Outcomes that Matter Most. Robert J. Anderson & William A. Adams (2019).

Dare to Lead:  Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.  Brené Brown (2018).

The Gifts of Imperfection. 10th Anniversary Edition.  Brené Brown (2022).

Co-Active Leadership:  Five Ways to Lead.  Karen and Henry Kimsey-House (2021).

Positive Intelligence. Shirzad Chamine (2012).

The Good Fight:  Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back on Track.  Liane Davey (2019).

The work of a leader is based on an understanding of how your own mindset, beliefs, values, and intentions contribute to behaviours that define you as a leader. Self-leadership encompasses the critical role of self-awareness and reflective practice, as well as taking responsibility for your own performance and demonstrating competence in emotional intelligence. This page provides resources to help leaders explore the impact of their own emotions, values, intentions, and assumptions on their sense of reality and on the people around them. 

In an effort to support continuing professional development and lifelong learning, this page provides links to a variety of leadership courses, related organizations, and publications that physicians should find helpful in their ongoing leadership learning and career development.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to fostering an environment that is healthy, safe and respectful that values diversity, and where all persons are treated and treat others with respect and dignity.  We have a shared responsibility to promote and sustain a respectful workplace, where all team members actively welcome diversity and work collaboratively towards ensuring a culture of respect.

The resources on this site are intended to help Nova Scotia Health team members (employees, physicians, volunteers, students, and learners) deepen their understanding of respectful workplace behaviour and provide examples of how we can all contribute to a culture of respect at work.

Please review Nova Scotia Health's Respectful Workplace Policy for definitions of offensive and disrespectful behaviour, and the procedures to follow for formal and informal complaints.