Managing Task Forces, Committees and Work Groups (3 CME)

How to Get a Reputation as a Good Leader

Running a small group is an important undertaking, and leaders have a challenging role to play in coordinating meeting strategies. Leaders must learn to manage their groups effectively and efficiently to encourage the future success of organizational initiatives. Effective meetings allow groups to get the work done, while efficient meetings avoid wasting the valuable time of members.

This course will not only teach you how to do both of these things, it will provide practical insights into clarifying roles, communicating with members, listening and synthesizing information, disclosing conflicts of interest, and coming to group consensus. Consequently, it will also teach you the skills you need to get a reputation as a good group leader.

Topics in this course include:

• Maintaining a clear focus on group members roles, goals and outcomes
• Dealing with conflicts of interest and other disruptive behaviors
• How to communicate effectively in a group and move from discussion to decision
• Behaviors to model as a good group leader and using those to get a good reputation

Course Objectives After completing this course, you will be able to:

- Recognize the need to maintain a clear focus on the reasons for establishing a task force, committee, or project team 

- Identify the roles, responsibilities and expectations of task force members and of the Chair 

- Outline a clear process for engaging others in making contributions and decision-making toward the group’s goals 

- Describe strategies for conducting effective and efficient task force meetings and calls 

- Establish an intentional plan for communicating with task force members before, during and after group meetings and calls

- Identify examples of ineffective group process and their consequences

Disclaimer The American Association for Physician Leadership® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The American Association for Physician Leadership® staff and the faculty presented for this activity have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose. The American Association for Physician Leadership® designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Once you click “accept disclaimer,” you will have access to course material and no refund will be allowed for this course.

Collaborators The content in this course was developed and vetted in collaboration with Dr. Norman Kahn.

Key Dates Original Course Release Date: March 2022 Reviewed and Renewed Date: March 2025 Course Expiration Date: March 2028 Your Course Access Expires: 365 days from your purchase of the course

Course Access Policy Once you click “accept disclaimer,” you will have access to course material and no refund will be allowed for this course.